Amy Sutton Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• As Senior Manager of the Commercial Division my role was to lead our department towards a sustainable business future. Over my 4 years within The Emirates Group, I have worked alongside the Vice President on creating.
• Writing, developing and executing the business strategy for the commercial division
• Support and lead cross functional projects crucial for business development
• Project lead for major events from tender bid creation to mobilisation
• Lead on customer engagement with senior internal partners and external partners
• Leading and managing a team of over 300 from junior staff to management

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• As the Head of Operations, I oversaw the food and beverage operations of two national exhibition centres; Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and the Al Ain Convention Centre. I led a team of over 130 people on a.
• Tracking the yearly and monthly budget to control all operational costs
• Develop F&B concepts from initial idea through to installation and fitout
• Preparing tender documents for business bids, including Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 which CH was awarded for a three year contract
• Staff recruitment for key positions to grow the team’s ability to deliver well rounded events
• Working with higher management on business continuity and business strategy in line with ADNEC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

• Emirates Leisure Retail and it's sister company MMI (Maritime Mercantile International) are responsible for full food and beverage operations at large scale events. Planning from the ground up we conceptualized.
• Key Events: - Dubai Rugby Sevens, 2014/2015 - The European Tour – Race to Dubai, 2014/2015 - Dubai World Cup, 2015 - Taste of Dubai, 2015
• Responsible for implementing all food and beverage outlets / activations, up to 44 concepts
• Planning and tracking the overall budget for each event, up to AED 13 million
• Managing the people and resource elements of events, from teams of 150 people to 1700
• Planning the budget of people and resources for each event, up to AED 1.6 million

Dubai

• Appetite Catering and it's sister brand 1762 Gourmet Deli Co are well known in the UAE for their dedication to fresh food and delivering new concepts to the market. Retail, catering and event contracts saw this.
• Key Events: - Dubai International Boat Show, 2013/2014 - Dubai Airshow, 2013 - Downtown Design, 2013 - Design Days, 2013/2014 - Dubai Mall - fashion night out, working with Ferragamo, Etro and Aigner - Mall of the.
• Project manager of above events to which we had been awarded the catering contracts
• Managing 8 direct reports daily plus an additional support team when required
• Developing sales and marketing plans and executing successfully with the team
• Driving business growth and increasing revenue by 39% YOY 2012/13

Dubai

• Managing 3 direct reports daily plus an extended catering team as required
• Maintaining and growing a large corporate client base with government and private companies
• Working with affluent Dubai clients for private events
• Manage the day to day operations of the department ensuring all facets are running efficiently
• Coordinating events from initial brief through to delivery
• Develop and implement marketing initiatives and sales strategies to drive business growth

Mercure Hotel Auckland, NZ

• Responsible for revenue generation and encouraging repeat business
• Working closely with exhibition organisers, stand designers and contractors
• Organising trade fairs, conferences, gala dinners from initial client brief through to delivery
• Managing all group rooms and banqueting processes and procedures
• Reporting on holdings and forecasting future months
• Communicating with other departments on upcoming events and distributing BEO’s weekly

Novotel Rotorua, NZ

• Organising trade fairs, conferences, gala dinners from groups of 20 up to 1000 guests
• Coordinating the full event from initial client brief to end delivery
• Preparing proposals and tender documents
• Communicating with other departments on upcoming events and distributing BEO’s weekly
• Preparing accounts for payment and invoicing at the end of every event
• Performing site inspections and attending local networking events to raise profile of hotel