Joon Aun Ooi

Joon Aun is the President, Asia Pacific for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. He leads the development and growth of the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts family of brands across the Asia Pacific region which comprises a portfolio of more than 1,500 hotels and resorts across 20 markets and territories.
Joon Aun joined Wyndham in 2013 as Vice President, Openings and Operations, Greater China. In 2018, he was appointed President and Managing Director for the South East Asia and Pacific Rim (SEAPR) region and led the region in its development and growth after its spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide. Under his leadership, the SEAPR region became Wyndham’s fastest growing region which achieved 22% growth year-on-year in 2019, and launched five brands in six new markets.

He was promoted to President, Asia Pacific in 2020 and led the consolidation of the Greater China and SEAPR region to form the Asia Pacific division that will further strengthen its value proposition, drive operational efficiencies and accelerated expansion while creating additional opportunities for cross-border collaborations.

Before joining the hospitality industry in 2002, Mr Ooi spent more than 7 years at The Boston Consulting Group where he was a Principal. He made his first foray into the hospitality industry as Vice President Strategy at InterContinental Hotels Group before moving to China in 2005 to take on the role of Vice President, Hotel Openings (Greater China) where he played a key role in establishing and implementing the China growth strategy for the group. In 2009, he was appointed Vice President Strategy and Hotel Openings (Asia Pacific) at Hilton Worldwide where he oversaw the successful growth of the Hilton portfolio in China.

Joon Aun was born in Penang and is based in Singapore and Shanghai. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.