Industry Advisors
Mahesh Kishor is a Learning & Development and Quality leader with over 14 years of experience across luxury and premium hospitality, airport hospitality, financial services, and education. Currently serving as Global Learning & Development Manager for Plaza Premium Group.
His expertise in learning design was shaped significantly during his tenure with Jumeirah Group, where he designed and implemented structured learning frameworks at both hotel and corporate levels. His Quality Assurance background has added a rigorous governance dimension to this work, having led audits, established quality committees. Having worked across the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and with additional experience in financial services at American Express and the education sector, Mahesh brings a genuinely cross-sector, globally informed perspective to his advisory work.
As an Industry Advisor with Asianhotelier.Org, he contributes deep expertise in learning design, quality assurance, and capability building areas that are central to raising professional standards and developing the next generation of hospitality talent across the region.