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Mr. Raymond BicksonManaging Director & Chief Executive Officer, Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
With an experience in hospitality spanning thirty years and four continents, Mr. Raymond Bickson, an American national, moved to India in January 2003. He joined Taj Luxury Hotels as Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the operations of all luxury properties and playing a key role in the global expansion and development of future hotels. Later, in July 2003, he assumed the role of Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
Mr. Bickson brings extensive international hotel experience to the Taj Group in operations and management. His career includes a range of management assignments for over ten years with Regent International Hotels in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Puerto Rico, Melbourne and Shanghai, as well as training at some of the world's most renowned hotels like Hotel Plaza Athenee Paris, Le Montreux Palace Switzerland and the Kahala Hilton Hawaii. Most recently, he served fifteen years as the Vice President & General Manager of The Mark in New York, The Rafael Group Hoteliers, Monaco and with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
An American national, Mr. Bickson attended the École Hôtelière Lausanne in Switzerland and Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Voted one of the Top 10 Best Hotel Managers by Leaders Magazine from 1997-2002 and as the Best Hotelier in the World by the Gallivanter's Guide in 2002 and holds numerous awards in the industry.
