Jacko
January 30th, 2010, 01:20 PM
The Dean of Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa, Sudhir Andrews is best known as the author of Hospitality Textbooks and Training Manuals which have achieved both national and international recognition since the1980s.
Having graduated in English Literature Honours from Stephens College Delhi, Mr. Andrews went on to pursue an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He did his fellowship with CERT in Dublin Ireland and headed the Corporate HRD of Oberoi Hotels, During his tenure with Oberoi Hotels, he created the Oberoi Hotel School (commonly known as OCLD to hoteliers) in 1973 and ran it for several years.
Besides immense direct experience in the field of Hospitality , Mr. Andrews also has years of experience within the field of education. He joined ITC WelcomGroup, rising as Member-Personnel on the Divisional Board and commissioned the ITC WelcomGroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration at Manipal. He was the Principal of IHM, Pusa for four years and was on the Board of the National Council and member of the National Hotel Classification Committee, before going to Dubai. In Dubai he worked as Group Vice President HR for the Metropolitan Group; the Executive Office of the Sheikh of Dubai; and a British Consultancy Group.
Despite his wealth of experience, Mr. Andrews still emphasises that you can never be too old to learn and that ‘ real education’ is a two way exchange process between student and teacher.
“Learning is a continuous process.With the world changing so fast, I have to be up to date to be able to prepare the next generation of professionals. Learning is mutual as I learn so much from the students as much as I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with them”
Having graduated in English Literature Honours from Stephens College Delhi, Mr. Andrews went on to pursue an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He did his fellowship with CERT in Dublin Ireland and headed the Corporate HRD of Oberoi Hotels, During his tenure with Oberoi Hotels, he created the Oberoi Hotel School (commonly known as OCLD to hoteliers) in 1973 and ran it for several years.
Besides immense direct experience in the field of Hospitality , Mr. Andrews also has years of experience within the field of education. He joined ITC WelcomGroup, rising as Member-Personnel on the Divisional Board and commissioned the ITC WelcomGroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration at Manipal. He was the Principal of IHM, Pusa for four years and was on the Board of the National Council and member of the National Hotel Classification Committee, before going to Dubai. In Dubai he worked as Group Vice President HR for the Metropolitan Group; the Executive Office of the Sheikh of Dubai; and a British Consultancy Group.
Despite his wealth of experience, Mr. Andrews still emphasises that you can never be too old to learn and that ‘ real education’ is a two way exchange process between student and teacher.
“Learning is a continuous process.With the world changing so fast, I have to be up to date to be able to prepare the next generation of professionals. Learning is mutual as I learn so much from the students as much as I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with them”