EIH Chairman PRS Oberoi steps down, nephew Arjun Singh Oberoi takes over

The veteran hotelier is credited with making Oberoi a brand to reckon with steps down owing to ill health

Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, chairman and director of East India Hotels (EIH), who is credited with placing Oberoi Hotels & Resorts on the international luxury travellers’ map, has decided to relinquish his position, effective May 3, due to his  deteriorating health, EIH said in a filing on Wednesday.

His nephew, Arjun Singh Oberoi has been appointed in his place as executive chairman with immediate effect. He has been an executive director of the company for over two decades and has over 30 years of experience in the hotel industry. He worked closely with his uncle on planning and development of a