About
Accountant by training, operator by habit.
I am a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with 23 years in finance: audit in Delhi, Shangri-La in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, then CFO roles in Myanmar and the DRC. Along the way I have run hotel operations as well as their books. I care less about finance as compliance and more about finance as a decision system: clear numbers, useful analysis, accountability and action.
The story
Everything I teach, I learned in the CFO's chair.
- Shangri-LaLearned it in the hotelAssistant Financial Controller in Bangkok, then task-force Resident Manager.
- CFO rolesUsed it every monthCFO and then Group CFO across hotels, real estate and retail, with an ERP rollout across 15 hotels.
- OnlineTurned it into teaching19 Coursera courses, two Udemy profiles and Alison, with 392,832 enrolments so far.
- Your chairTaught for yoursBooks, courses and live cohorts for the finance manager heading for the CFO's chair, and the owner who needs one in it.
Hotel financeAssistant FC at Shangri-La Bangkok to Group CFO across hotels, malls and retail.
OperationsTask-force Resident Manager for Shangri-La. Ran hotel operations in the CEO's absence from 2021.
AIGenAI finance courses on Coursera. Building the Hotel Finance Workspace and close automations.
TechnologyLed an ERP rollout across 15 hotels and brought in revenue management systems.
Career
From audit in Delhi to Group CFO.
- 2025–nowGroup CFO, CHIC, NAIA & Muzuri, DRC. Hotels operated by Accor, malls, residential and franchised retail.
- 2017–2025CFO, Myanmar Treasure Hotel and Resort. ERP across 15 hotels; ran operations in the CEO's absence from 2021.
- 2009–2016Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Assistant FC in Bangkok, Financial Controller in Chiang Mai, task-force Resident Manager in Yangon, Manila and Boracay.
- 2001–2009Audit and finance, Delhi. T R Chadha & Co. and Basundhra Properties.
- AlongsideFounder, eHotel Management School and eHMS Press.