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Oyo Rooms names Dinesh R. chief human resources officer

Dinesh was earlier leading compensation and benefits in the Asia-Pacific region for The Coca Cola Company

Oyo Rooms is the early market leader among budget hotels, having raised $100 million from Japan’s SoftBank Group and others in August.Premium
Oyo Rooms is the early market leader among budget hotels, having raised $100 million from Japan’s SoftBank Group and others in August.

New Delhi: Budget hotel site Oyo Rooms (Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd) has appointed Dinesh R. as chief human resources officer, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Prior to this, Dinesh was leading compensation and benefits in the Asia-Pacific region for The Coca Cola Company. He has almost a decade of experience having worked with companies such as Bharti Airtel Ltd, Hewitt Associates and ITC Ltd in the past.

“We are at the cusp of significant transformation, having witnessed tremendous growth in the past year on both business and employee front. Dinesh’s leadership and multi-market roll-out experience will help steer us in the right direction in this new phase," said Ritesh Agarwal, founder and chief executive officer, Oyo Rooms.

The company is present across more than 15 cities through its offices and 165 cities through its partner-properties. It claims to have over 4,500 hotels offerings 45,000 rooms. It recently also launched operations in Malaysia.

The company is in talks to buy smaller rival Zo Rooms, which is scrambling to raise a fresh round of funds in order to avoid being sold, Mint reported last month.

Oyo Rooms is the early market leader among budget hotels, having raised $100 million from Japan’s SoftBank Group and others in August. Other investors in the company include Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed India.

It offers customers standardized stays with amenities such as an air conditioned room, complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi. The app can also be used to book a cab and search restaurants nearby.

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Published: 27 Jan 2016, 03:37 PM IST
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