Manav is a third-generation entrepreneur born and brought up in Chennai. He has done his schooling from DAV, Gopalapuram and immediately after his B.Com graduation from Loyola College in 1994 he got involved with his apparel export business as a trainee and in the span of 10 years graduated to the role of the managing partner . He also holds the distinction of being the youngest Committee Member of the Apparel Promotion Council of India. He has been a part of EO Chennai Chapter since 2007 and is currently serving as an Executive Committee Member ( Co-opted) in South India Hotels& Restaurants Association (SIHRA) since 2019 and also EC Member (Co-opted) with Federations of Hotels & Restaurants India (FHRAI) – 2023.
Presently he is an Executive Director in Adyar Gate Hotels Ltd and besides holding a board position, he’s actively involved with the group’s business development and future hospitality projects. Amidst the entrepreneurial journey he pursued his MBA in a Management Executive Program for family Businesses from IIM Bangalore and followed on with a Professional Development Program from Cornell School of Hotel Administration, Ithaca- Area of focus being Strategic Hotel Management. In 2020 he was inducted in the Board of Mumtaz Hotels ( Amar Vilas Agra) and is keenly looking at further growing the hotels portfolio with this entity.
His friends find him to be a honest, good but a moody friend to while he considers himself as an extrovertly yet introvert person. Around his wife Shikha and son Aahan he feels 25 years young with almost 25 years of experience. He enjoys having dinner and watching TV with his son and every so often talking about sports, business, politics while trying to imbibe the values of Trust, Loyalty, and Respect that he firmly believes in.
The quest for learning and the passion for growth are the primary motivators for expanding and nurturing the journey of self-fulfilment. He hopes, through FHRAI he interacts and learns from his peers and also engages himself with the new age ideas.
