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XanderPay facilitates payments to hotels from Online Travel Agents and other distribution partners. We are building a global network enabling bank transfers to hotel chains and properties, creating efficiencies and reducing the costs associated with virtual card-based payments.XanderPay also enables hotel chains to implement a variety of guest-centric.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed relationships with global distribution partners and oversaw travel agency payments for hotels in 100+ countries.
• Increased centralized payments fivefold through major systems enhancements, new functionality, process automation, and service enhancements.
• Managed stakeholder engagement, project planning, project management, cross-functional coordination, and external negotiation.
• Oversaw payment relationships with major European OTA’s, TMC’s, and payment companies
• Directed the creation of best practice documents, operating procedures, training, e-learning modules, dashboards, and managerial reporting.
• Proposed a high-level payment strategy for guest-centric payment options.

London, United Kingdom

• Developed and piloted a pioneering solution for Dynamic Currency Conversion, shortlisted for the UK Card and Payments Awards.
• Managed vendor relationships including commercial negotiation and contracting, project management, and ongoing operations.
• Directed payment enhancements, new services development, and huge efficiency gains, including industry-leading processes for streamlining VAT invoicing and reconciliation.
• Migrated hotels in 80+ countries across EMEA, Asia Pacific, and LatAm onto new systems. Managed next-generation systems development, from identifying business requirements and completing gap analysis to evaluating.
• Helped develop an RFP for pan-European acquiring.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Managed MIS and Customer Intelligence; oversaw analysis and reporting for global marketing, sales, distribution, and e-commerce departments.
• Revised the goal structure and reporting system for revenue centers; developed systems to measure return on investment for marketing programs, including impact on brand strength.
• Coordinated the annual budgeting process for 50+ units, accounting for half of all corporate costs.
• Developed presentations for the board, senior management, hotel owners, and investors.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Assisted with developing a growth and expansion strategy for a major American cruise line
• Obtained client input for creating a cash management programme to reduce working capital requirements and change corporate culture.

• Valued 25 European hotel chains and analysed potential for creating shareholder value, leading to the £810 million acquisition of Posthouse hotels.
• Formulated a comprehensive strategic analysis and ranking of 250 hotel markets to establish the group's expansion priorities, investment strategies and capital allocation programme.
• Helped develop the group's e-commerce strategy and investment, resulting in a pre-IPO stake in lastminute.com.
• Assisted with corporate business plans, annual budgets, business reviews and development strategies.
• Supported the COO in logistical aspects of the company's sale including coordinating due diligence, owner communications, and organisational re-structuring.
• Co-ordinated the executive committee input for developing the five-year business plan, vision, mission, objectives and strategies.

• Evaluated all potential new management contracts, joint ventures and acquisitions; performed project viability review, market analysis, financial forecasting and site evaluation.
• Prepared project proposals to the Executive Committee on behalf of regional teams, resulting in the addition of over 30 properties to the portfolio.
• Researched destinations, emerging markets and competitors' development trends in order to develop strategic objectives and monitor achievement.
• Drafted strategies, brand expansion proposals, and policies and procedures for the corporate development team.

New York, New York, United States

• Completed financial audits of corporate offices and hotels in 20+ countries worldwide; presented findings to hotel and corporate management in exit meetings and written reports.
• Performed year-end work with external auditors, assessed computer and network systems security, and evaluated compliance with corporate environmental and life safety initiatives.

Mba, Finance And Strategy

Bs, Hotel Administration