Faculty of Business, Technology & Sustainable Development

Pavan Bhatia

BA (Hons), GMP (Cornell), MBA (Bond)

1995 Commenced Master of Business Administration(Bond) after many years in hospitality
1995 At Bond, Pavan dedicated 12 months to springboard his career, working with internationally experieneced academics, studying alongside global business peers
1996 Appointed Area General Manager for Scotts Holdings(The Ascotte Group), a Singapore based listed property retail and investment company
1998 Appointed Mnaging Director of a private property trust in Melbourne, which invested in and managed shopping centres and commercial portfolios
2000 Headhunted by an American fast food franchise conglomerate to act as CEO and was relocated to New Delhi, India
2002 Returned to Melbourne as Managing Director , Australasia, for Singapore's Ascott Group
2005 Appointed CEO of Gold Coast Tourism through a national selection process to reposiition and re-invigorate Australia's premier tourim destination