Chr General Manager

Anthony E Wright

Location: Congleton, Cheshire

Telephone: 079********

Email: *******.********@*****.**.**

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-wright-17861249

Hospitality Professional Profile

A senior management professional within the hotel industry, both in the UK & Overseas, who is a skilled developer of core functions with an experience of opening eight highly successful hotels on top of two major refurbishment & re-branding with a remarkable track record of achievements for Intercontinental Hotel Group & Hilton. Extremely enthusiastic and self motivated individual, who is accustomed to working under pressure whilst maintaining excellent interpersonal skills and builds effective, positive relationships with colleagues and business partners at all levels. This enables a strong focus on achieving excellent results through coaching and mentoring team members and additionally a desire to create and exploit opportunities to drive business growth.

Core Skills

●Management

●Team Leadership

●Finance / Yield

●Interpersonal

●Decision-Making

●Organized/Efficient

●Communication

●Tactful / Articulate

●Attention to detail

Career Summary

General Manager, Centara Hotels & Resorts, Muscat - Oman

www.centarahotelsresorts.com/centara/cmo

(Aug 2016 - Oct 2020)

Achievements and Responsibilities:

●Appointed to oversee/manage the opening of the first new Centara Hotel within the Middle East.

●152 Bedroom, Four Star Centara Hotel with 3 F&B Outlets, 5 Meeting Rooms and Fitness & Recreation with 6 Spa/Treatment facilities.

●Reporting to the management Company (CHR) and owners Irfan International Hotels.

●2020 Traveller’s Choice award-winner in the Top 10% of Hotels Worldwide.

Area General Manager, Grand Millennium Hotel, Sulamania - Kurdistan

www.millenniumhotels.com/en/sulaimani/

(2014- 2016)

Achievements and Responsibilities:

●Appointed to oversee the opening and manage the Grand Millennium Hotel.

●253 Bedroom, 5 Star Grand Millennium Hotel with 7 F&B outlets, Grand-Ballroom 1,000 capacity, Auditorium 340 capacity, Fitness & Recreation facility 450 members, with 8 Spa/Treatment facilities.

●Later appointed as Area General Manager overseeing two other properties within Sulamania City,

●Second property: Millennium Hotel & Spa 133 Bedrooms Four Star deluxe with three F&B outlets and Spa & Fitness.

●Third property: Copthorne Baranan Hotel Four Star, with Three F&B outlets.

●Reporting to the Management Company & owners Faruk Group

Director of Operations, Chardon Management Ltd

(Company sold to Interstate Hotels & Resorts Oct 2013)

https://www.chardonhotels.co.uk/

(2011-2013)

Achievements and Responsibilities:

●Overseeing 18 Hotels across the UK for a highly successful management company.

●Primarily focused on delivering profit for shareholders.

●Supporting General Managers in compliances/quality/service/profit.

●Key areas of support: IHG-Brand-Standards, Chardon Ways-Tools, H&S, Quality Control, Guest Experience.

●Delivered 1st year £400k increase in F&B sales and £250k of cost initiative savings.

General Manager, Hilton Resort & Spa - Chester Four Star Deluxe

Sanguine Hospitality

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mandtdi-doubletree-hotel-and-spa-chester/

(2009-2012)

Achievements and responsibilities:

●Appointed to oversee the £28 Million redevelopment and management of Hoole_Hall.

●Now 140 bedroom DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa with extensive Club & Spa, 2100+ Members & Marco Pierre White Restaurant Bar & Grill.

Previous Professional Experience Cont’ (Further detail available upon request)

General Manager (Internal Transfer) Kew Green Hotels Ltd, Courtyards By Marriot,

London Gatwick Airport (218 Bedroom) between 2008-2009.

General Manager, Kew Green Hotels Ltd, Holiday Inn Express,

London Stansted Airport (254 Bedroom) between 2004-2008.

Project Opening General Manager, Queensway Hospitality, Holiday Inn Express Hotels London & Stevenage two properties between 2003-2004.

General Manager, First House Hotels Ltd, Holiday Inn,

Manchester Airport (226 Bedrooms) between 2001-2003.

Key Achievements/Accolades:

Hilton Pride award top 10 World-Wide. 2010

Hilton Best Large Hotel of the Year Cheshire 2010

IHG Torchbearer Award 2007

Kew Green Hotel of the Year EMEA 2007

Kew Green Hotel Housekeeping Team of the Year 2007

IHG Hotel of the Year EMEA 2006

IHG Hotel of the Year 2006 UK & Ireland Division

IHG Newcomer of the year 2005

IHG General Manager of the Year 2005 UK & Ireland.

Training Certificates:

The Seven Habits for Managers

Leadership Trust Management

Holiday Inn University

Beyond the Profit & Loss

Holiday Inn Manager 2001 Programme

Diploma – Level 7 – Leadership & Management

Personal Information / Interests & Activities

Nationality: British, Father of three men, my interests are travelling, F1-Motorsport and to keep fit I enjoy swimming & long walks.

References

Mr. Robert Crook

Managing Director - Chardon Management Ltd

2nd Floor Albert Chamber

Bath Street, Glasgow G2 1HY

Tel: 014*-***-****

Mr. Simon Matthews Williams

Chairman – Sanguine Hospitality Limited

Sanguine House

12 Temple St Liverpool L2 5RH

Tel: 015*-***-****

Mr Michael Fuchs

Owner Representative Faruk Holding

Sulamania, Kurdistan, Iraq.

Tel: +43-664-*******

Mr David Good

Vice President Operations – Centara Hotels Resort

Bangkok, Thailand.

Tel: +66-818**-****

Mr Abdullah Saif Al Hashmi

Irfan International Hotels

Muscat – Oman

Tel: +968-****-****

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