Priya Paul – The Chairperson of Park Hotel

 Women constitute almost half of the world’s total population. So, it is in India too. They are, therefore, considered as the key to building a great society. A few decades ago, women were seen as performing household activity. However, they have come but of the four walls to take part in all sort of activity now. For a long time, they have been performing exceedingly well in different spheres of activities like politics, administration, social work, even they are ruining their enterprise successfully.

Priya Paul is one of the good examples among many successful woman entrepreneurs in the business world. For those of you who don’t know, who is she? Let me clarify to you, Miss Priya Paul is considered as the successful entrepreneur woman of India. When her father and Apeejay Surrendra Group chairman Surrendra Paul died, she had to look after those three hotels. She overcame the challenges, notwithstanding her lack of experience. She chose to follow her heart instead of the hotel guidebook as told by her. Well enough that the digit 3 has been converted into 12. Yes, 400% expression only from the hotel business.

Introduction.
Priya Paul is the director and a member of the Group Management Committee of Apeejay Surrendra and chairpersons of Park Hotels – founded in 1968. Currently, she is a member of the National Council of Science Museums, the advisory council of national tourism, and the chairperson of the South Asia Women’s Fund. She was appointed as VC of the WTTC for 2013 – Indian Initiative Trustee, and the Trustee of (IFA) India Foundation of Arts. Priya Paul is, raked by Forbes in 2019, as one of Asia’s 50 influential businesswomen.

Education & Career.
At the age of 21 (1988), Priya Paul started her career under her father as a marketing manager of The Park in New Delhi, equipped with degrees from Wellesley College, Harvard Business School. She, afterwards, took charge of the General Manager and was chosen director of the Apeejay Surrendra Group and chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotel. As a result, Park Hotels & Resorts net worth as of April 09, 2021, is $5.07B, as per macrotrends.

About Apeejay Surrendra Group
Apeejay Surrendra is India’s oldest and largest business conglomerate, founded in 1910 by the late Pyare Lal. Initially, the business was in steel – in steel trading, small manufacturing, and then into steel production. Later, it moved into shipping, and Afterward, their family added more businesses such as hospitality, tea, real estate, finance, logistics, and many more.

Priya Paul believes that innovative and creative ideas are essential Keyes for successfully surviving in the market, even during the recession. She advocates that India owns a diversified culture, she is applying the contemporary concept of Indian culture as well as western requirements and demand to her hotel business taking into account domestic and international tourism in India. She believes that all hotels have different and very unique interior designs too.

She is one of the most inspirational women of the twentieth century. During the previous 25 years, her unique innovation and contribution to the hotel business have been recognized greatly. Therefore, she has received many awards for her great services.

Awards.

  • She got The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India “Hall of fame” award in 2011.
  • In the year 2012, she was confronted with the Padma Shiri (One of the highest civilian honors of India).
  • In 2002, she was nominated for the Economics Times Awards as the Businesspersons of the year.
  • In 2011, she was listed as India’s 50 most powerful businesswoman by Fortune Magazine.
  • She received the Zee Astitva Award in the year 2008, in the business category.

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