Ashish Jakhanwala
Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
SAMHI Hotels
SAMHI Hotels
Ashish Jakhanwala is the Chairman, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of SAMHI Hotels. He
has been a member of the company’s Board since December 28, 2010. He holds a bachelor’s degree in
commerce from the University of Delhi, a diploma in hotel management and catering technology from
the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi, and a post-graduate
diploma in management from the International Management Institute, New Delhi.
He was previously associated with InterGlobe Hotels Private Limited as Regional Director – Development
and with Pannell Kerr Forster Consultants Pvt. Ltd. as a consultant. Ashish was awarded the Gold
Bernache by Accor in 2009. He co-chaired the Tourism Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 2018. He has experience in the field of hotel operations, design,
consulting, and investment.