Rakesh Sarna is a hospitality veteran with an extensive background from years of working with the Hyatt Hotels Corporation - a global hospitality company that manages and franchises luxury hotels and resorts. From June of 2007 until September of 2012 Rakesh Sarna served as the Chief Operating Officer - International and as Group President for the Americas from October of 2012 to August of 2014. From September of 2014 to September of 2017 he served as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited, the parent company of Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts & Safaris.