The Arora Group has announced the appointment of Philip Jones as Group Finance Director to oversee finance operations for its hotel, construction and commercial divisions.
Philip joins from Harbour Hotels Group, where he held the position of Group Finance Director. Within this role, Philip was part of a team responsible for growing business through the existing portfolio and acquisitions. Philip began his career working at Ernst & Young in Dublin and London and has also held Financial Director positions at GLH Hotels.
In his new role with Arora Group, Philip will be responsible for both corporate and commercial finance operations across all business divisions of the Arora Group and will lead the group’s finance team of approximately 70 employees, alongside Chief Financial Officer, Carlton Brown.
Carlton Brown commented: “We are pleased to welcome Philip to the Arora family as our new Group Finance Director. I am confident that with his wealth of experience within both the corporate and commercial markets, he will be an asset to the senior executive team, providing solid leadership, adding value to the business and improving financial performance within the group’s three main divisions.”
Philip Jones commented: “I am delighted to be joining the AroraGroup as Group Finance Director. Arora Group is a highly successful and growing company with a diverse existing business portfolio and impressive developments in the pipeline, and I am very much looking forward to working with the team to continue to ensure the company’s success and future growth.”
The Arora Group is a UK group of companies involved in hotel operations, hotel management, property construction, and property portfolio asset management. Arora Group comprises Arora Property, Arora Hotels and GroveDevelopments.
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The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.
For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com.@Arora_Group
Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’sleading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow,Sofitel London Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), InterContinental® London ‒ The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5,Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4, Holiday Inn Express® London Heathrow terminal 4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora HotelGatwick/Crawley. Two additional hotels currently under development are HiltonGarden Inn at Heathrow as well as a luxury country house hotel in Windsor.
For more information please visit thearoragroup.com/business/hotels. @AroraHotels
