Marriott International has announced that Rajeev Menon , currently Area Vice-President – South Asia will take over as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Marriott International in South-East Asia & Pacific. In his new capacity as COO, Rajeev will be a key member of the Continent’s senior leadership team and will function as the operational business leader for the region, under his responsibility. He will also help drive key initiatives and ensure implementation of brand discipline programs. Rajeev will be based in Singapore.
For the past 7.5 years, Rajeev was Area Vice President for South Asia, as well as Pakistan, Malaysia and Australia during various periods of his assignment. He has led the growth of India from 6 operating hotels in 2007 to 27 Marriott managed hotels operating under seven brands (with a pipe-line of another 49 hotels under construction).