PRAVESH OOGARAH

Dynamic finance professional with 16+ years in financial management and strategic business partnering in the global hospitality sector. Renowned for value-adding leadership, I excel in leading finance teams, managing talent, and building long-term stakeholder relationships. Proficient in commercial finance, I leverage financial insights to drive strategic decisions and optimize profitability. My expertise in financial strategy and stakeholder management drives sustainable growth and profitability.

• Strategic Business Advisory: Influenced hotel performance metrics in Morocco as a key advisor to the Area GM, regional, and other main stakeholders.
• Surpassed Financial Targets: Exceeded GOP and GOPAR targets for all three Tangier hotels, achieving record financial figures since their openings for the past 3 years.
• Commercial Expertise: Strong collaboration with a challenging mindset approach with hotel commercial directors, to drive ADR and total revenue for hotels.
• Audit Expertise: Conducted internal audits for Hilton properties in Morocco, and liaised with Big 4 external auditors and internal auditors.
• Internal Controls Implementation: Established a robust internal control environment, enhancing financial integrity.
• Pre-opening Leadership: Led the pre-opening phase of Hilton Tangier Al Houara in 2019, and supported openings of other hotels in Morocco.
• Team Performance Excellence: Drove the Mauritius finance team to be the best in the AIO region in 2017.
• Cluster Team management: Managed multiple teams in parallel and influenced teams positively towards business growth.
• Driving Owner's Return: Delivered positive owners' returns and enhanced trust with the owning company every year.