Nakul Anand (65), DIN: 00022279, a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 10 th March, 1998, was appointed as the Chairman of the Company effective 21 st March, 2009. He is an Executive Director on the Board of ITC Limited (ITC) and oversees Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Businesses of ITC.
An Economics Honours Graduate from the Delhi University with an AMP Degree from the Bond University, Australia, Anand joined erstwhile ITC Hotels Limited as a Management Trainee in 1978. He has also served as the Managing Director of that company from 2003 to 2005.
In a career that spans more than four decades, Anand has been acknowledged for his vision, commitment and for his role as a thought leader to the tourism and hospitality industry. Building on ITC's ethos as an exemplar in sustainability, he has passionately advocated the imperative for a sustainable business model of hoteliering. Leveraging the significant learnings of sustainable excellence within ITC, he has led the team at ITC Hotels to pioneer the concept of 'Responsible Luxury' in the hospitality industry. This commitment has won global recognition for ITC Hotels as the largest chain of hotels in the world having the maximum number of LEED® Platinum certified properties as per the stringent norms of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Anand has been a past President of the Hotel Association of India and past Chairman of the CII National Tourism Committee. He was also a Member of the India-Sri Lanka CEOs Forum, and Council Member & Executive Committee Member of the National Culture Fund, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. He is presently a Member of the National Tourism Advisory Council constituted by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Chairman of the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality, and a Member of the Executive Committee of the Hotel Association of India. He is also a Member of the Senior Advisory Council of the Sustainability Hospitality Alliance.
Anand was recognised as the ‘Corporate Hotelier of the World 2019’ by Hotels Magazine USA. During the year, he was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hotel Investment Conference - South Asia (HICSA) 2022 for his long, illustrious and invaluable contribution to the hospitality sector.
