The UMIL Team

He began his professional career in Kolkata, at the young age of 19, and could see the immense opportunities the world had to offer.

His journey, a humble beginning as a marketing executive to a self-made entrepreneur who laid the foundation of Unique Group in 1996, is one that emphasizes learning from experiences, overcoming failures with self-belief and perseverance. His exemplary leadership has seen Unique Group become one of the largest distributors of health insurance products in the country, creating wealth-generation opportunities for an extensive network of agents across tier 2 and tier 3 cities in India. The Group is also emerging to be a formidable force in the realty sector with a bouquet of innovative projects in Gujarat.

An exceptionally motivated person, he has completed his BE (Computers) from Pune University and has also attended many certified management development programs (MDP) in Marketing and Advance Marketing spanning over 2 years from Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad.

His professional journey with the Unique Group since 2002 has seen the creation of Unique’s value system, an integral part of the corporate culture. He has travelled across the globe to research better business opportunities, which have helped Unique Group immensely in its expansion and diversification. With his vast experience and knowledge on global markets, Mr. Rahul Rai is determined in making Unique Group a Global enterprise, and has spearheaded the group’s expansion into the Hospitality Sector envisioning a global footprint of Unique Group by 2022.

A Management graduate from the Pune University, Utkarsh strongly believes that people are the key ingredients for success and works closely with his HR team to recognize individual skills in the organization, and honing them to realize its collective potential.

He also shares a passion for uplifting the lesser privileged with a vision of starting an NGO in Ahmedabad that will provide shelter, education and livelihood to the needy.

With over 18 years of experience in end-to-end handling of projects , his forte is also project management, including all facets of Planning, Budgeting, Preparation of Cash Flow, Construction and Contracts Management.

Prior to Unique, he has worked for projects in Delhi Metro, IndiaBulls Real Estate and Archetype Group in various projects involving Civil Construction, Interiors and complex MEP activities. Mr. Sinha is Post Graduate from IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus and a Graduate from IIT, Delhi and has interest in Construction methodologies and use of emerging technologies.

He has worked in the areas of operations, sales, branch handling and region handling. His previous experience has been with SOTC and Thomas Cook. His deep understanding of the field along with his expertise helps the management to arrive at decisive minimum costs in domestic and international travelling.

University of Kanpur & a diploma in Forex & Treasury Management  from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India . He joined UMIL Hotels in 2019  and in his past assignments has worked with the Dangayach  Group Jaipur, Aman Resorts, The Grand New Delhi and the Wyndham group.

management domain pan India. He bootstrapped the company to generate revenue of USD 2 MN YoY by acquiring 7 properties within the span of 4 years. He launched the Acorn Hideaway Resort & Spa in Corbett Tiger Reserve, and achieved the top spot within the 2nd year of operations. He is proficient in formulating and executing strategies to steer large scale recruitment and mobility in alignment with the organizational vision.

Arun Kumar started his career with Renaissance Goa Resort as Hotel Operations Management Trainee (F&B Production). 2001 he joined Royal Caribbean cruise line, U.S.A, to enhance his culinary skills and explore the world cuisine. Worked in U.K to further carry on the learning voyage. Worked with Fairmont, Marriott’s and Hilton for 4 years return. In India worked with Vivanta by Taj, Blue Diamond, Pune, Taj Ahmedabad and Radisson Kandla. Joined Ramada Udaipur Resort & Spa in Udaipur, Rajasthan as Executive Chef & 2014 been promoted as E.A.M-F&B.

Arun Kumar was appointed as the Task force General Manager for Howard Johnson, Lonavala, and Maharashtra. Arun Kumar is now appointed as the first General Manager of Souvenir Premier, Jaipur.

and also had a short stint in entrepreneurship before joining Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kolkata.