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Irving, Texas, Us

YPO is a global leadership community of 36,000 members across 150 countries, leading businesses generating $9 trillion annually, united by a mission to create better leaders for a better world.Served as People Operations and Champion Experience (CEO volunteers) leader, focused on design and execution of high-impact HR strategies that drove organizational alignment with mission and purpose. Spearheaded comprehensive leadership restructuring of YPO’s leadership team, including CEO search, and rebuilding of HR function with new top talent.• Culture Evolution: Led organization wide culture evolution initiative, redefining YPO’s mission, purpose, and values to deepen associate engagement and foster unified purpose.• Talent Management: Established new talent management processes to better serve business. • Compensation and HR Committee Leadership: Led CHRC, ensuring equitable, competitive rewards strategies aligned with organizational goals, and organizational compliance. • Development of Global Network of 10,000 Volunteer CEOs: into their respective chapter and board roles across organization.• Record-Breaking Event Delivery: Delivered highest-rated Global Leadership Conference in YPO’s history, driving unprecedented engagement and vale for YPO champions worldwide.• Oversight of Global Risk and Security: Directed global risk and security strategies, safeguarding YPO’s people, assets, and reputation across international locations

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, Hk

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is a luxury hospitality leader, renowned for exceptional service, iconic accommodations, and innovative guest experiences in premier destinations worldwide.Served as HR Operations Leader for Americas and Middle East, with proven ability to drive complex transformations and elevate organizational culture in high-stakes environments. Navigated COVID-19 pandemic’s challenges by overseeing closure, reopening, and restructuring of hotels across regions, ensuring resilience and continuity in unprecedented times.• Cultural Elevation: Led global cultural transformation to redefining Mandarin Oriental employer brand experience for employees, which strengthened engagement across all hotels. • High-Impact Rebranding and Renovation: Led people strategy for successful conversion, renovation, and rebranding of iconic Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi to Mandarin Oriental, positioning property as premier destination in Middle East.

Mclean, Va, Us

Hilton Worldwide is a leading global hospitality company with over 7,000 properties in 123 countries, renowned for exceptional service, innovation, and iconic brands like Hilton and Waldorf Astoria.Served as architect of global talent management framework for 750 hotels, ensuring excellence in GM recruitment, development, and leadership. Designed and implemented comprehensive, worldwide strategy for recruiting, developing, and managing General Manager talent, aligning leadership across all 18 brand categories to drive consistency and performance.• Innovative GM Competency Models: Developed robust, brand-specific competency models for GMs, enhancing business acumen and operational effectiveness across diverse global portfolio.• Creation of GM Academy: Established pioneering platform to foster ongoing development and upskilling for GMs worldwide, elevating leadership quality and operational excellence.• Formation of GM Advisory Board: Launched Global GM Advisory Board to provide insights and guidance on GM development initiatives, ensuring strategies remain aligned with evolving industry demands and organizational goals.

Mclean, Va, Us

Served as HR leader driving impactful people strategies across 350 hotels, generating $8B in revenue across 18 different brands in 26 countries. Provided strategic HR leadership for 68,000 employees, including 275 HR leaders, whilst serving as HR partner to 17 VPs, 6 SVPs and two C-Suite leaders.• Cultural Transformation and Engagement: Led multi-year transformation to establish stronger people culture. Raised employee engagement and trust scores from 71% to over 82%.• New Business Development: Established Hilton Management Services Division, which achieved record number of new hotel deals within its first year.• IPO and REIT Leadership: HR Operations through Hilton's 2013 IPO and subsequent spinoff of owned hotels (Park Hotels and Resorts) and timeshare division (Hilton Grand Vacations).• Recruitment Optimization: Established recruitment operations center that centralized 50% of recruitment efforts, improving candidate quality and efficiency.• Heart of House Initiative: Led global project to enhance employee work environments across 750 hotels, improving overall employee satisfaction.• Innovative Uniform Partnership: Launched global partnership with Under Armour to provide high-quality uniforms for employees in physically demanding roles, boosting work comfort and morale.• Leadership Development: Built HR Excellence program, 12-month development initiative to enhance capabilities of field HR leaders.• Diversity and Inclusion: Advanced gender diversity goals in hotel leadership, aiming for 30% female General Managers and increased representation in senior corporate roles.

Mclean, Va, Us

Oversaw HR strategy for portfolio of 75 hotels generating $82M in annual EBITDA, with robust growth pipeline of 68 additional properties. Developed and executed comprehensive three-year people strategy to support rapid growth across Middle East and Africa, facilitating recruitment and onboarding of 30,000 new employees. Established satellite offices in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, providing regional infrastructure to support operational needs and accelerate portfolio growth.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality leader with 18 brands, over 6,000 hotels in 100+ countries, delivering exceptional guest experiences through innovation, sustainability, and personalized service.Directed HR strategy across portfolio of 55 hotels in UAE, Egypt, Amman, Syria, Qatar, and Oman, generating $66M in annual EBITDA. Developed comprehensive people strategy and talent management framework for MEA region, implementing metrics to optimize performance and drive accountability. Led transformative HR initiative to strengthen regional HR capabilities, enhancing local expertise and aligning HR practices with business growth goals.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Managed HR strategy for 50 hotels across Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Korea, and India, including oversight of India Corporate Office in Delhi. Aligned workforce needs for Delhi office, leading restructuring effort to streamline operations and improve efficiency. Led content development for bi-annual APAC Owners and GM Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, delivering impactful leadership development sessions.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Led leadership development strategy for 180 hotels and three corporate offices across high-growth region, with large focus on China, Japan, and Vietnam. Played key role on development committee to design senior leadership program in partnership with three top international business schools. Led APAC rollout over three years, overseeing five successful programs attended by 200+ high-potential senior leaders. Provided strategic HR support to fuel rapid expansion in China, contributing to growth from 50 hotels to over 200, while ensuring alignment of talent strategies with business objectives.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Managed HR strategy for 13 hotels across eight countries, driving impactful regional initiatives. Led development of new Sales training RFP for EMEA region, driving change in regional vendor to enhance training effectiveness and business outcomes. Spearheaded EMEA-wide F&B upselling program, generating additional $6M in annual revenue through improved team performance and customer engagement.

Human Resources Strategic Management

Global Strategy

The Extraordinary Leader - Leadership & Motivation - Strategic Thinking

Certification Shl Psychometric Assessment Tools

Strategic Leadership In Asia Pacific

Hospitality Management

International Business

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