Internet Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Mr Tufan Ghosh as the Chief Operating Officer of the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
The NCA has been a second home for most cricketers across all age groups for skills enhancement, training, strength conditioning, fitness assessment, and recuperation. Be it pre-season or ahead of an important tour, the NCA regularly hosts camps for national teams including the women’s teams.
The BCCI now owns a consolidated 40 acres of land at Arebinnamangala village near the Aerospace Park region in Bengaluru where it wishes to set up the new NCA. Mr Ghosh will play a key role in setting up the facility and creating a Centre of Excellence.
Profile of Mr Tufan Ghosh:
One of the top professionals in the healthcare and hospitality industry, Mr Ghosh comes with more than 29 years of experience. He was the CEO, Columbia Asia in 2005 and looked after operations right from the time the group’s first hospital came into existence.
He was instrumental in setting up the organisation and its services from scratch, including all policies and procedures, recruitment, marketing, developing systems, launching and operating 11 hospitals. He has developed and has been responsible for establishing the Columbia Asia brand in India. After a 12-year long stint, he switched from his position as CEO to spearhead a leading senior living company involved in developing world-class retirement communities for senior citizens across India.
Previously, he held various senior positions in Oberoi hotels across the country in various capacities. He is a Science graduate with Statistics Honors from Presidency College, Kolkata and a diploma holder in Hotel Management from the Oberoi School of Hotel Management in New Delhi.