N V Shyamgopal
Managing Director

        BE in Electrical Engineering from Andhra University , Waltair. Worked with Brooks Instrument Div.in the US for a period of one year. Then, with Instrumentation Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad as Director – Technical for over fifteen years. He is the Managing Director of Instrumentation Engineers Pvt. Ltd since 1999. Has a good exposure to Systems and General Management practices. Widely traveled the world over and is aware of requirements of the hotel industry. His family were the pioneers in Hotel Industry at Hyderabad. They have setup 'Hotl Blue Moon' in 1968, the first Star category Hotel in Hyderabad. As President of the Jubilee Hills International Centre, has an insight into the requirements of the service industry.

R. Krishnayya
Director - Finance

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University, Waltair. Joined Dena Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1981. Later shifted to the State Bank of India in Dec 1982 and served the Bank for over 18 years. He opted for retirement from the Bank in April 2001. In his career spanning 20 years in the Banking Industry he has worked in various capacities including Chief Manager. He has a good exposure in Corporate finance and his last Branch in SBI catered exclusively to the Corporate clientele. He later went into the Real Estate business and also has exposure in that area.

Advisors

K. Laxminarayana

M. Com from Andhra University, Waltair. He managed " Drive-in & Dine-in" restaurents for three years at Visakhapatnam. He has extensive exposure in Market Research. Undertaken Public Relations and Market Reseach for organisations like Bayer(India) Limited and Nagarjuna Finance Limted. Promoted the services of M/s Apitco Ltd. Managed and supervised the largest Country Club project in India at Mumbai. He also planned and managed the events in Country Clubs at Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Visakhapatnam.Opened a branch of the Country Club in Sharjah UAE. Managed "Hotel Amrutha Castle Best Western" as its Vice President. Currently extending his services to M/s Apitco Ltd as Project Associate.

Rajiv Nayan

After completing his Bachelors degree in Commerce, he joined and graduated in Hotel Management from IHMCT, New Delhi in1976.Thereafter he has done his Post Graduation in Teachers Training in Hotel Management from IHMCTAN, Bombay . He had his on the job training with Hotel Oberoi Palace , Srinagar .He held the following assignments in the Hotel Industry.

Catering supervisor with Clarks Awadh, Lucknow in 1977.
Head of the Dept. Front Office, catering College Lucknow in 1979.
Food and Beverage Controller, Hotel Poonam International, Bombay in 1982.
General Manager, hotel Ajanta Palace , Bombay a 4-star hotel in 1984.
Heading a Hotel Technical consultancy firm from 1984 onwards and completed more than 81 Hotel Projects. The firm is having a panel of senior executives from 5-star hotel experience.

Sarath Naru

B.Tech from IIT, Madras and MBA from University of Chicago. Worked in the marketing of Proctor&Gamble, USA. Currently Managing Director of APIDC-Venture Capital Limited and Venture-East Fund. Currently manages three venture funds