Ticino, Switzerland
My positions included COO of Marriott and Pearl Continental Hotels Pakistan with seven 5-star properties, 1800 rooms, 4500 associates and COO of Hapimags’ over 55 timeshare resorts operating over 5000 accommodation units in 20 countries. Dynamic 30+ year career as Hospitality Team Leader & General Manager of international high profile hotels and resorts. Expert in vacation ownership, timeshare, hotel & resort operations, strategic business planning and success management programmes, hotel structuring, project- and quality management. Demonstrated outstanding ability in hospitality leadership role and excellent relationship with team, shareholders and owners. Superior qualifications in staff recruitment and development, with broad experience in leading teams to success. A problem solver with exceptional work ethic, able to identify weaknesses and implement corrective actions. Consistently contributed to significant gains with wide experience in design, construction and renovation processes in many European, Middle and Far Eastern countries. Specialties: Strong exposure in Timeshare/Franchise/Management/Private Ownership Conception - Themening (Medical Wellness), Branding, Structuring and Operation of upscale Chain Resorts, Hotels, and Restaurants - Property Pre-Openings & Openings - with Multinational Brands
COO for over 60 Timeshare Holiday Resorts, operating over 5000 upscale accomodation units in 20 European and Overseas countries. Hapimag is the world’s leading firm for the development of Time-Sharing , one of the three largest operators in the holiday right-of-residence worldwide. Successfully opened 7 new resorts and managed those five star, full service resort group, creating a high occupancy (92%) the first quarter of operation. Very profitable operation with very high shareholder and guest satisfaction.