B.L Nijhawan- Founder, Nijhawan Group is popularly known as the father figure of the Indian travel industry. Started his career in 1946 and is today a living legend of the trade. The group today is blessed by his blessings. He has been to many villages in early 70s and 80s and developed many entrepreneurs into travel agents. He founded the group as the GSA for British Airways in 1974. With his 61 years in the business he is one of the gurus and by far one of the most respected person in the booming travel business in India.
Sham Nijhawan- Chairman, Nijhawan Group is a Chartered Accountant by education. He is the visionary and the mentor of the group. With his 35 years vast experience space Mr Nijhawan is by far a master in travel space. He is well experienced in running large business and understands the airline distribution for the last three decades. Mr. Nijhawan is an authority when it comes to finance. He has travelled extensively worldwide and within India and understands many cultures and heritage of this large nation. Sham enjoys a phenomenal reputation in the industry.
Ankush Nijhawan- Managing Director, Nijhawan Group is a BBA graduate from Boston and he majored in Marketing and Psychology. Today Ankush is thriving with his strategic vision and direction to the Nijhawan Group to be a leader in the travel industry. His focus is on strengthening the overall brand proposition and positioning the group with its core business value by exploring new growth avenues for developing a market leadership. He was chosen by CNBC as a Young Turk for revolutionising the travel trade through his B2B travel portal. Ankush today by far is one of the most successful youngster in the travel trade.
Arjun Nijhawan- Executive Director, Nijhawan Group has completed his BBA from Temple University specializing in Economics and International business. He takes care of the Thrifty Car Rental in India functioning and ensuring that he sets the gold standard in an industry which in India has been largely unorganized and uncontrolled. In just two years he has grown the business to a 170 cars starting from zero and has an ambition to have 1000 cars by 2011.
Lalita Nijhawan- Director, Nijhawan Group is a postgraduate. She takes care of the administration & Real estate of the group. She is the president of CKRDT Foundation , belonging to the group ,which takes care of the underprivileged section of the society. She has received honors from the Vice President of India and also from education minister. Some of her recent awards include "Ojaswani Award" for Entrepreneur in Oct 2008 and Award for "Top Best Talented ladies" from Bharat Nirman in 2005.
Gaurav Bhatnagar- Chief Technology Officer, Nijhawan Group serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the group. A computer science graduate from the elite Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Gaurav is an authority on travel technology. With several years of experience in building large and complex web and travel solutions, Gaurav spearheaded the development of our flagship travel portal, Travel Boutique Online. NASSCOM acknowledged our technology competence when it selected our portal amongst the top 100 IT innovations of 2007. Gaurav also provides consulting to travel companies looking to leverage technology to grow and scale their businesses.
Gaurav is a co-founder in a web 2.0 technology company called Tekriti. Previously, Gaurav worked with Microsoft at their headquarters in Redmond.
Akash Poddar- Chief Operating Officer, Nijhawan Group is a Modernite, a Stephanian and possesses a MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the USA. He has worked in start ups and large companies across textiles, commodities, investment banking, retail and now travel. Akash brings 21 years experience in Strategy, HR, and Business Consulting. Akash currently drives the strategy, planning, development and the overall growth for the group
Vijay Prasad- Business Development Manager, Nijhawan Group has been part of the travel industry since 1985. Heading Sales with the best known Airlines brands like Singapore Airlines and Jet Airways. He is known for his Farsightedness, Honesty, Dedication and Sincerity. He plays an important role in targeting new segments for development of the group.
A.V.Sivadas- Regional Manager, South India, Nijhawan group has been associated with Nijhawan Group since 1988 . Prior to this he had a short service with Indian Navy in communication Division and then with Indian Airlines for 4 years . From There he moved to Abu Dhabi for 8 years, worked with Zakum Development Oil Company looking after operations in Helicopter Division . He has a vast experience in airline industry working with GSA British Airways in sales and reservations departments.
Swetla Jagad- Regional Manager, Gujarat, Nijhawan group has been in the travel trade since 24 years. Swetla is well known for her relationship, honesty and creditability. She is a key driver and does very well for the state of Gujarat. She has delievered excellent results for the group and is showing promise for further growth
Sunil Kapoor- Regional Manager, Rajasthan, Nijhawan Group has over 25 years of experience in the travel industry.Started his carrier with Vayudoot and there after with British Airways, presently is heads all group activities in the state.
Mohammad Rizwan Warsi- Regional Manager, Lucknow, Nijhawan Group started the career in travel trade in 1996. Rizwan Joined Nijhawan group in 1999 as a sales Manager British Airways for UP. Presently Rizwan is heading the UP as Regional Head Nijhawan Group of companies and Responsible for sales & marketing of Nijhawan products in this region.
