Veteran of Starwood Hotel Group and Sabre Holdings, current tech entrepreneur Navodit Srivastava appointed Vice President of HSMAI Asia-Pacific Region.
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI Asia Pacific) announced the appointment of Navodit Srivastava to the Asia Pacific Team. This addition to the team will allow HSMAI to grow membership and partnership programs and to continue to deliver quality initiatives to hospitality sales, marketing, and revenue optimization professionals.
“The demanding times and industry pressures require us to offer more value for our members and more resources for our chapters, which this team is positioned to deliver with their passion for excellence and their experience in hospitality,” said Jackie Douglas, President, HSMAI Asia Pacific.
“An ex-hotelier and nearly 20-year travel and consumer industry native, Navodit believes HSMAI is perfectly poised to serve APAC hospitality professionals’ rapidly evolving technology and training needs in these times of increasing competition and disruption”.
Navodit will take on the important role of business development for the association in the Asia Pacific region. This involves growing our partnership, membership and educational products to allow us to assist hoteliers in a wider geographical area.
Asia Pacific is a huge region and we have only just touched the region, we need more staff to help us grow our offering in the hotel industry in the region. Encompassing the two largest countries, India and China and with such a diverse range of cultures, there is never a moment to stand still at HSMAI.
Douglas explained the new appointment: “Navodit’s new role will allow me to spend more time listening to hoteliers and academics and developing programs in response to the gaps in education we continuously find in this region. Over the last 12 months, our small team has developed a completely new digital platform for the association, and a an online learning academy, HSMAI Academy, where hoteliers can find education in the sales, marketing, distribution, digital and revenue management fields in the hospitality industry. We’re now set to grow the base and the products we have to grow your career”
Navodit Srivastava, Vice President HSMAI Asia Pacific, is a Certified Professional Marketer (CPM ASIA) from Asia Marketing Federation (AMF), Electronics Engineer and a Six Sigma Green Belt. Navodit is a seasoned Sales and Marketing professional having APAC wide experience of close to two decades spanning across major brands in Consumer Electronics-Retail/E-Commerce, Hospitality, Technology and Online Travel Industries.
Navodit has held senior positions at Sabre, Starwood Hotels, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, based in Asia and India. Most recently he was with Expedia Heading the Partnerships for South East Asia and India, prior to starting his own Venture LEVITATEE, “travel platform demystifying spiritual tourism offerings in Asia”
Navodit’s vision is to create business that will impact millions of people and make their lives better.
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