Key Management Team

Executive Director
Sri A. Ramakrishna Reddy did his graduation and has over 34 years of rich experience in the hotel industry. He oversees the day to day operations of Minerva Grand, Secunderabad and Minerva Coffee Shop, Jubilee Hills.

Finance Director
Sri V. Krishna Mohan Reddy is a Graduate and has over 30 years of rich experience in the hotel industry. He is a successful group Finance Controller and Administrative Head, and has been associated for long with the Minerva Group. He is well experienced in Personnel and Public Relations.

Group Vice President
Ashok Hemrajani is an alumnus of IHMCTAN, Pusa, New Delhi; and has pursued MBA from IGNOU. He has over 33 years of versatile Hospitality industry experience, having worked at Clarks Group (UP Hotels Ltd), Lucknow, Agra & Jaipur; The Surya Sofitel & Nirulas at New Delhi; Ramanashree Comfort Inn Group of Hotels, Bengaluru; Hotel Golkonda & The Central Court, Hyderabad; Seasons Hotels, Udaipur and Ras Group of Hotels at Mumbai. He has himself been an entrepreneur, Restaurateur and Hospitality Consultant. He is a hands-on hotelier with acumen in F & B operations, Revenue Management & strong techno-commercial skills having been involved in concept to commissioning of many Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants Projects.

He has contributed considerably to the hospitality & tourism trade having worked as Secretary General & VP of Hotels & Restaurants of A.P (HRAAP) and has been on the Executive Committees of SKAL International Hyderabad & Association of Catering Professionals (ACP). He has been an Industry expert on Osmania University’s Hotel Management colleges, IHM’s at Hyderabad & Silvassa and represented in HRACC (Southern & Western Region). Till recently he was on the Advisory Boards of Hospitech & HATT forum at Mumbai. Presently he is an ECM of ACP and VP of Hotels & Restaurants of Telangana State (HRATS).

Group IT Manager
Mr. K. Hariprasad Naidu is a B.Com graduate and is Microsoft and CISCO Certified Engineer. He has over 16 years of experience in Hardware/ Networking and IT Infra in hospitality industry, having worked at Ramada Manohar & Katriya Hotel, Hyderabad and also worked as System Administrator in Hewlett Packard at Nellore & Tirupati.

He is a strong IT professional well versed in Computers/Servers Management, hospitality related software and IT Infra. He is proficient in team Management and trouble shooting. He has been involved in installing software at many new hotels and setting up the IT Departments.

General Manager, Minerva Grand Secunderabad
P S Ramakrishna Reddy is a graduate from Osmania University and pursued ADHM from JNNYC. He has 17 years of experience in hospitality industry, having worked at Ramada Manohar, ITC Fortune Katriya and Peppermint Hotels, Hyderabad. He is a strong hospitality professional with business acumen. He is an expert in the area of Front Office, Revenue cycle Management, Sales & Marketing and cost control oriented methods. He has proven track record of managing teams and operating hotels in profit.

During his tenure Minerva Grand has received the best 3 Star hotel Tourism Excellence award for 2014 from Govt of Telangana State, hotel received certificate of participation award for food fest during the 1st Telangana Formation Celebrations and the 2nd prize in 3 star Category for Bhathukamma food festival in 2015 and was adjudged as the Winner of Telangana Food Fest organized by Telangana Tourism & The Hindu during the 2nd Telangana State Formation Celebrations in June 2016.

General Manager, Minerva Grand Banjara
He is an alumnus of GCHMC&T, Warangal having completed Post Graduation Diploma and Master Diploma in hotel management from Jawaharlal University. He brings with him 13 years of managing & building large hospitality businesses.

Fazal’s previous assignments were as Room Division Manager at Hotel Hampshire Plaza; at The Golkonda Resorts & Spa, as Front Office Manager; ITC Fortune Katriya; and also with Hotel Sitara, Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

During his tenure with the company the hotel has stabilized in the day to operations and the business revenues have grown steadily.

