A NORTH-EAST hospitality and leisure group has boosted its management team with three senior appointments.

Newcastle-based Malhotra Group has appointed barrister Anu Kaura, as head of human resources, Marcin Szmycinski in the role of operations manager and Joanne Padgett in the position of project manager.

Anu, an employment expert from Prudhoe, has spent almost 20 years handling private and legal aid work for law firms.

Along with managing the group’s HR department, Anu will bring her experience to bear on complex employment matters and on property-related agreements.

Marcin, who holds a masters degree from Szczecin-Poland University, joins Malhotra Group – which owns The New Northumbria Hotel, at Jesmond, Newcastle’s recently-refurbished Grey Street Hotel, and the Three Mile Inn, at Gosforth – from The Vermont Hotel, Newcastle, where he held the combined role of operations manager and deputy general manager. Reporting directly to director of operations, Atul Malhotra, Marcin’s primary responsibility will be the day-to-day management of all leisure outlets in the group’s portfolio.

Joanne, a graduate in construction engineering management from Northumbria University, is an experienced construction manager and will oversee a variety of projects from inception to completion.

They join Malhotra Group, which owns some of Tyneside’s most popular hotels, bars and restaurants, along with a portfolio of residential care homes under its Prestwick Care division, at a time of significant growth for the company. Mr Malhotra said: “We are delighted to welcome Anu, Marcin and Joanne to our senior leadership team. Our expansion programme will incorporate all divisions of the group across a relatively short time frame, so they could not be joining at a better time.”