Specialising in design, build and repurposing properties into Senior Living spaces, focusing on turnkey design, build, managing and operating portfolios.

A foreign investment start up company specialising in building, managing and operating quality senior living facilities offering both independant and assisted living in Malaysia. An affiliate company of Columbia Pacific Management Inc. USA, a leader in senior living facilities globally. Spearheaded the successful completion of a turnkey design and build project now operating as the first international standard senior living community in Malaysia. Began operations as Acacia by Pacific Senior Living on October 1st 2023 with 136 rooms in operation. Project was completed and delivered successfully. www.pacificseniorliving.com.my

Contractor to MyEG Berhad to manage and operate the Mysafetravel portfolio and operations. Mysafetravel was the Covid quarantine application which allows incoming residents and citizens access to various quarantine hotels that were approved by the Ministry of Health. Mysafetravel also managed the quarantine transportation between points of entry into Malaysia to the respective quarantine hotels nationwide.

Operate and asset managed an integrated destination comprising of 4 international hotels & resorts, The Westin Desaru Coast, Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, Anantara Resort Desaru Coast and the One & Only Resort Desaru Coast, 1 Conference Centre with a capacity of 1000 guests operated by Marriot International, 1 water theme park with the largest wave pool in the region, 2 world class golf courses designed by Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, a retail centre, township services and an international Ferry Terminal (under construction, poised to open in mid 2021)This role is an internal transfer within the group from TAR&H to DDH1. The role ended due to the Covid lock down and high impact on tourism in Malaysia.

TARH is an investment holding company incorporated to develop, manage and operate hospitality and attraction destinationis. Established by the Malaysian Government’s strategic investment fund, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, TARH serves as a catalyst for the leisure and tourism industry by bringing premier world-class hotels, resorts, golf courses and attractions to the region. Its current key investment portfolio comprises Desaru Coast - Malaysia’s first integrated luxury destination, LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort - the sixth LEGOLAND in the world and the first in Asia, KidZania Kuala Lumpur & KidZania Singapore, Puteri Harbour – a quay side lifestyle retail and family entertainment complex, SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN – the first of its kind outside of Japan, Thomas Town – an indoor theme park that features the famous Thomas & Friends® characters on multiple themed rides and Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour at the luxury waterfront of Puteri Harbour, Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya), along with the award winning The Datai Langkawi and the first Els Club in Southeast Asia – Els Club Teluk Datai in Langkawi. The Els Club Malaysia will add two more championship golf courses to its stable with the opening of Els Club Desaru Coast and Els Club Desaru Valley, both located in Desaru Coast. Operating & Asset Manager of Hotels & Resorts in my portfolio, The Legoland Hotel, Hotel Jen by Shangrila Puteri Harbour, Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, The Westin Resort Desaru Coast and the Desaru Coast Conference Centre. In construction and pre opening stages, One & Only Desaru Coast & Anantara Resort Desaru Coast scheduled for operations in the 3rd quarter 2019.Desaru Coast was officially launched in July 2019 by His Majesty The Sultan of Johor. I was contracted and employed to spearhead the pre opening readiness of the project covering construction development and hotel pre opening processes, responsible for the owners pre opening budgets and inevitably Asset Management.

Continent Hospitality Management Sdn Bhd is a new player in the South East Asian market and has been appointed by CONTINENT HOTELS & RESORTS (The Brand) in Turkey to be the Master Licence partner for Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Besides Franchise membership and management engagements we also specialise in project management & development, pre and post opening consultancy, Sales & Marketing consultancy, Training & Development and Techinical Services. The brand is developing in the region under the malaysian registered company "Continent Hotels & Resorts Management Sdn Bhd" in Kuala Lumpur. www.continentfranchise.com

In charge of pre opening developments, Technical services, IT, Spa development and Quality Assurance. Area of coverage was Asia and MIddle East with 172 hotels under the portfolio. Managed properties General Managers reported to this position on operational and KPI's. Left prematurely as the senior management was having certain difficulties with the HQ in the U.S.

Renovation task of the aging hotel.

An all suites property in the business district of Manila, Philippines.

Pre and Post opening GM at Sedona Hotel Manado Indonesia thereafter, transferred to Sedona Hotel Mandalay, Myanmar.

As DOSM moving onward to EAM-Ops. Re-branding exercise in order to set the property up into a Sofitel.

In the S&M department reporting to the Snr.VP S&M. Primary focus of increasing the membership numbers of the resort. Also overseeing the MICE market in Australia via sales calls and previous contacts.

Based at the Sydney Sales Office in Chiffley Tower. Responsible for the S&M of the resort which was based on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Based at the Novotel Brighton Beach in Sydney and later transferred to the All Seasons Premier Menzies in Sydney handling sales accounts.