OUR PEOPLE

Shawn Runacres:
Shawn has lived in Delhi since 2002. A native Californian and a UC Berkeley graduate, Shawn spent many years living in Europe before moving to India.  Her professional expertise is in corporate events and she has a background in marketing and brand management. Shawn spent many years with the Walt Disney Company starting with them in Paris as part of the team which launched Disneyland Paris. After 4 years in Paris, she moved to London and established the Walt Disney Special Events Office (WDSEG) covering events across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Now a veteran diplomatic spouse of 20 years, Shawn and her family decided, after many years and several overseas postings, to settle in New Delhi. Entrepreneurial by nature, she has built a successful business life in one of the world’s most exciting cities, which she now considers home.

Cheryl Rawat:
Cheryl is an Irish national and since her marriage to an Indian 30 years ago, she has called Delhi home. She has raised a family in Delhi and spent many years working in one of the city’s top international schools welcoming new families and helping them to settle into their new lives in India.  She recently spent a few years as a destination consultant for a well known relocation company. Cheryl has brought her unique perspective as a long-term foreigner living and working in Delhi to Domesteq and is Director Operations for Delhi and the NCR. 

Nasma Tahera Hasan:
Nasma is a graduate of St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi and has lived as an expat in the Gulf.  A native Delhi-wallah , Nasma has worked with various leading English publications in Delhi and brings her personal experience as an expat along with her many years in media with her to help build Domesteq’s new Gurgaon operations.  Nasma is Manager, Operations Gurgaon and heads the team building the latest Domesteq enterprise. 

Anjani Rawat:
Born and raised in Delhi, Anjani is half European and half Indian.  A fluent Hindi and English speaker she brings her experience from growing up in a multi-cultural home to Domesteq and is the Manager, Training and Staff Placement.  Anjani previously worked for a multi-national in finance before joining Domesteq.   

Dilwar Singh:
Dilwar worked as a bearer for the British Deputy High Commissioner for several years before he joined the Domesteq staff placement team. Dilwar brings the experience of working in the domestic sector to the team along with a keen eye for detail and a calm demeanor. When Dil is not assisting our staff placement consultants he works with the training team, designing and delivering content that teaches our students etiquette and service protocol.

Zeenu James
Zeenu James, Course Trainer, has been with Domesteq since 2008.  Previous to her role as a trainer, Zeenu worked in the household of a Canadian diplomatic spouse, who was a fully trained chef.  During her time with Cameron and his family she also assisted him with his catering business (called “Tiffin”) where she was able to further develop her culinary skills and assisted him while he taught courses for the domestic staff at the Canadian High Commission.

Sanjay Wilson
Sanjay has worked with our Director since 2002. Sanjay manages many of the administrative issues in both our offices and is Domesteq’s key liaison with the local police and security companies.  Aside from managing all our vendor relationships, he is also a key part of our community outreach programme and is engaged with the domestic staff village communities across the city.  In his spare time, Sanjay is also the owner of Samson Rental Cars – a car and driver leasing service for long-term and short-term rentals.