Lemon Tree Hotels has announced the appointment of Rattan Keswani as Deputy Managing Director of the Group. Rattan joined the Lemon Tree Group in May 2012 as Chairman of Carnation Hotels Pvt. Ltd., a company he jointly promoted, with Lemon Tree Hotels, as the management arm of the Group.

While he will continue to play this role, he also assumes the role of Deputy Managing Director at Lemon Tree Hotels effective January 1, 2014. A hotelier for over 31 years, Rattan Keswani has worked across various hotels in India and overseas, including in Saudi Arabia, Colombo, Shimla, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai. Prior to joining the Lemon Tree Group, Rattan was President of Trident Hotels from April 2008 till April 2012.