Chairperson & Managing Director Jyotsna Suri (Bharat Hotels)

Jyotsna Suri has been associated with Bharat Hotels since its inception in 1987, as the Group's Joint Managing Director. She took on the mantle of Chairperson & Managing Director of Bharat Hotels in the year 2006 and since has been the driving force of the Groups' operation across India.

Stated to be India's fastest growing Hotel Chain – the group today offers 17 five-star luxury hotels, with eight properties in operation and nine under restoration/development in India and overseas.

On November 19, 2008 she charted a highly successful brand change for the company. All luxury hotels now fly "THE LALIT" flag under The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, as a tribute to the company's Founder Chairman Mr Lalit Suri. Bharat Hotels had earlier operated its hotels under 'The Grand' name.

She is also known for her vociferous promotion of Indian tourism – both within the country and internationally. "Promoting the destination rather than the property" is her conviction and her initiatives reflect the same spirit.

On the academic front, she is an alumnus of the famous Lawrence School, Sanawar and has graduated in English honours from Miranda House College, Delhi University. Jyotsna Suri is the only woman member from India, on the International Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and Chairperson of the FICCI Tourism Committee (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. She also chairs the CII's J&K taskforce on the "Revival of Kashmir"

A multifaceted personality, Jyotsna Suri is a passionate patron of art, education, various schemes which uplift women and children and other charities.