The Royal Golf Club is home to Bahrain's only 18 hole championship standard golf course and to a par 3 9-hole course, both designed by course architect and golfing legend Colin Montgomerie. www.theroyalgolfclub.com

Driving Bahrain's tourism marketing strategy and managing the International Offices of the Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority located in UK, Germany, France, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and India.

A publicly listed company in the Bahrain Bourse. The Gulf Hotels Group are hotel owners & operators and retailers of food & beverage in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. www.gulfhotelsgroup.com

Increase tourist arrivals into the Kingdom of Bahrain by developing a sustainable tourism product.Generate global awareness of the Kingdom of Bahrain's tourism potential. Create opportunities to encourage and drive foreign and local investment in the tourism sector.

Develop and deliver a sustainable tourism product aimed at increasing tourism arrivals to Kingdom of Bahrain that meets the governments vision of growing non-oil sector revenues.

Consultancy Projects:Management Consultant – Feasibility study for a concierge operation within a global organisation with multinational clients in the financial services sector.Project Management – Global Conferences – Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Project Consultant – Partnership Development - Strategy and DeliveryProject Consultant – Member Acquisition/Retention - Increase sales and upgrade Service Delivery

A concierge service provider, exclusively for clients in the Financial Services and Corporate Loyalty schemes sector. Successfully set up a team of home working concierge in the UK, start-up of the European operations and developed the team into a ‘best in class’ customer service delivery team.

A concierge service provider exclusively for clients of UK’s leading financial services providers, elite brand houses and VIP corporate clients. Managed the Global Travel Team, in London, and team members based in Brisbane, Bali and Berlin. Overseeing all operational systems and identifying areas of efficiency and profitability improvement. Developed a robust supplier network, contracting and manage multiple products and suppliers in the Far East and Australasia, negotiated and implemented strategic alliances with hotel chains ensuring favourable reward schemes, negotiated and contracted product crucial to delivering exceptional benefits to clients.

Owned and managed a Destination Management Company based in Sri Lanka, providing ground services in Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives, for clients originating from Europe and Far East.

Responsible for the successful growth of the company’s business and all operational aspects set against a back drop challenging circumstances of a civil war in the country.

Responsible for the growth of the division from its infancy in 1989, the company grew to over a 150-permanent staff and over 50 part-time employees. AchievementsPart of the development team of the Emirates Hotel Division, which was responsible for the conceptualization of the Al Maha Desert Resort project, through building and snagging, staffing and the successful marketing of the resort.One of the two managers in the organisation responsible for trialing a new Staff Appraisal and Motivational system within our business units, which was so successful that it was then implemented across the rest of the Emirates/DNATA Group.Sourced and successfully implemented two large IT Systems within this period to cope with the growth and scope of the business.Successful negotiations with Dubai Government to waive visa restrictions on visitors from Europe, North America and Australasia.Held a seat on Dubai’s Tourism Development Committee representing Emirates interest.Active involvement with the Dubai’s Tourism Committee in developing the ‘Cruise Strategy’ to increase the arrivals of cruise ships including the development of a cruise terminal and relaxing the visa processes.Negotiated the purchase of 50% of Zubair Tours, Oman.Developed a feasibility study, investigated potential and preparation to start up a DMC in Sri Lanka after Emirates purchase of a major share in Sri Lankan Airlines.Successfully set up representative offices in the UK, Germany, France and Japan to develop Dubai’s tourism potential in these countries for both MICE and individual tourists.