Mr. Suresh Mathur is the Chief Operating Officer for Auro Hotels (India), and Auro University Surat, promoted by Auro Hotels (USA) . As country head, Mr. Mathur heads the company’s India operations in the field of hospitality and higher education. He oversees the Marriott Hotel and the Courtyard Marriott in Surat that also serves as a “training hotel” for students of Auro University, Surat. At Auro University Surat, Mr. Mathur serves on the Governing Body; Board of Management, Academic Council and the Board of Studies of School of Hospitality of the university. During his illustrious career, Mr. Mathur has held leadership roles with hotel companies in the USA, including Auro Hotels; Berkshire Hotels and Pinnacle Hospitality. In India, he served with ITC Hotels and started his career as a management trainee with Oberoi Hotels.Mr. Mathur is a forward thinking hospitality professional, with expertise in project evolution, operations and marketing with outstanding achievements in generating revenues and improving operational performance. His particularly focused in hotel development; acquisitions; re-positioning and operations with major international brands like Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt in India and the USA.Mr. Mathur studied at Mt. St. Mary’s High School and St. Stephens College, Delhi. He graduated from the Oberoi School of Hotel & Restaurant Management, New Delhi. Mr. Mathur is a “Certified Hotel Administrator” and “Certified Hospitality Educator” from the Educational Institute of the American Lodging Association. In addition, Mr. Mathur has done specialization programs in Food Production Principles from Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland; and General Management programs at Cornell University, USA.For more details, please reach out to sureshmathur@att.net.