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The Taj Group has been one of the leaders in India’s hospitality sector ever since Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, opened the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai in the early twentieth century. The group, which remains part of the Tata Group of companies, now operates around 120 hotels around the world and has a number of former royal palaces and private islands among its portfolio. Rajendra Misra joined Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces as general counsel (GC) and executive committee member in December 2015. Misra’s role is a new one at Taj Hotel Resorts and Palaces, where legal had been previously overseen by ongoing company secretary and vice president of legal Beejal Desai. Misra joined with a formidable reputation as one of India’s most experienced corporate counsel with more than two decades’ worth of experience. He was previously senior legal counsel at Hindustan Unilever, where he served as global brand legal counsel for two of the group’s business units, and has worked as senior counsel in a range of sectors, from tobacco and retailing to industrial products and personal care. Misra has also served as chairman of the legal committee of the Indian Beauty & Hygiene Association (IBHA), India’s personal care industry representative body, and as adviser to the executive committee of Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA).