Hotels to property and construction organisation The Arora Group today announces a new leadership appointment as it looks to strengthen its Advisory Board and to provide its existing Board and Executive Leadership team with guidance, support and challenge.
Lord Hammond who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019, is appointed to the role of Chairman of the Advisory Board at a crucial time in the strategic direction of the Arora Group. The Group continues to navigate the business through these turbulent times and looks forward to maximising all relevant business and growth opportunities as the global economy looks to recover post-pandemic.
Surinder Arora commented: “I have known Lord Hammond both professionally and personally for many years and I am delighted to welcome him to the Arora Group. Lord Hammond brings to the organisation commercial and financial acumen as well his wealth of experience in diplomacy and leadership. He has genuine enthusiasm for the hotel, property and construction industries that we operate in and I am looking forward to his counsel and expert insight. I am very proud of what my team has achieved to date and the way they have mitigated the damage to our business as a result of the pandemic. Lord Hammond’s appointment will add value to the ambitious recovery plans that we have set ourselves.”
Lord Hammond commented: “It is a great honour and privilege to have been asked to Chair the Arora AdvisoryBoard, Whilst the company has always been dynamic, focused and successful, I look forward to playing an increasingly significant role in assisting the organisation through this period of economic uncertainty and regulatory change. I am looking forward to both guiding and challenging what is already a very competent Board and Executive Leadership team”.
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The Arora Group
The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.
For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com.@Arora_Group
Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’s leading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow, Sofitel London Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), InterContinental® London ‒ The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5, Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4, Holiday Inn Express® London Heathrow Terminal4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick and Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora Gatwick - Crawley. Additionally, Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel is currently under construction, set to open in 2021 in partnership with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com/business/hotels. @Arora_Group
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Raj Shah
Commercial Director, Arora Group
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