Minor Hotels appoints Puneet Dhawan as head of Asia
Minor Hotels appoints Puneet Dhawan as head of Asia
Dark/light mode (05/16/24) Minor Hotels has appointed Puneet Dhawan as head of Asia, effective July 2024.
Puneet will be based at Minor's corporate office in Bangkok, Thailand.
He will be responsible for the performance of all Minor Hotels properties in Asia, working closely with the Minor Hotels senior leadership team. He will report to Minor Hotels CEO Dillip Rajakarier.
Puneet Dhawan
Puneet has over 30 years of experience working in the hospitality industry in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
He will join Minor from Accor, where he has worked for more than 25 years, most recently as senior vice president of operations for India and South Asia.
Puneet's journey in the hospitality industry began at the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, where he held various positions in the group's hotels in the Philippines and Hong Kong.
He has a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
“We are excited to welcome Puneet to the Minor Hotels family,” said Dillip Rajakarier. “His operational experience and empowering leadership will be invaluable as we work to achieve our growth ambitions in Asia and India in the coming years.”
Minor Hotels has set a goal of adding more than 200 new openings to its global portfolio, approximately half of them in Asia, by the end of 2026.
The group also plans to open 50 hotels in India over the next ten years, including the debut of its luxury brand Anantara later this year in Jaipur.
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