Rathawat Kuvijitrsuwan

JLL (NYSE: JLL) Hotels & Hospitality Group today announced the appointment of Rathawat Kuvijitrsuwan as Senior Vice President, Advisory & Asset Management, Thailand. Based in Bangkok, he assumes this leadership role as Thailand's hospitality industry continues to rebound strongly following the Covid-19 pandemic. JLL will further expand its role as market leading hotel advisor in Thailand, with a team of 12 hotel sector experts covering every key market in Thailand.

For JLL, Rathawat will be responsible for advising both domestic and international clients through development advisory, feasibility assessment, investment strategies, operator selection and contract negotiation, and asset management. Having worked across all real estate asset classes, he will be well placed to support clients who are experienced in hospitality or first-time market entrants.

Rathawat joins JLL from CBRE, where he was most recently Head of Research and Consulting, Thailand. He held this position for close to five years, during which time he was responsible for advising clients on strategies and providing thought leadership across the entire Thailand commercial property space.

He holds a Master's Degree in real estate from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science, Architecture, from Chulalongkorn University.