Andrew Perkins

Andrew Perkins is Co-Founder of Hazaña Hotel Advisory and has been working in asset management and specialist advisory roles for the past 6 years, since the founding of Hazaña. This has included portfolio brand selection, transaction advisory and asset management. He has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Originally from Australia, he has lived in five countries and worked across  Asia Pacific in a variety of roles including Development, Real Estate, Finance, Marketing and Operational roles.

Andrew has two undergraduate degrees, an MBA (distinction) and is a member of the Asia Pacific chapter of the Hotel Asset Managers Association and the Australian Society of CPAs.

Prior to founding Hazaña Hotel Advisory, he was based in Tokyo and headed up Hilton’s real estate portfolio in the Asia Pacific region with oversight of hotel acquisition and divestment, capital planning and investment including hotel repositioning and routine capital planning. He was instrumental in several deals that included midterm lease restructuring, debt restructure, JV buyout and renegotiation of key agreements. He worked collaboratively to achieve superior operational performance that oversaw the turnaround of the Japan portfolio from loss making, to becoming the highest returning assets of Hilton globally. He worked with Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare to establish its first operation in Asia Pacific, established a finance shared service centre, took over several hotels from other operators and opened numerous hotels.

Prior to joining Hilton, he worked with Starwood (now Marriott), Rendezvous and Radisson Hotels in various regional development and finance functions, as well as hotel finance, marketing, and operations roles.  Married with two adult children, in his spare time, he likes to keep fit and aims to complete at least one ultramarathon in a different country each year.