RANVEER SABHANI
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Chief Operating Officer with a proven track record at Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, driving EBITDA growth and expanding operations nationally. Expert in P&L management and team leadership, I successfully scaled teams from 500 to over 3,500 while enhancing guest experience and optimizing supply chain processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
01.2016 - Current
- Owned end-to-end P&L, driving the highest EBITDA contribution per restaurant across the national network
- Led multi-city operations across key metros, ensuring consistency across compliance, supply chain, finance, and guest experience
- Expanded South India footprint to 8+ outlets by 2019, successfully entering Chennai and Hyderabad
- Spearheaded real estate strategy and site acquisitions nationally, optimizing lease structures and location ROI
- Built and scaled teams from 500+ to 3,500+ employees, creating leadership pipelines and regional operating structures
- Structured and scaled franchise and JV partnerships nationally, including partner evaluation, deal structuring, and governance
- Institutionalized scalable systems and SOPs to support rapid national growth without dilution of brand standards
Director of Operations
Escape Hotels Ltd.
- Launched The Black Rabbit; featured at Apple WWDC 2016
Corporate GM
RSP Gourmet Foods Pvt. Ltd.
- Commissioned The Glass House, a Bengaluru landmark
- City Bar, Kobe, Zaffran part of RSP Gourmet foods.
Taj Hotels
- Wasabi by Morimoto (S. Pellegrino Top 20 Worldwide)
- Harbor Bar.
The Oberoi Group
- The Oberoi Hotels | Trident Nariman point and Bandra Kurla (Preopening)
OCLD
- The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development
Education
Hospitality Administration And Management
The Oberoi Centre of Learning And Development
03-2008
Skills
- P&L Ownership
- Site acquisition
- Joint venture structuring
- Franchise structuring
- Compliance oversight
- Customer experience
- Supply chain optimization
- Performance analysis
- Budget administration
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Personnel development
- Change and growth management
- Business development
Leadership Snapshot
17+ years, 3,500+, Multi-brand, multi-format, West & South India, Proven high-EBITDA
Earlier Leadership Roles
- Director of Operations, Escape Hotels Ltd. Launched The Black Rabbit; featured at Apple WWDC 2016
- Corporate GM, RSP Gourmet Foods Pvt. Ltd. Commissioned The Glass House, a Bengaluru landmark
- Taj Hotels | The Oberoi Group, Wasabi by Morimoto (S.Pellegrino Top 20 Worldwide)
- The Oberoi Hotels | Trident Nariman point and Bandra Kurla, (Preopening)
- OCLD | The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development
Professional Highlights
- Owned regional P&L for a multi-brand national restaurant platform, consistently delivering the highest profitability through cost governance, operating standardization, and performance-led store management.
- Owned the concept-to-scale lifecycle for multiple restaurant brands, translating creative launches into profitable, standardized formats suitable for national rollout.
- Directed profitable network expansion by enforcing unit-economics discipline—aligning growth pace with margin, labour efficiency, and capital productivity targets
Personal Information
- Industry: Hospitality & F&B | Multi-Unit Operations
- Title: Chief Operating Officer
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
01.2016 - Current
Director of Operations
Escape Hotels Ltd.
Corporate GM
RSP Gourmet Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Taj Hotels
The Oberoi Group
OCLD
Hospitality Administration And Management
The Oberoi Centre of Learning And Development