In her current role as Executive Vice President, Real Estate and Development at IHCL, she is responsible for the company's growth though greenfield hotel developments, acquisitions, licenses and management contracts with third party developers/owners, handling the design and execution of these projects besides asset management with a view to profit maximization of the existing portfolio of hotels. Her achievements in the current role include acquisition of the Tree of Life portfolio and 'The Claridges Collection' brand, successful delivery of projects worth Rs. 5000+ Crores, driving a 2.5x growth in the company's portfolio with 100+ hotels successfully opened over the last 8 years resulting in Management Fee earnings of ~ Rs. 600 Cr for the company in the last financial year. She is also actively involved in mentoring young women executives and championing various D&I and ESG initiatives within her organization. She believes in the process of continuous learning and has attended courses conducted at Stanford Business School and IIM Ahmedabad.

Suma has received numerous awards for Academic Excellence and Professional Accomplishments including the IIPT Global Award for Women Leaders at Internationale Tourismus-Borse (1TB) Berlin. Suma continues to pursue her varied interests viz. music, dance, watching world movies, learning new languages and travel to discover new cultures and local art forms. She does yoga and functional training to keep herself physically fit and enjoys solving puzzles and sudoko to keep her mind sharp and recharged.