He ventured into the travel industry in 1989 and soon joined SOTC which was acquired by Kuoni Group in 1996.

He was appointed chief operating officer of the Kuoni India tour operating division in 1999, and it was during this time that he founded VFS Global in 2001.

He then continued to assume higher positions at Kuoni India, while also developing his new company into a global business serving governments from all over the world.