Oyo elevates Aditya Ghosh to the board of directors

Oyo Hotels & Homes, the global chain of hotels and vacation homes, has announced the elevation and addition of Aditya Ghosh, presently CEO, India and South Asia for the hotels and homes business, to the company’s board of directors.

Ghosh is joining Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO, Oyo Hotels & Homes, Betsy Atkins, Founder & CEO, Baja Corporation and other industry experts like Munish Varma, Managing Partner, SoftBank Vision Fund, Bejul Somaia, Partner, Lightspeed India Partners Advisors, Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India Advisor among others.

 The recent appointment of independent director, Betsy Atkins on the Board, who earlier invested in Yahoo and eBay and now Ghosh, who hails with a depth of experience in running successful public companies, will benefit the company. Ghosh’s elevation and addition to a strong group of Board members comes after his successful completion of one year in the company.  During this time, he took the hotels and homes business in India and South Asia to greater heights and implemented several programmes to strengthen operating metrics and customer experience thereby more than doubling the asset owner community from 5500+ to 18000+ hotels in a short span of time.

In his new role at the board, Ghosh will provide strength of governance and leadership. Ghosh will focus on five key areas, namely safety and security, customer experience, corporate governance, revenue management and stakeholder communications.

Agarwal said, “Aditya’s strong business acumen, problem-solving capabilities, passion for building an organisation with strong corporate governance and a high performing work culture that thrives on principles of diversity and inclusion, makes him the perfect choice for this larger and more strategic role, at a global level. I am certain that this decision will greatly help Oyo achieve its goals, globally.  Like always, we are blessed to have leaders like Aditya who continuously step-up to bigger roles to ensure the company derives benefits from their wealth of experience in such a critical juncture of not just growth, but principled growth for the company. His learnings will be invaluable for all of us.”

Ghosh said, “I am thankful to the Board for inviting me into the august group to further build Oyo as a global brand to reckon with, by not just growing fast, but growing right. You may have heard me repeat this past year, that one of the biggest characteristics about Oyo is the opportunity that we have to create a truly global brand out of India — one that is recognised and respected the world over for positively impacting the lives of thousands of employees, creating millions of economic opportunities as well as delighting millions of guests with hospitality experiences across multiple price-points. The opportunity is all this and more, as we aim to set new standards of corporate governance and build a sustainable business at scale, with a clear path to profitability. I am, therefore, excited and keen to play a larger role and harness my experience in helping a public company operate well and ascribe to high standards of sustainable growth. I hope to actively impact the ability of this 20,000+ Oyopreneurs strong organisation, around the world, to achieve its mission and work with some of the sharpest minds across various industries who are part of Oyo’s venerable board, to guide the company, as it delivers against its values and promises to all stakeholders.”

Oyo has also announced the appointment of Rohit Kapoor, the current  CEO, New Real Estate Businesses as the CEO for the entire India and South Asia business. Over the last year, Kapoor has been overseeing the growth of Oyo Life, the brand’s long-term rental housing portfolio as well as other new real estate businesses in India. Kapoor’s remit will now also span the operations of over 18000+ hotels across 500+ cities in India SA.

Kapoor said, “This is a great opportunity as well as a humbling responsibility and I thank Ritesh and Aditya for the trust and confidence placed in me. Given the impressive performance of the hotels’ business in India and South Asia, I do have some big shoes to fill. I will do my best and Aditya has promised to be my guiding light in the process. In the last one year, the performance delivered, has been tremendous in not just scaling operations across 500 cities and 18000+ hotels but also delivering on sustainable growth with financial prudence. I look forward to working with Aditya and Ritesh during the transition period and also working with each one of the 10,000+ strong Oyopreneur community in India & South Asia as we lead by example and set new standards of excellence for Oyo and the hospitality industry at large.”

Ghosh and Kapoor will be working closely through the coming month to enable a smooth and seamless transition. As part of his new role, Ghosh will continue to remain accessible whenever needed.

Agarwal added, “I congratulate Aditya for being a great thought partner and look forward to his continued support and guidance to Oyo and its leadership team. I am also excited to announce the appointment of Rohit Kapoor as the CEO of the entire India & SA business. Rohit has been with Oyo now for over a year now, and in the last 12+ months, he has worked closely with me on various strategic initiatives across businesses. I am certain that Oyo India & South Asia will continue to grow from strength to strength under his able leadership.”

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