Accor has introduced the appointment of Ranju Alex as Chief Govt Officer for South Asia, a task that can see her take cost of the group’s operations and growth strategy throughout India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Accor at the moment operates greater than 70 resorts within the area, with a pipeline of over 30 properties underneath improvement. Alex’s management comes at a time when the corporate is getting ready to consolidate its regional enterprise via a brand new joint venture with InterGlobe, topic to regulatory approvals.
A seasoned hospitality skilled with greater than three many years of business expertise, Alex most not too long ago served as Regional Vice President for South Asia at Marriott International, the place she oversaw a portfolio of over 170 resorts. She started her profession with The Oberoi Group in 1993 earlier than shifting into senior management positions with Marriott, taking part in a key function in driving progress and operational excellence throughout the area. Earlier this yr, she was recognised with the Bharat Gaurav award for her contribution to the business.
Gaurav Bhushan, Chairman of the proposed Accor–InterGlobe three way partnership, stated: “We’re extraordinarily happy and excited to welcome Ranju to the Accor and InterGlobe household. She brings a wealth of wealthy expertise, abilities and relationships into our enterprise and we look ahead to constructing the foremost hospitality platform within the area underneath her management.”
Commenting on her appointment, Ranju Alex stated: “I’m delighted to affix an organisation with probably the most complete and thrilling portfolio of manufacturers within the area. Will probably be an honour to guide the Group’s imaginative and prescient on this area, and I eagerly look ahead to this thrilling function.”
With Alex on the helm, Accor goals to speed up its South Asia progress trajectory, aligning its various model portfolio with the evolving calls for of leisure and enterprise travellers throughout key markets within the subcontinent.
