FINE LEADERSHIP
PEAKLIFE|July 2021
Meet Benita Sharma, Area Manager North, Luxury Hotels and General Manager - ITC Maurya. With her management expertise garnered through international exposure and reputed institutions, Benita is known for transforming WelcomHotel Sheraton New Delhi, taking it to unprecedented levels. An icon in the hospitality industry, here is Benita in conversation with us.
FINE LEADERSHIP

You have been in the hotel industry for some time now, could you tell us about your journey?

I joined ITC hotels a few weeks before my 18th birthday at ITC Mughal, Agra. About two and a half years into my career with ITC, I was selected for the management training program (ITC Hotel Management Institute) HMI. In my class, I was the youngest and the only person who was not from a catering college background. The interactive course set a great platform for me from a future growth perspective. It instilled in me a desire to excel and inculcated a never-say-never attitude to achieve.

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