Gautam Bhandari
Gautam Bhandari is the Chief Development Officer for Asia Pacific (excluding China) at
Marriott International, based in Singapore.
With over 22 years of cross-functional leadership, he drives strategic growth across 22 countries and key markets, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Gautam’s career spans revenue management, sales, and operations before advancing into senior roles in Hotel Development.
Since 2019, he has led development initiatives, combining operational expertise to expand Marriott’s footprint through new builds, conversions, franchising, branded residential, and partnerships across multiple markets in the Asia Pacific region.
With over 22 years of cross-functional leadership, he drives strategic growth across 22 countries and key markets, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Gautam’s career spans revenue management, sales, and operations before advancing into senior roles in Hotel Development.
Since 2019, he has led development initiatives, combining operational expertise to expand Marriott’s footprint through new builds, conversions, franchising, branded residential, and partnerships across multiple markets in the Asia Pacific region.