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eMail: arbind.shrestha@pksholdingsltd.com

A dynamic, entrepreneurial, strategic performance focused and visionary leader with 30 years of global leadership and has had record of accomplished top management experience in leading and running successful businesses in four continents – North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, most recently with “Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts in the Middle East”. Cluster General Manager in multi segmented properties leadership and cluster management roles since 2002. Proven track records of accomplishments as a leader in crafting strategy, steering and aligning strategic direction, developing people talent, managing resources, building organization, establishing networks, overseeing daily operations, and successful execution of initiatives. Regarded for directing company’s strategic direction to transform and reposition business and achieving desired levels of growth. Demonstrated abilities to combine visionary, strategic and tactical expertise to produce results. Instrumental in achieving significant revenue growth, cost reductions and profit improvements through reengineering, hotel real estate asset management, hotel / resort development concept and positioning, operating contract review & negotiations, design and development, redevelopment and renovation of hotel or resort assets, repositioning, developing people & talent, stakeholder management and leadership expertise. Skillful at Strategic marketing, financial & asset management, human resources and operations management, managing “Owner and Operator” relationships, board level engagement, involvement and review, hotel & resort renovation, redevelopment, design process and conceptual strategies, preopening, reopening of hotels or resorts, marketing and relaunch.

Cluster accountability and responsibility for the entire Qaryat Al Beri complex comprising of multiple brands, ultra deluxe Shangri-La Hotel, Shangri- La Residences fiver star full service apartments, Traders Hotel with 301 rooms and suites, The Villas by Shangri-La with six ultra luxury themed palatial villas, nine restaurants and bars and extensive recreational facilities including CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La.Shangri-La Hotel with 214 rooms and suitesShangri- La Residences with 161 fiver star full service apartments,Traders Hotel with 301 rooms and suitesThe Villas by Shangri-La with 6 ultra luxury themed palatial villas

Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, cluster accountability and responsibility for integrated destination resort consisting of multi-segmented three properties with differentiated life style products, 22 food & Beverage outlets and the Souk (the souk consists of 30 shopping outlets, restaurants and adventure zone amusement indoor playground for children).Al Husn Hotel (Ultra Deluxe hotel – 176 keys) Al Bandar Hotel (Five Star hotel – 200 keys)Al Waha Hotel (Family Resort hotel – 304 keys)

Cluster accountability and responsibility for multi-properties Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa (304 rooms), and Golden Sands Resort (395 rooms), Penang, Malaysia.General Manager for cluster of two multi-properties – 699 keys, accountable and responsible for planning and execution of effective resort closure, reengineering & retrenchment of 700 employees; redevelopment, renovation, project conceptualization, project planning, repositioning, pre-opening, reopening and successful relaunch of ultra deluxe Conde Nast top 10 award winning iconic resort.