NIKHIL SHARMA

Market Managing Director of Eurasia, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

As the Market Managing Director of Eurasia at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Nikhil Sharma oversees the development strategy for the region and drives regional sales, franchise operations support, and revenue management services.
Sharma joined Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as the Regional Director of Eurasia in September 2019. During his formative years in the industry, he joined IHCL as a hotel operations management trainee and graduated as a duty manager before becoming a revenue manager. He later spent four years with Ginger hotels, a TATA Enterprise, as the Chief Operating Officer prior to joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. He was also a founding Lemon Tree Hotel Company member, building India’s fastest-growing upscale hotel brand.
Based out of Gurugram, India, Sharma is a graduate of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, New Delhi. An avid traveller and runner, he also co-authored a book titled ‘Rumi & Kabir Consulting’ in 2020.

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