Six Senses appoints Samir Patel as Managing Director – Six Senses Spas
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Six Senses appoints Samir Patel as Managing Director – Six Senses Spas
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Category: Worldwide - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-02-25
Six Senses has appointed Samir Patel as managing director of the Six Senses Spas division. His appointment supports the planned global expansion of Six Senses Spas throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. He has specific responsibility for overseeing financial and operational performance and reports directly to the chief operating officer of Six Senses.
Samir came to Six Senses from his previous role with Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, where he held the role of vice president of spa operations and development. During his 5 year tenure, Samir created Taj’s luxury spa division, which boasts over 40 spas in operation or under development across India, the Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Prior to that, Samir worked for a non-profit organization - SYDA Foundation, as regional operations director for India.
A British National, Samir is originally from India and holds a Bachelor of Engineering majoring in production engineering from Sardar Patel University. He brings with him a wealth of experience spanning two decades living in India, Kenya, the United Kingdom and the USA.
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