Sudesh Poddar has been elected as the new President of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI) during its recently held annual general meeting.

Poddar is the Managing Director of Satya Hotels Pvt Lrrd and Natraj Hotels & Resorts Pvt Ltd.

Navin Suchanti of Sinclairs has been elected Treasurer.

Established in 1961, HRAEI is the largest hospitality body in Eastern India and is the umbrella organisation of hoteliers & restaurateurs in eastern India.

HRAEI's membership encompasses a wide range of players across the states of West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.