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Check in, step up as Westin Jaipur gets a new boss
MUMBAI: Just as Marriott clocks a landmark stay in India, a new leader checks in at Jaipur’s luxury address. The Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar Resort & Spa has appointed Kamaljit Singh as its General Manager, aligning the leadership change with Marriott International opening its 200th property in the country.
An alumnus of S.C.H.M. Mangalore, Singh brings with him a career shaped across global luxury brands, spanning high-energy city hotels and complex resort destinations. Known for a people-first leadership style, he has built a reputation for tightening operations, lifting revenues and blending international standards with strong local character earning multiple industry recognitions along the way.
At Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar, Singh will steer the resort’s strategic direction with a clear focus on wellbeing and intuitive service, core to the Westin brand promise. The aim: position the property as a leading luxury and wellness destination in Rajasthan, offering what the team calls a distinct “Westin lens” on Jaipur.
That lens brings together heritage and balance whether through restorative experiences at the Heavenly Spa, curated encounters with the Aravali landscape, or regional flavours at Ira, the resort’s Indian specialty restaurant. The resort’s recreational spread, from jogging and cycling tracks to cricket turf and multi-sport courts, underlines a push to make wellness active rather than ornamental.
“It’s an honour to lead the resort at such a historic moment,” Singh said, pointing to the property’s broad mix of fitness, leisure and family-friendly offerings, including a dedicated Kids Club. “The idea is to ensure every guest leaves feeling clearer, lighter and recharged.”
With Singh at the helm, Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar enters its next phase at a moment when Marriott’s India story hits a significant number 200 and counting adding both scale and fresh leadership to the group’s regional ambitions.
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
