Nagarajan Udupa

40 years of hospitality exposure among Carlson Hotels, Inter-Continental Hotel 

Group, Wyndham, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts and Jay Pee Hotels including 17 years of 

High-Profile assignments at India, Middle East, Africa & CIS. Pursuing entrepreneurship as 

Founder and Managing Partner of XENIA Hospitality Concepts since September 2017 

engaged in all facets of Hospitality and related fields including Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants, Cloud Kitchens, Business management services and Commodities trading. 

 Experienced in Franchise environments of 3 of the World’s Top 10 hotel brands for over 14 years. 

 Expert in Project Completion and launch of operations 

 Expert in Sales & Marketing and Loyalty Programs. 

 Expert in Public Relations. 

 Seasoned in In-flight catering Project development and Operations. 

 Seasoned in handling Labor matters and in winding up Union issues. 

 Seasoned in Property / Land acquisition and Due Diligence. 

 Proficient in Budgeting in Uniform System of Accounting (USA), Budget Control and Financial analysis. 

 Expert in F&B outlet launch, menu development, Standard Operations and Cost Control. 

 Proficient in Mystery shopping concept. 

 Proficient in SPA & Wellness solutions/ services. 

 Seasoned in Equity Fund Raising. 

 Proficient in owner representation in franchise environment. 

 Proficient in Brand building and marketing. 

 Successful @ Start-up launch & Entrepreneurship.