Raymond Bickson, CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Mumbai
Bickson, HOTELS' 2007 Corporate Hotelier of the World, was exposed to hotels from an early age as he grew up in the surf of Hawaii. Mentors urged him to head to Europe for training and ever since he has been riding big hotel waves around the world, operating iconic hotels and now as the CEO of a legendary hotel company in India. Bickson reflects on his career, what he has learned along the way and what might be next.