Hospitality Management consultancy with expertise in sales team management and restructuring, Meetings and Events, Consortia partnership and management, sales lead generation, marketing and PR.Long term management and interim solutions offered.

Responsible for a team of 4 proactive Account Directors and Managers. With 7 hotels in London, the largest being Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, and locations in Leeds and Nottingham, my team were responsible for driving Meeting & Events business into all hotels from both domestic and international markets. The key focus was to maintain motivation and activity within the MICE Sales team, increase market share and conversion and assist in forecast accuracy on property by supporting reactive M&E… Show more Responsible for a team of 4 proactive Account Directors and Managers. With 7 hotels in London, the largest being Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, and locations in Leeds and Nottingham, my team were responsible for driving Meeting & Events business into all hotels from both domestic and international markets. The key focus was to maintain motivation and activity within the MICE Sales team, increase market share and conversion and assist in forecast accuracy on property by supporting reactive M&E Sales teams. I was also responsible for managing the on property meeting and events teams to drive business and driving loyalty with clients and getting them to return to the hotels. Show less

De Vere Venues is a collection of 30 UK conference and training venues with an annual turnover of circa £140m. Following my success as Head of Agency Sales I was promoted to Director of Sales at De Vere Venues Wokefield Park overseeing all areas of sales.Key responsibilities• Responsible for a team of 21, their KPI’s and revenue targets.• Manage an annual budget of over £21 million.• Manage and develop new dynamics for attracting and retaining customers, being creative… Show more De Vere Venues is a collection of 30 UK conference and training venues with an annual turnover of circa £140m. Following my success as Head of Agency Sales I was promoted to Director of Sales at De Vere Venues Wokefield Park overseeing all areas of sales.Key responsibilities• Responsible for a team of 21, their KPI’s and revenue targets.• Manage an annual budget of over £21 million.• Manage and develop new dynamics for attracting and retaining customers, being creative with new ways to attract customers to book Wokefield Park.Key Achievements• Overall trading over budget for 2011,12,13,14• Winner a new contract worth over £1 million Show less