About the author
Vaibhav Garg serves as Advisory Board
Member at the Cornell Institute of Healthy
Futures - Cornell University, New York (a
partnership between the School of Hotel
Administration and the College of Human
Ecology, believed to be the world’s first
academic center to combine hospitality,
health policy/management, and design).
Well-established at Cornell University,
Vaibhav is involved in hospitality service
research initiatives & programs and has
presented his research papers at renowned
international universities, business schools,
and hotel associations from Maldives, Asia,
Europe, China and United States.
At AccorHotels, Vaibhav is responsible for
implementing Talent and Culture activities
at all its operating and pre-opening resorts
in the Maldives. His key role is to promote
Values and HR Group Strategy, acting as an
AccorHotels “ambassador” in the Maldives.
Vaibhav holds a dual appointment as an
Executive Assistant Manager at Mercure
Maldives Kooddoo, overlooking hotel
operations and administration while
anchoring and partnering the community
development projects with the United
Nations Development Programme in the
Maldives.
Vaibhav has worked with various
international resort companies in the
Maldives since 2010 and in his hospitality
career of over 16 years he is well exposed
in the Luxury, Upper Upscale, Upscale and
Budget segment brands of hotels & resorts
in India and overseas. He is instrumental
in driving key functions like Business
Excellence, Strategy, CSR, Human Resources
and Training.
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