Sarovar Hotels has announced the elevation of Mielle Batliwala to Vice President – Human Resources, a move aimed at strengthening the group’s people strategy as it prepares for the next phase of growth and organisational development.
Her appointment places her in charge of shaping HR and learning frameworks that support Sarovar’s expanding portfolio and evolving workforce needs.
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Two Years of Driving Structure and Stability
Batliwala has been with Sarovar Hotels for the past two years, during which she has led the transformation of the human resources function across the organisation. Her work has centred on bringing greater structure to HR processes, improving service delivery standards, and building systems that are both people-focused and operationally sound.
These efforts have helped create stronger alignment between business needs and employee experience across the group.
Digital and Process Reforms in HR and Learning
A key part of her mandate has been the rollout of automation and digitisation across human resources and learning and development. These changes have improved transparency, strengthened compliance, and raised efficiency levels within HR operations.
The upgraded systems are also designed to support Sarovar’s long-term expansion plans by ensuring that workforce management and training processes are scalable and future-ready.
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Strengthening Talent and Capability Building
With Batliwala now leading as Vice President – Human Resources, the HR and learning teams are positioned to play a larger role in developing talent, building leadership pipelines, and supporting organisational capability as Sarovar continues to grow across markets.
Ajay Bakaya on The Appointment
“Mielle’s elevation is a recognition of her strong leadership, strategic mindset, and ability to build resilient systems that support our people and our growth ambitions. At Sarovar, we strongly believe in nurturing women leaders and creating equal opportunities for talent to thrive. Her journey reflects our commitment to inclusive leadership and developing capable leaders from within the organisation.”
Supporting Sarovar’s People-First Culture
Mielle Batliwala’s promotion underscores Sarovar Hotels’ focus on investing in leadership that can create strong teams, modern HR systems, and an inclusive workplace culture aligned with the group’s long-term goals.
