About.

PEDERSEN NAYAK Consultants was established in 2017 as a joint venture between Peter Høgh Pedersen & Amol Nayak. With combined experiences both internationally and regionally, PEDERSEN  NAYAK Consultants is based out of Mumbai - India

Our Mission & Philosophy

The Hospitality and Travel Industry is a relationship business – whether it is hotels, restaurants or tourism.

We too, believe in lasting, mutual beneficial and personal relationships, where positive energy, ideas and joint efforts can prosper and drive towards YOUR objectives and aiming even higher.

We are focused on value creation for hotel developers, owners, operators, tourism organizations and financial institutions on current or prospective assets and developments. 

It is important for us to make sure that we give you input, honest opinions and advice in a constructive and straightforward way - all based on our combined experience, research and knowledge.

​We wish to gain your trust and confidence by adding more expertise to your project, so we can assist you all the way and hopefully repeat and continue our relationship for many more projects and tasks to come.
We wish to appear:

• Committed to our task
• Flexible and adapting to the situation and the environment
• Financial savvy – Looking after your interest and creating value
• Professional, transparent and honest
• Up to date with trends and demands for the hospitality industry at all time

Our Lead Team

Amol Nayak
Founder & Managing Director 

Amol Nayak is an architect by training and holds a Bachelors degree in Architecture from Mumbai University and a Masters degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn New York. Recently he completed a Certificate course at Cornell university in Hotel real estate investments and asset management 

Amol has worked in hospitality driven practices in Mumbai and the United States. He is well versed in all aspects of developing a hospitality project and has several successful hotel projects under his belt.
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He continues to remain busy advising clients on hospitality projects in India. He is well accomplished with brand standards of almost all hotel brands operating in India and continues to seek new challenges in this field.

Amol looks after the day to day operations of Pedersen Nayak in India

He can be contacted at amol@pedersennayak.com

Peter Høgh Pedersen
Founder Director

At age 17 Peter, a Danish National, started his career as a kitchen apprentice in Denmark and kept his focus on F&B in various locations and types of operation.
While working his way up in the industry Peter educated himself by attending recognized programs at esteemed institutions like ITH Schloss Klessheim Salzburg, Cornell University US and IMD Lausanne in Switzerland.

At age 32 he entered General Management when taking the helm of 2 airport properties in Stockholm Sweden under the Radisson Blu brand. Thereafter followed international appointments with Hilton, Banyan Tree and Intercontinental Hotel Group in Egypt, Philippines, China, Nigeria and Switzerland. 

Find more details on the career path on the LinkedIn profile
After more than 20 years in executive positions, Peter has decided to put his skills, experience and network to use and to establish him as advisor to the hospitality and tourism industry.

​With experience across continents and cultures, developed and emerging markets, upscale and luxury operations in both business and resort environments, Peter has a solid and diverse foundation on which to base his plans for the future.
Through change management, drive for sales & revenue and focus on the people involved, Peter’s overall objectives are always bottom line and investor’s return – Happy clients!
It is not all work – married and with three young kids, Peter enjoys family time and home cooking. Traveling and keeping fit are high on his agenda, along with challenges like kite surfing and alpine skiing.

Our Advisory panel and Board of Directors

Pedersen Nayak works with a professionals from various field who form it's advisory panel, they include leading investment bankers, hoteliers, feasibility experts, lawyers, procurement experts.

Gaurav Naik
Director

Gaurav is sphere heading Pedersen Nayak's foray into providing Energy solutions to hospitality projects. ​

He has integrated over 50 MW of PV assets, spread over 1,000 customers in the USA in his previous role as Chief Technology Officer and the Co-Owner of GeoGenix LLC in the US. He has Undertaken R&D of crystalline silicon solar cells for terrestrial applications as well as thin film CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselinde) cells for space applications.

Gaurav holds a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Photo Voltaics from University of New South Wales, Sydney & Masters of Electrical Engineering from State University of New York, Buffalo.
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​He has been Past Secretaty of MSEIA (Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association) formulating key policies for the Solar industry in USA.

Sriranjan Seshadri
Director

​Sriranjan has nearly twenty years of experience in private equity and financial services.  In 2018, Sriranjan founded ‘Last Mile Ventures’, focused on investment advisory services.  His clients span different industries, ranging from hospitality, industrials, consumer and financial services.  At ‘Pedersen Nayak’, he is helping build financial solutions for clients, who seek the complete range of hospitality development services.

Sriranjan holds a diploma in management from IIM(Ahmedabad) and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Mumbai University.

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