David De Becker Email & Phone Number

Pre-Opening & Technical Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in managing pre-opening planning, procurement, and technical project management for diverse hospitality projects, ensuring timely and efficient operations commencement.Operational Excellence: Proven track record in post-opening operational management, providing comprehensive support in administrative, technical, and quality aspects to optimize operational efficiency and consistency.Hospitality Asset Management: Experienced in asset management, overseeing business performance on behalf of ownership groups, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, particularly during third-party management engagements.Project Portfolio: Successfully managed and contributed to notable projects such as Cardo Hotel Brussels, Doubletree by Hilton Brussels, The Hoxton Brussels, Hotel Indigo Brussels City Center, and Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and client satisfaction.

- Managing Information Technology and Hotel Systems for 400+ hotels across the EMEA region.- Assist and prepare project plans and installation of physical layout, site preparation, training and scheduling. Supervision of support/cut-over teams. - Manage vendor relationships for the EMEA region.- Analyze competitive tenders/quotations on behalf of hotels and make recommendations where necessary to ensure positive results and price/value whilst maintaining very high professional and ethical standards. - Manage and motivate subordinate staff to achieve high levels of job satisfaction and productivity. - Participate in the preparation of the Hotel Capital Plans. - Compile various security-related metrics data and create business-useful views of program state and effectiveness of controls to communicate to Corporate, Division and Property stakeholders.- Manage audit process for general IT and specific regulatory (primarily PCI and privacy) controls validation.

Responsible for the 6 properties currently running under the Dolce Hotels & Resorts flag on terms of ICT. Opening and rebranding new hotels under the Dolce Hotels & Resorts flag on terms of ICT.

Specialization Year - Hotel Management

Secondary, Hospitality