OYO Rooms, an online aggregator for budget hotels announced the appointment of Dinesh R as its chief human resource officer. Dinesh was leading the compensation and benefits team in the Asia-Pacific region for the Coca-Cola Company before this.
“I consider this an opportunity to contribute to the growth and evolution of a home-grown start-up that will disrupt markets globally,” Dinesh told The Economic Times.
OYO Rooms is one of many budget hotel aggregators in the country. The company operates in over 165 cities across the country with 40,000 rooms under its umbrella. The company also focuses on standardization of hotels.
“We are at the cusp of significant transformation, having witnessed tremendous growth in the past year on both business and employee front. From a single-city office in Gurgaon, today we are present across more than 15 cities through our offices and 165 cities through our partner-properties. Dinesh’s leadership and multi-market roll-out experience will help steer us in the right direction in this new phase.” Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Rooms Founder & CEO said of the appointment.
