Kobrin has nearly 20 years of hospitality experience in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and South-East Asia.
He earned a diploma in hotel management from Les Roches Hotel Management School and followed this up with a senior development programme at Cornell University. Kobrin started his career with the Three Kings Hotel in Basel, Switzerland. He went on to work with luxury hotels in Europe and the United States over the next decade. When Asia called, Kobrin accepted a position in Cambodia where he joined the Raffles Grand Hotel D’ Angkor, as resident manager. Kobrin continued to lead teams in various operational capacities at The Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong where he served as front office manager, Aleenta Resorts in Hua Hin and Phang Nga/ Phuket, where he headed the opening, development and expansion of the group. Prior to joining The Leela, Kobrin was based in the Northeast of the United States and responsible for the pre-opening of the Stone House 1854 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
In 2008, Kobrin joined the opening team appointed by The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts as general manager to oversee pre-opening, opening and operations of the award-winning Leela Palace Udaipur.
On his new position, Kobrin says, “Following the successful launch and positioning of The Leela Palace Udaipur, I see my appointment as an exciting challenge, once again. India is emerging as a strong super power contender and the honour of leading the young and dynamic Leela team at the most opportune time of growth in the nation’s capital is extremely exciting.”
