David Udell
Group President - Asia Pacific, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone (312) 750-1234
Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
David Udell was appointed as Executive Vice President, Group President — ASPAC in July 2014. Mr. Udell is responsible for overseeing hotels in Southeast Asia, Greater China, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Micronesia, India, Central Asia, and Nepal. Prior to his current role, Mr. Udell was the Senior Vice President, Operations for the Global Operations Center (GOC), a role he began in 2012. Mr. Udell has also served as Senior Vice President — Operations, Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for overseeing the operation of all hotels within the region. Prior to that, Mr. Udell held senior management positions at Hyatt properties in Bangkok, Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokyo, including as the opening General Manager of Park Hyatt Tokyo and General Manager of Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. Mr. Udell is a 1982 graduate of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, N.Y. He began his career with Hyatt as a Corporate Management Trainee at Hyatt Regency Singapore in 1982
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