My area of expertise lies in Pre-opening Hotels, Sales and Marketing Management, Guest Experience, Luxury Hospitality, Strategic Leadership, Developing Talent, Cross-cultural Collaboration, Effective Communication, Revenue Management, and International exposure.

Multi Award-winning Hotel Leader  with 25+ years of progressive leadership experience and management of hotels, including operations, sales, revenue and bottom-line responsibilities. Diverse Professional experience in international settings across India, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam at various 5 star establishments and international brands like Crowne Plaza, Grand Hyatt, The Oberoi, Hyatt Regency and Radisson Blu. Excellent Commercial Acumen with an outstanding track record in opening new hotels as well as notable successes in leading and working with high-performing, multi-cultural and cross-functional teams in delivering a high level of guest satisfaction regarded as best in industry.  A persuasive communicator with strong leadership skills and highly proficient in building or maintaining strong relationships.  Excellent ability to engage guests and stakeholders across all levels to bring about commercial and business growth as well as achieving organizational KPIs.

As Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager of Robinsons Hotels and Resorts, I head the hospitality vertical of Robinsons Land Corporation which is part of JG Summit – one of the largest conglomerates in Philippines. With 30 hotels and over 5000 keys, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts is the largest hotel company in Philippines by number of hotels. The Portfolio of hotels includes international brands – Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria and Holiday Inn Manila Galleria, Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu and The Westin Manila. ‘Fili’ – The first and the only authentic Filipino Five Star hotel, Lifestyle brand – “Grand Summit”, upscale brand “Summit Hotels and Resorts” brand and the essential service brands “Go Hotels” and “Go Hotels Plus” are our homegrown brands

I hold a master’s Diploma in Business Administration, Major in Sales & Marketing from Symbiosis Distance Learning; a Diploma in Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management (NCHM), Jaipur.