John Cooper Email & Phone Number

I am passionate about the hotel and tourism industry, i have many years of senior management experience in hotels and lodges throughout South Africa. From start up to pre -opening to managing hotel properties successfully. I have been involved in the hotel industry since 1989.Worked for Guvon Hotels for a period of 15 years as General Manager, Golden Leopard Resorts for a period of 6 years in various senior positions, last position Senior general manager, operations.Managed and opened many hotel and lodge properties throughout South Africa, manly in the 4 star segment, and assisted existing properties from a distressed situation to a successful business operations. Furthermore assisting with the compiling of Due Diligence Reports of a property that is for interested parties.Worked closely with various trade unions involved in the hospitality and tourism sector.The hotel properties involved with on general management level, all 4 star units;Maropeng - The Cradle of Humankind - GautengStellenbosch Lodge - Stellenbosch - Western CapeKaroo One - De Doorns - Western CapeCritchley Hackle Lodge - Dullstroom - MpumalangaAddo Elephant Country Lodge - Addo - Eastern CapeNamakwari Lodge - Kathu - Northern CapeImplementation and roll out of all the necessary policy and procedures for a successful hotel operation, including all the legal requirements for a hotel operation.Involved in numerous community upliftment projects, as an project manager/mentor in the tourism sector in South Africa.Previously involved actively on numerous tourism bodies, with other stakeholders,and local government, provincial and national levels in South Africa, for the upliftment and marketing of the area to the South Africa public.Involved on an executive level of the Northwest Parks & Tourism Board during my tenure at Golden Leopard Resorts. I am currently also involved in the selling of hotel and lodge properties in South Africa, and Mozambique.

Listed skills include Turnaround Experience, Powerpoint, Reporting And Analysis, Event Planning, and 40 others.