Overseeing and executing marketing initiatives as well as managing day-to-day operations to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the business.

Responsible for planning, organizing, managing and coordinating various types of events: both external and internal events: customer facing events, trainings, trade-shows. Working closely with teams to define individual event goals, objectives, target audience and communication plans. Venue sourcing, negotiating and contracting; working on the event project plan and the event budget. Post-event debriefing sessions including final budget reporting, attendees feedback, lessons learned and key metrics measurement.

Ensure day-to-day business operations runs smoothly. Oversee contracts compliance and payroll.

Heading up team of 6 Sales Managers focused solely on converting Conference & Events sales from client enquiries for events ranging from 100 to 1300 Delegates, responsible for delivering the hotel’s annual revenue budget for Conference & Events (C&E annual revenue around £18mln),supporting the Director Of Conference & Events (C&E),

Heading up team of nine Conference and Events Sales Managers responsible for full sales cycle, from selling to planning: from client enquiry, negotiating, contracting, up-selling, event function sheet , as well as post event billings, follow-up and rebooking events from 100 to 1300 Delegates.

Responsible for the full cycle of event from client enquiry up to 1300 Delegates, proposal writing, selling and negotiating, converting and contracting to planning onsite logistics, function sheet to delivery of the event, as well as post event billings, follow-up ,supporting the Director Of C&E, Team Leader of Large Events.

Four star, 1054 bedrooms, 40 meeting rooms, total of 4 100 sq m/44 000sq ftEurope's premier, UK's largest and London's first genuine conference and meetings Responsibilities: • Hiring, motivating, training and supervising staff members• Developing and supporting the Hilton Meeting Sales Managers including conducting their 6-month and monthly reviews, as well as monitoring the team's performance• Ensuring that all KPI’s and Departmental / Team Targets are met• Promoting, selling and controlling the conference and banqueting spaces available in the hotel• Developing future and repeat business contributing to the profitability of the Hotel• Controlling the full sales cycle; client enquiry, negotiating, contracting, up-selling, function sheet, delivery of the event, post event billings, follow-up and rebooking• Handling complaints

Objective:Promoting, selling and controlling the conference and events spaces available in the hotel. Ensuring revenue and conversion targets are met. Utilizing the events space in the hotel to maximize sales and profitability for the business. Responsibilities: • Converting customer enquiries into confirmed sales• Controlling the full sales cycle, from client enquiry, negotiating, contracting, up-selling, function sheet to delivery of the event, as well as post event billings, follow-up and rebooking.• Providing all relevant departments with the necessary information to deliver excellent customer service.• Being aware of effective diary management and selling strategies. • Developing a broad range of product knowledge of the hotel. Also having an understanding of the competitors’ strengths and weaknesses.• Maintaining company procedures relating to credit, health & safety.Four times booking converter of the month within a team of 13 employees and booking converter of the year 2010.