Biography

Dillip Rajakarier is group chief executive officer of Minor International, an appointment that took effect in January 2020, and chief executive officer of Minor Hotels. He joined Minor Hotels in 2007 as chief finance and investment officer, became chief operating officer in 2008 and was promoted to CEO of Minor Hotels in 2011. Before Minor he was deputy chief financial officer of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises. His record includes launching the Avani brand in Sri Lanka in 2011, the acquisition of NH Hotel Group, which Minor bio material says took the portfolio from 161 properties to more than 560, and the full acquisition of The Wolseley Hospitality Group in the UK in 2022. His education and net worth were not found in the sources reviewed, and portfolio counts vary between 529 and more than 550 hotels depending on the source.

Career

  • 2007 · Chief Finance and Investment Officer · Minor Hotels
  • 2008 · Chief Operating Officer · Minor Hotels
  • 2011 · Chief Executive Officer · Minor Hotels
  • 2020 · Group Chief Executive Officer (January) · Minor International
  • Deputy Chief Financial Officer · Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises

Achievements

  • Led the acquisition of NH Hotel Group and the full acquisition of The Wolseley Hospitality Group (2022)
  • Launched the Avani Hotels & Resorts brand (2011)

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