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Sanjeev Gill
AITC acknowledges an ambassador
for Industry Best Practice.
Sanjeev is a natural entrepreneur and leader who enjoys setting and achieving high goals.
Sanjeev is highly self-driven and loves achieving results with his colleagues as a team. Sanjeev
has over 15 years’ experience within the Australian Education and Hospitality sector and has
held various senior management positions in both sectors. Sanjeev started his career in
Hospitality Industry in 1997 and has worked at some of Melbourne’s finest hotels. He was part
of the opening team for the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne and has worked in The Hotel
Windsor as Restaurant Manager, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Novotel, and other restaurant groups.
Sanjeev started as a VET trainer in 2002 and expeditiously moved to different roles from
Course Coordinator, Director of Studies, National Director of Strategic Development and then
to Senior Executive and was responsible for running one of the largest privately owned RTO’s
across four different states (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide & Brisbane) in Australia delivering
English Language, Vocational Education & Training and Higher Education programs to
Domestic and International students.
Sanjeev has also held the position of Department Manager for the Hospitality, Tourism and
Events area before moving to the role of Director of Business Development & International at
Swinburne University. Sanjeev saw an opportunity to deliver customised training solutions to
industry and cofounded a private training company which delivered customised training
solutions for the Hospitality Industry. Sanjeev was the CEO until he sold the company to Public
Listed Company in April 2015 and took charge of its International operations and grew the
international division by 200% within a year.
Sanjeev was awarded the Australia India Young
Executive of the Year award due to
his commitment and excellence in the sector and
was finalist Owner Manager of the Year by
Australian Institute of Management. Sanjeev has
been an associate member of Les Toques
Blanches since 2012.
I want to reignite ideas
in the food sector: Sanjeev Gill
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