Mr. Ante Baric

Head of Development
Asia Pacific Dusit Hotels & Resorts

With over 20 years of experience across 3 continents, Ante has been privileged to lead exceptional development projects with numerous global hotel chains, directly manage hotel properties, and advise various notable hospitality companies. His competence of corporate finance, hotel operations, and legal aspects of global hotel businesses has served number of companies to achieve sustainable creation of shareholder value, process-optimized operations, and a well risk-managed hospitality business.

Following his executive roles in the United States, Europe, and Russia, Ante presently serves as Head of Development at Dusit Hotels & Resorts, in charge of Asia Pacific markets. Based at Dusit headquarters in Bangkok, he oversees a range of developments to ensure asset-light growth across Asia Pacific and has the instrumental role in the company’s initiative to expand through franchising – the model he has strategically developed and fronted for the company.

Ante is a frequent speaker at hotel industry conferences, and is part-time lecturer of hotel investments at the postgraduate School of Tourism and Hospitality at Mahidol University.