Focusing on building businesses through marketing strategies that win, content that engages and sales initiatives that deliver. Working with clients to develop programmes that grow profitable and sustainable business and build a loyal customer base.

Heading up the sales and marketing for business events and weddings business at the 209-room resort and member of Design Hotels. Hired by the owning family and reporting to General Manager.Training and mentoring F&B, banquet and sales teams. Driving sales to meet and exceed agreed targets. Setting annual sales and marketing plan, targets and calling daily and monthly meetings to review and strategize. Recently introduced and lead monthly webinars with global sales offices.Conceiving and developing F&B promotions with Head of F&B and Chef.Promoting award winning spa.Supporting DOS on leisure sales initiatives

I plant trees for the environment.I founded Latis, an organic experiment at Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand's northeastern-most province in 2004 and have planted more than 1,700 trees to bring back biodiversity to a small peninsula of land, waterside at Sirindhorn Dam reservoir.

Working with five hotels in Bangkok to drive business events through Bangkok Venue Collection campaign. Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square • Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit • Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit • Pullman Bangkok King Power • Swissotel Bangkok Ratchada

Sales, marketing and delivery of business events. Securing corporate and social events, Indian Weddings, outside catering for Amari Watergate Bangkok, ONYX Hospitality Group's flagship hotel, and Amari Pattaya, the group's premier beach resort property in Thailand. Providing creative inspiration for high concept events. Being property-based, I had hands-on operations experience, deeply involved with service deliverables and guest experience.Head the event and niche market sales for the chain’s 659-room flagship Bangkok property and 529-room beach resort.Reporting to Vice President & Regional General ManagerSecure business and operate complex business and social events, directing HODs.Ensuring guest satisfaction.Setting and mentoring staff to achieve KPIs.Working with teams to ensure high Tripadvisor rankingAmari’s spokesperson for business events.Developing sales promotions with F&B and spa.Duty Manager roster.Mastermind behind the North Pattaya Alliance - a destination promotion initiative.Board Member and Co-Chairman, Marketing Committee of TICA (Thailand Incentive & Convention Association) and Board Member of the Thai Indian Weddings Association (TIWA)

Mentoring European students attending a 10-week Event Management course. As Guest Lecturer I mentored Dutch and German students as part of four Hospitality and event management modules.http://stendenrangsit.com/who-we-are/visiting-lecturers/

Created Diethelm Events brand and grew the events business to £8m annual revenue for Diethelm Travel Group.P&L responsibility for Diethelm Events division.Reporting to Group CEO.Managed and mentored events teams in 12 offices covering 11 Asian countries.Created annual budget and sales & marketing plan.Supported staff in managing their accounts.Implemented KPIsSet highest standard of service to secure repeat custom.Hiring and firing of staff.Ensuing high-level security for A-List clients and health and safety standards adhered to.

Headed of inbound operations.Reported to owner. Managed a portfolio of leisure tour operators accounts and business eventsCo-Chairman, Marketing Committee at the Thailand Incentive & Convention Association (TICA)Forged two industry alliances - Bangkok's River of Kings and Phuket Incentive Island.

Headed travel agency and Thailand GSA for Forte Hotels, Cunard Cruises and Reed Travel Publications. Created and launched promotions in partnership with Principals and British Tourism Authority. Built IATA outbound air ticketing business Launched business events department servicing exhibitions and congresses

Responsible for underwriting a portfolio of liability insurance business.

Reporting to Carol Boland, a talented a respected Underwriter in the Lloyds insurance market and author of 'Reinsurance: London market practice'. Handled legal contracts, assessed and accepted insurance risks and administrated a portfolio of global reinsurance.

It was Finger Lickin' Good! A great experience to work weekends. The part-time post did not conflict with my main insurance career yet boosted the coffers.

A privilege to have worked as a broker on the floor of the old Lloyds building specialising in medical malpractice and US liability.