FRENCH hospitality giant AccorHotels has appointed a new chief development officer for Asia-Pacific in Gaurav Bhushan, effective from July 1.
Succeeding Christian Karaoglanian, who will now take on the role of adviser to the chairman starting next January, Bhushan will be directly responsible for the development of the Asia-Pacific region and reports directly to Sébastien Bazin, CEO, AccorHotels.
Bhushan began his career with AccorHotels in 1995 in Australia and has steadily worked his way up. He has headed Asia-Pacific development teams and coordinating the development of joint ventures and partnerships in the region since 2006.
His new role will see him continue to development deals in region under Michael Issenberg, CEO of HotelServices Asia Pacific.
