Bird Group’s executive director Ankur Bhatia passed away on Friday at the age of 48. He has suffered a massive cardiac arrest.
Bhatia is survived by his wife Smriti Bhatia, an architect, and his two children – Arnav and Saina. He steered the group’s strategic axis to create manifold drivers of growth that made substantial contributions to the company and industry at large.
Bhatia is credited with playing an active role in shaping the course of the Indian tourism and hospitality sector. Bhatia is credited with bringing in the Amadeus brand to the Indian sub-continent in 1994, which today is the market leader in providing travel technology for travel agents and airlines. Which is currently the market leader in offering travel technology to airlines and travel airlines.
In keeping with Bhatia’s commitment towards carving the future of mobility in the country, Bird Group forayed into the electric mobility space and has been persistently adding new-age mobility vehicles to its subsidiary Bird Electric’s product portfolio.
Bhatia also led the growth for the group in the hospitality sector, under Bird Hospitality Services, to lay new standards and world-class hospitality assets through Roseate Hotels & Resorts.
Currently, the group owns and operates six uber luxury properties in India and the UK, each having an individual brand identity. He is also credited to have launched India’s first natural and perennial indoor ice-skating rink and cafe – iSKATE in Ambience Mall, Gurugram.
