OYO appoints Rakesh Prusti as General Counsel

Hotel Chain OYO on Wednesday announced appointment of Rakesh Prusti as its General Counsel.

Rakesh joins OYO following company's journey into the next level of growth into the international market, and expansion with a much larger tapestry of its service offerings.

A seasoned professional, Rakesh has spent over 22 years in reputed companies from diverse sectors including French retail giant - Carrefour, NIIT Technologies, Global Vantedge (now Aegis), Cottage Industries Exposition which has given him both macro and micro view of legal and corporate governance strategies in different business environments.

"We are pleased to welcome Rakesh partnering with us for this important role as the General Counsel. Rakesh's strong legal, corporate governance acumen coupled with high energy and deep understanding of businesses in both startup and highly structured environment will help us meet and advance in our objectives," said founder and CEO - OYO, Ritesh Agarwal.

"I look forward to play a bigger role with OYO's exceptionally talented and passionate team and partnering in execution of several high stake projects and leading various corporate governance initiatives and best practices that will be implemented in the near future and contributing strongly in this interesting journey of growth and scale and making it most loved hospitality brand in the affordable and quality living space worldwide," said Rakesh Prusti on his appointment.