Ventive Hospitality appoints Percy P. Muncherji as Head – Design & Development
/Percy P. Muncherji brings over three decades of experience across hospitality design, development and technical services in India and international markets.
Ventive Hospitality Limited has appointed Percy P. Muncherji as Head – Design & Development; a key leadership appointment, as the company continues to grow and enhance it’s hospitality portfolio in India and internationally.
Leading design and development
In his new role, Percy will lead design and development across Ventive Hospitality’s portfolio, overseeing new developments, renovations and existing assets. His mandate will encompass design direction, development strategy, technical oversight, engagement with brands and operators, consultant leadership and project delivery, ensuring an integrated approach from initial concept through to completion.
With a career spanning more than three decades, Percy has worked at the intersection of design, development and delivery, combining creative judgement with technical, operational and commercial understanding across a wide range of hospitality projects and markets.
Experience across international hospitality projects
Prior to joining Ventive Hospitality, Percy served as Vice President – Design & Technical Services at Centara Hotels & Resorts, where he led the Group’s Design and Technical Services function, across multiple brands and international markets.
Earlier, Percy spent more than 16 years with Oakwood Asia Pacific in Singapore, ultimately serving as Vice President – Technical Services. He also held Board positions across Oakwood entities in Japan, China and Indonesia. During his tenure, he played a key role in the development and delivery of 36 properties comprising approximately 5,200 units, while contributing to the evolution of architectural and interior design standards across the group’s brands.
His earlier career included a senior role with The Ascott Limited, working across project design and development, technical services and property delivery in Asia.
Leadership perspective
Commenting on the appointment, Atul Chordia, Chairman and Executive Director, Ventive Hospitality Limited, said: “As Ventive Hospitality continues to expand and evolve its portfolio, design and development will play an increasingly important role in creating distinctive, high-quality hospitality assets. Percy brings extensive industry experience and a strong international perspective, and we look forward to his contribution in shaping the next phase of Ventive’s growth.”
Welcoming Percy to Ventive Hospitality, Ranjit Batra, CEO, Ventive Hospitality Ltd, said: “Percy brings a distinctive combination of design leadership, development expertise and an understanding of hospitality from both an owner and operator perspective. His ability to connect design vision with brand, operational and commercial considerations will be particularly valuable as we continue to grow and enhance our portfolio.”
On joining Ventive Hospitality, Percy said: “Ventive has an exceptional and diverse hospitality portfolio and what attracted me to this opportunity was the ability to influence projects holistically – not simply from a design perspective, but across the broader development journey. Great hospitality is ultimately about creating places with a strong sense of identity, relevance and experience. I look forward to working with the Ventive team, our operators and design partners; to bring that thinking to the portfolio.
