K.B. Kachru
Chairman – South Asia
Radisson Hotel Group
Radisson Hotel Group
K.B. Kachru is chairman of Radisson Hotel Group in South Asia and has played an instrumental role in
building the Group’s business in South Asia since 1998. K.B. continues to be on the governing board of
the Group’s South Asia business entities including RHG’s Joint Venture companies.
K.B. is an active member of various Tourism and Hospitality Advisory Committees at the state and national level. He is presently President of Hotel Association of India and on the national board/executive council of the Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC), and a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – National Tourism Committee.
K.B. is an active member of various Tourism and Hospitality Advisory Committees at the state and national level. He is presently President of Hotel Association of India and on the national board/executive council of the Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC), and a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – National Tourism Committee.
He has been on the Board of Directors for the Tourism Corporation of various state governments and on
the Board of Governors of the Institute of Hotel Management in New Delhi. He was also appointed to
the Governing Board of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Trust, J&K, one of India's most prominent and visited
Hindu religious destinations. He has served as an executive member of the Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA) India Chapter, the American Society of Travel Agents of India, the Federation of Hotel
and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) and India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB).
He spearheaded the formation of the Institute for International Management and Technology (IIMT) in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University, UK. During his tenure at India Tourism Development Corporation, he led The Ashok Group of Hotels and introduced arrival duty-free shopping at all international airports in India.
K.B. has been awarded Carlson Fellowship by Carlson Companies, USA and has received Global recognition for his contribution to Tourism at WTM London, UK and ITB Berlin, Germany. He has received lifetime achievement/ Hall of Fame award at various forums including SATTE, Today’s Traveller, amongst others, and was bestowed the ‘Aathitya Ratna Award’ by the Hotel Investment Forum of India. He is also recipient of ‘Hall of Fame’ award by Business World Hotelier.
He spearheaded the formation of the Institute for International Management and Technology (IIMT) in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University, UK. During his tenure at India Tourism Development Corporation, he led The Ashok Group of Hotels and introduced arrival duty-free shopping at all international airports in India.
K.B. has been awarded Carlson Fellowship by Carlson Companies, USA and has received Global recognition for his contribution to Tourism at WTM London, UK and ITB Berlin, Germany. He has received lifetime achievement/ Hall of Fame award at various forums including SATTE, Today’s Traveller, amongst others, and was bestowed the ‘Aathitya Ratna Award’ by the Hotel Investment Forum of India. He is also recipient of ‘Hall of Fame’ award by Business World Hotelier.