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PRIYA PAUL
CHAIRPERSON , APEEJAY SURRENDRA PARK HOTELS , DELHI
PETER BORER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER , THE PENINSULA HOTELS , HONG KONG
ALFRED PISANI
FOUNDER AND GROUP CHAIRMAN , CORINTHIA HOTELS , MALTA
BRUCE WHITE
CHAIRMAN AND CEO , WHITE LODGING SERVICES , MERRILLVILLE , INDIANA
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Priya Paul started her career under her father , the late Surrendra Paul , as the marketing manager of The Park in New Delhi and today is the creative powerhouse behind The Park , a collection of luxury boutique hotels . Some 10 hotels are open and
Peter Borer was appointed COO of The Peninsula Hotels and an executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels in 2004 .
After experience in luxury hotels in Europe and the United States ,
Alfred Pisani ’ s career in hospitality started over 50 years ago in Malta when he converted a family villa into a restaurant and subsequently a 5-star hotel , the Corinthia Palace .
Pisani ultimately would develop and
Bruce White founded White Lodging Services in 1985 with three properties in Indiana . Today , the company ’ s managed portfolio has grown to 160 hotels , with an active internal development pipeline valued in excess of US $ 1 billion . several are under development , including a new 4-star brand .
Paul is an executive committee member of the Hotel Association of India and a founding member of the World Travel and Tourism Council – India
Borer was promoted to senior executive positions at The Peninsula Bangkok and the flagship Peninsula Hong Kong . By 1990 , he had risen to the post of senior vice president , responsible for planning the renovation of
manage the Corinthia brand internationally . Two years ago , Pisani opened Corinthia ’ s new flagship , the Corinthia Hotel London .
Pisani has always believed the education and training of staff is the lynchpin of Corinthia ’ s
The managed portfolio has achieved market share premiums in excess of 115 % each of the last 20 years .
In 2006 , White was the catalyst on a US $ 1.7 billion portfolio sale to RLJ Development , enabling him and his
Initiative . She was awarded for “ Excellence in Design Innovation 2011 ” by Condé Nast Traveller India and has received the Padma Shri , India ’ s fourthhighest civilian honor , for her services to trade and industry .
The Peninsula Hong Kong and the construction of its new tower extension .
In 1994 Borer returned to operations as GM of The Peninsula Hong Kong . He became group general manager ( Asia ) in 2002 .
success and launched an annual scholarship program , as well as an internship and management training program with New York University . He also became the first corporate patron of Just a Drop , a global clean water charity .
ownership partners to monetize their value in 99 hotels while retaining long-term management contracts . In 2013 , White Lodging Services is scheduled to open seven hotels and exceed 25,000 rooms under management .
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