Ankita is a communications expert with over 15 years of agency and in house corporate communications experience.

In her current role, as a part of the EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia) team, Ankita is responsible for crafting and driving IHG Hotels & Resorts’ (IHG) communications strategy across the Middle East, South West Asia and Africa, and delivering impact against key business goals by driving engagement for external and internal stakeholders. 

Her roles include leading development and delivery of 360 degrees market specific corporate communication plans across the region, in line with business needs in each market (key focus on the UAE, India, Saudi Arabia and Egypt), enhancing IHG’s corporate reputation and brand awareness across the region and beings’ Strategic business partner to senior leadership and executive stakeholders to support the business.

Prior to joining IHG in Dubai, Ankita worked with Ogilvy Public Relations and Edelman in India and was responsible for leading and driving communication campaigns for key clients across consumer brands and corporate sector such as Carlsberg India, Colgate, Diageo, SC Johnson, HUL, Wrigley, Kraft, Taj Hotels and more. She also led communications for large format national events such India Fashion, Jaipur Literature Festival (the world’s largest free literary festival) and India Art Fair (South Asia’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art).

Ankita was part of Ogilvy’s APAC Travel & Tourism Practice and was selected as a member of Edelman’s top talent programme – an initiative aimed at identifying and cultivating a pool of outstanding performers within the organization and equipping them with capabilities to hold future leadership positions. 

Ankita holds a master’s in business administration with specialization in Communications from Symbiosis International University in India.