Taj group MD Raymond N Bickson quits after 11 years

Mumbai: Raymond N. Bickson who was MD and chief executive officer of the The Indian Hotels Company Limited (The Taj Group of Hotels) for 11 years will step down effective from August 31, 2014.

Announcing this on Thursday, Tata  group chairman, Cyrus P. Mistry said Mr Bickson in his  three decades of hospitality expertise had helped to make the Group and its brands some of the most respected names in the international hotel and resort industry.

Mr. Bickson said, “Our team has positioned Taj’s four brands, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, Vivanta by Taj, Gateway Hotels and Ginger Hotels as distinctive growth-oriented brands that offer the best of Indian hospitality and modern luxury to sophisticated travellers worldwide.”