Kedar Benegal
Product, Tech, and AI Executive | Global P&L Leadership | AI, Platforms & Marketplaces | VP Product & Innovation @Hyatt (ALG Vacations) | Venture Capital-Backed Founder | CEO/GM | SaaS, GTM & PE-Backed Growth
- Role
- Vice President, Product and Innovation (Hyatt Algv) at Hyatt
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kedar Benegal
Accomplished, growth oriented senior executive with deep operating expertise and a track record of leading and scaling global businesses. Seasoned P&L owner with significant experience creating value for small and large enterprises – from venture capital backed start-ups to publicly traded corporations. Deep functional expertise in billion-dollar P&L management, strategy and planning, operations, business development, digital marketing, big data analytics, SaaS technology, prompt engineering and generative AI, with experience in both B2C and B2B across industry verticals. Passionate about technologies that are driving digital transformation including IoT, Machine Learning, Cloud, Big Data, Security, and Artificial Intelligence innovation (AI use case development, prompt engineering, Open AI and Bard). Strong record of building and leading high performing teams to do great work.
Experience
Vice President, Product and Innovation (Hyatt Algv)
Mar 2024 — Present
As part of the Hyatt Distribution Segment, responsible for Product and Innovation initiatives across key brands (incl. Cheap Caribbean, Apple Vacations, Funjet, BeachBound), and across channels (incl. B2C, B2B). Heavy focus on Generative AI and other AI applications, actively driving the vision and development efforts across customer touch points (desktop, mobile, offline, call center, travel advisor), and other areas with emerging tech potential.
Education
Western University
Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc), Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, Marketing, Operations
Skills
- Competitive Analysis
- P&L Management
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Planning
- Global Operations
- Retail
- E-Commerce
- New Business Development
- Merchandising
- Analysis
- Business Analysis
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Strategy
- Business Development
- Business Strategy
- Forecasting
- Product Management
- Change Management
- Leadership
- Crm
- Team Leadership
- Analytics
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Program Management
- Digital Marketing
- Revenue Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Strategic Partnerships
- Project Planning
- Negotiation
- Product Development
- Financial Analysis
- Performance Management
- Start-Ups
- Product Marketing
- Business Planning
- Management Consulting
- Vendor Management
- Executive Management
- Business Intelligence
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