Excellence in Leadership, Rajeev Menon, COO-Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China), Marriott International

Rajeev Menon’s association with Marriott International began in 2001 when he joined Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Convention Center and Marriott Executive Apartments, Mumbai as general manager. In 2004, he moved to Sydney, Australia where he served as the general manager of the Sydney Harbour Marriott and Country General Manager for Australia. In 2015, he was appointed as chief operations officer for Southeast Asia and Pacific.
Over the years, he has led the company’s growth in India, from six operating hotels in 2007 to 27 Marriott managed hotels operating under seven brands (with a pipeline of another 49 hotels under construction in 2015). Under his leadership, Marriott is recognized as one of the best performing international hotel brands in the country and has received numerous best employer awards for the past several years.
A graduate of Naval Public School in New Delhi, Menon holds a diploma in Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition from PUSA in New Delhi. He began his hospitality industry career in 1991 with Welcomgroup Sheraton Hotels as an assistant manager of F&B and progressed in various F&B and operational capacities with Radisson Hotels & Resorts and Stamford Hotels & Resorts.
During his career, he served as deputy chairman of the Australian Hotels Association, was named ‘General Manager of the Year’ in 2004 by Marriott International and was recognized as ‘Young General Manager of the Year’ in 2003 by the Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association.