Pratima Badhwar

Head of Commercial Accor India & South Asia

Pratima Badhwar is known for her passionate and enthusiastic outlook towards bringing about the desired results wherever she works. Her strong suit is building and leading high-performing teams that provide intangible products to help translate her ideas into reality. Pratima has worked with numerous hotel leadership teams as a collaborator, excellent communicator, and results-oriented individual, driving business success through exemplary organisational talents throughout her career.

Bringing over 19 years of expertise in the sales discipline, Pratima Badhwar has a remarkable history of working in the field with major hospitality brands. Presently, Pratima leads India and South Asia Commercial Team to achieve business targets for all Accor brands and hotels in the region while ensuring the execution of global strategies.

According to Pratima, empowerment and communication are strong tools, imperative to lead high-performing teams. She has always trusted her teams to execute their vision through strategic initiatives. She strongly believes that through open and transparent communication, errors along the way can be effectively resolved and realigned.

“Every leader has their own traits that make them unique. But as leaders, we need to be able to change our approach depending upon the situation.”

Some key leadership traits that fundamentally resonate with Pratima are - effective communication, integrity, active listening, empathy, and in the wake of the hour - resilience tops the chart.

Pratima believes that empathy is an essential aspect of good leadership. Being empathetic, one can understand the challenges being faced and the solutions provided become more relevant and acceptable. Empathy helps leaders to connect with their associates in a stronger manner, making them feel more involved and heard.

Next Vacation: After COVID-19 struck, Pratima is on her first international trip to Dubai for work, and that makes her equally excited as she gets to meet and connect with her colleagues.