Hospitality Leader I Global HR & Learning Leader I Talent & Leadership Development I Commercially Astute
I believe that hospitality is about creating memories and leaving lasting impressions. It is a lifestyle; however, I am also passionate and driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit and goal to deliver.
Senior Human Resources executive with broad experience in all aspects of both HRM and HRD. With an academic background in Human Resources Management, Training & Development, Hospitality & Tourism Management.
Twenty-six years of international work experience across three continents ( Australia, Asia, and Africa) and accomplishments in Hospitality and Tourism, Multiple-Award winning, executed numerous successful pre-Opening projects, commercially astute, globally-minded, board-level Human Resources Leadership partner to CEO/CFO, with proven experience in delivering the highest quality, sustainable, complex solutions within diverse sectors as well as blue-chip hospitality organizations (Caesars, Meraas, Hilton, Radisson, Hyatt) and world largest NGO – Red Cross. Demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach has worked within complex matrix and diverse organization structures to yield sustainable growth of company capability. As a strategic project manager, extremely adept at delivering projects on-time, strengthen the business alignment of Human Resources, within budget and to the highest specification.
A network-builder trusted advisor, and credible leader having worked on prestigious projects is well versed with working with resource constraints, tight deadlines, and delivering to specifications. With an inclusive, situational leadership style and win-win business partnering have grown and developed high-performance teams.
Key strengths are taking an ownership/entrepreneurial approach to operations, Human Resources, developing operational as well as technical strategy in line with commercial goals, building capacity for people potential, managing capital and operating budgets as well as overseeing flag-ship properties in terms of large-scaled Human Resources implementations.