Minor Accommodations has appointed Puneet Dhawan as Head of Asia because the group plots its progress in Asia and India. From July, Dhawan will likely be chargeable for the efficiency of all Minor Accommodations properties in Asia, working in shut collaboration with the Minor Accommodations senior management crew and can report back to Minor Accommodations CEO Dillip Rajakarier.
Dhawan, a seasoned skilled with a 30-year hospitality profession spanning Asia, Europe, and the Center East, brings a wealth of expertise to his new position. His most up-to-date position as Senior Vice President of Operations – India & South Asia at Accor noticed him lead the group’s enterprise growth, proprietor administration, resort operations and industrial crew, driving Accor’s progress within the area. Notably, he oversaw the opening of the primary Raffles resort in India. His 25-year tenure at Accor additionally included time because the group’s Vice President of Operations, Center East, and a number of other Common Supervisor roles. Dhawan’s journey within the hospitality trade started with the Mandarin Oriental Resort Group, the place he held positions at its properties within the Philippines and Hong Kong.
Dhawan holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration from the College of Massachusetts Amherst. He will likely be primarily based within the group’s Bangkok Company Workplace when he joins Minor Accommodations in July.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Accommodations and Group CEO of Minor Worldwide, commented, “We’re excited to welcome Puneet to the Minor Accommodations household. His operational expertise and empowering management will likely be invaluable as we work to attain our progress ambitions in Asia and India within the coming years.”
In January, Minor Accommodations unveiled its goal so as to add greater than 200 new openings to its international portfolio, with roughly half in Asia, by the tip of 2026. Extra not too long ago, the resort group introduced its plan to 50 new openings in India inside the subsequent ten years, together with the debut of its luxurious Anantara model later this yr in Jaipur.
