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Episode 36: Sandeep Walia, Chief Operating Officer, Middle East, Marriott International

Our latest podcast with Sandeep Walia, Chief Operating Officer, Middle East, Marriott International, and Jonathan Worsley, CEO and Founder, The Bench, illuminates Marriott’s exciting latest initiatives ranging from sustainability to cultivating greater female leadership and discussing their groundbreaking pipeline of 110 hotels.

Walia shares in the podcast how Marriott is striving to reduce their waste to landfill by 45%, water intensity by 15%, and carbon intensity by 30% while expanding to regions like Turkey with a goal of opening 100 hotels.

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Published: 20 September 2023

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Jonathan Worsley

Jonathan Worsley

Chairman & CEO

The Bench

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Sandeep Walia

Sandeep Walia

Chief Operations Officer, Middle East

Marriott International

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