General Manager, Minerva Grand Vijayawada
Nageswara Rao has done MBA with specialization in Marketing from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He has over 21 years of versatile Hospitality Industry experience, having worked at Taj Residency (Vizag), The Gateway Hotel Surat and The Gateway Hotel Vijayawada (Taj Group of hotels). He is a hands-on hotelier with acumen in F & B operations. He has worked as a Restaurant Manager / Banquet Manager and Food & Beverage Manager for Taj Group of Hotels in various F&B outlets & handled various prestigious conferences of President, Prime ministers, Chief Minister’s & Governor’s programs.

He has attended various prestigious competitions and training programs on various subjects like Managerial Skills & Techniques, Menu Training workshop, etc held at the Taj group & was awarded as the Best Food & Beverage Manager. In 2014 he was awarded one of the prestigious award TABE (Taj Annual Business Excellence) award for his best performance.

He is an avid trainer, has skills in motivation, team building, Learning Development, multi-skilling, revenue management, audits of J&D (Hygiene), Mystery Audit, TPAM (Company process & systems).

He had initiated various community programs, at the Minerva Grand Vijayawada, which helps the society & the team leaders & team members for CC group.

Sr. General Manager, Minerva Grand Tirupati
A Hotel management graduate from Mangalore University. Over the years he has sharpened his skills working at different operational systems and achieved the most prestigious certification as “Fellow” of Institute of Hospitality UK.

He has vast experience of 26 years working with various groups in India and abroad. He has done trainings with Kovalam Ashok Beach Resorts & Oberoi Associated Hotels (Trident Hotel, Chennai). There-after, he began his career with “Taj West End” hotel in Food Production through campus selection as Hotel Operation Management Trainee and subsequently worked in different capacities including overseas experience of working at Riverview Inn Hotels at Brunei, West-in Hospitality service, Choice Hotels India Pvt Ltd and Usha Lexus Hotels & Resorts Pvt Ltd. In 2007, he switched over from a role of Executive Chef to general management and joined as food and Beverages Manager. In 2010 joined M/s Prashant group of hotels Pvt Ltd as Resort Manager. Subsequently, in 2012 moved to Hotel Minerva Grand Tirupati unit as pre-opening General Manager and has launched it and has been operating it successfully.

During his current tenure, the hotel was rewarded with the Tourism Excellence Award in 3 star category for 2013 by Govt of A.P and also the most prestigious National Tourism Award for Best Hotel – 3 star category for 2014-15, awarded by Ministry of Tourism, GOI.

General Manager, Minerva Grand Nellore
A seasoned professional with over 15 years of diverse experience in hotel operations, marketing and guest relations’ management,Proficiency in devising marketing strategies to accelerate business growth with distinction of achieving two fold increases in turnover and three fold increase in occupancy and Rev Par.

A keen planner and strategist with track record of developing and setting up Standard Operating Procedures, operational and business policies, motivational schemes and guest service standards.

Pivotal in enhancing organizational effectiveness, business and Image via customer and market – focused strategies with emphasis on continuous improvement, empowerment and team work to achieve operational efficiency and profitability,Excellent interpersonal communication and management skills with demonstrated abilities in driving motivated teams in achieving organizational goals.

General Manager, Minerva Grand Kondapur
C. Srinivas Reddy is a B.Com Graduate from Osmania University Hyderabad. He has over 15 years of experience in hospitality Industry as Restaurant Manager / Operations Manager, having worked at The Central Court Hotel, Ramada Manohar Hotel, Green Park Hotels, Best Western Hotels and Ohri’s Group of Hotels & Restaurants at Hyderabad.

He is a strong F&B professional with business acumen in F&B Operations, managing all F&B and day-to-day operations to the highest standards. He has been involved in designing exceptional menus, knowledge transformation & PMS at many hotels in his career.