J S Anand has been appointed Director (Marketing), Goa Marriott Resort. Prior to this, he was Corporate Manager (Sales and Marketing) with the Ambassador group of hotels. He has over 10 years' experience in sales, in the hospitality industry.

Lathia to head BIA

Sanjiv Lathia has been elected President of the Bombay Industries Association. Lathia of the Lathia Rubber Manufacturing Co. Ltd was elected unanimously at the 50th AGM of the association. The elected members are G R Chaudhury (vice-president), Ajay Shah (vice-president) and Paresh Mehta (secretary), among others.

Thakore retires

S T Thakore, Assistant General Manager (Public Relations) of the State Bank of India, has retired. He has put in 36 years of dedicated service at the bank. For his contribution to PR, he has been honoured by the Babubhashik All India Patrakar Sangathana and the Press Club of Mumbai.