Dillip Rajakarier

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Dillip Rajakarier sits at the helm of Minor International’s portfolio of more than 640 hotels over the world, which includes the likes of Anantara, Tivoli and The Wolseley. 

Under Rajakarier’s leadership, 2024 marked Minor Hotels’ strongest financial year on record, and hit TV show The White Lotus featured three of its Thai properties in its third season. 

Rajakarier has announced ambitious expansion plans, aiming to open over 200 new hotels in the next three years, including at least 50 more in India, while also targeting growth in China and Nordic countries. 

The group CEO joined Minor Hotels in 2007 as chief finance and investment officer and was promoted to COO within a year. In 2011, he was made CEO of Minor Hotels, and subsequently became group CEO of the Minor International group in 2020. The hotelier previously worked at Orient-Express, where he was deputy chief financial officer for close to six years.

Rajakarier is responsible for the group’s expansion of its core businesses, ensuring that they are ‘globally recognised leaders’ across the fields of hospitality, restaurants and lifestyle. 

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