General Manager Vice President

Paul Rene Lee

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Paul Rene Lee

Mobile Phone: +1-702-***-****

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Skype : prlee888

Residency: United States Permanent Resident

EDUCATION 教育背景

Washington State University

(Cum Laude, Honors)

Bachelor of Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Administration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 工作经历

11/2021 – Present General Manager Hotels

Nustar Integrated Resorts, Cebu, Philippines

World class integrated Resort with 1000 keys; 3 branded hotels consisting of ultra-luxury all butler hotel, 5 star Filipino branded hotel and 4.5 star convention hotel Convention Center

Extensive Food and Beverage outlets and services

Extensive Casino operations

www.nustar.ph

11/2019 – 03/2021 General Manager

Raffles Hainan, China

Raised Raffles Hainan’s ADR from about RMB 750 to RMB 1,500. Rightly Priced positioned Raffles Hainan amongst ultra-luxury hotels and competitive set. Drove brand compliance

Successfully drove Priced positioning, ADR and volume strategies for hotel over time

Vastly improved products and services befitting of a Raffles Branded hotel/resort Drove market positioning of hotel through active and targeted Marketing campaigns, social media, KOLs etc.

Strategized, positioned and executed ultra-luxury excellence in product and in key operational areas of hotel including Rooms, F&B, Recreation and Spa Developed and nurtured a value and performance based leadership team in the hotel

Despite COVID pandemic that devastated hotel’s performance for 4 months of 2020, we have achieve better than budgeted GOP for 2020 Induced a cost-benefit mentality in leadership to drive performance and initiatives Excellent ownership engagement to have buy-in and support for strategies and initiatives

12/2016 – 05/2019 Corporate General Manager

Millennium Hotels and Resorts North America

Main duties are to deep dive into each hotel in the North American portfolio to align leadership to perform at its optimum levels in terms of performance, service levels and standards to enhance what they are doing well and then address the areas of concern.

Assist and oversaw renovations totaling $68 million for a Midtown East asset - 439 rooms, 7,500 square feet of meeting space.

Implemented and support the conversion of the One United Nations into Millen- nium Hilton NY One UN Plaza.

Restructured Executive team for better management and performance. Tour and visually inspect property on a daily basis with executive team members. Provide direction for Human Resources to handle associate issues and union challenges.

Always on hand to meet and greet potential and current clients to garner expo- sure for property and vie for their business and loyalty. Active involvement in the Sales and Revenue efforts to reposition One UN Hotel Evaluated portfolio assets to ensure optimal performance, service levels, and standards.

Prepared business critique for ownership review on regular basis Prepared status reports ensuring project tasks and sales goals were completed successfully.

07/2014 – 12/2016 Chief Operating Officer

Tourism and Harmony Projects, USA

The Harmony Project embodies a revolutionary philosophy of engagement by emphasizing the in-depth exploration of unique locations in manner that is at once original as well as timeless in its scope. Offering a harmonious path to deep discovery through the exploration of an indigenous resort environment, the Harmony Project paradigm offers travelers unparalleled opportunities to move into lasting personal transformation through memorable and mindfully created experiences.

08/2013 – 06/2014 Senior Vice President/Owner’s Representative, Manila SM Hotels and Conventions

Portfolio: To develop and grow up to 40+ Park Inns hotels across the Philippines

(150-200 rooms each with staff of 100+permanent and Full Time Equivalent) Strategic planning, site selection, hotel planning, construction and fit out management. Pre and post opening on both a business and operational standpoint from strategic to operational details and performance management. Re-engineered business model for better efficiency and profitability with the introduction of Shared Services, revision of individual hotel organization chart and hotel core business focus.

Aligned Sales and Marketing focus for better performance and yield. Reduced payroll costs from 38% to 19% and food costs from 52% to 34% at property level.

06/2011 – 01/2013 Area General Manager- China

Capella Hotel Group

Capella Hotel Group, out of Atlanta, Georgia, USA is a growing international hotel company established in 2002. The founders of this group were the founders of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Group. Asian office based in Singapore. Spearheaded the opening and operations for initial 2 properties and assisted the group in promoting its interests, penetration and growth in China with projects in Jiuhuashan, Nanjing, Lijiang and Guangzhou.

Jiuhuashan – Resort with 150+ villas and rooms with 5 main F&B outlets and Spa, Staffing of 300.

Nanjing – City Center hotel with 300+ rooms and 5 main F&B outlets and Spa, Staffing of 450

Realigned policies, procedures, staffing, structure etc. that can be applied to Chi- na scenario.

10/2010 – 06/2011 Regional Director Of Operations – China Banyan Tree Resorts and Spas

Spearheaded the pre-opening and operations of 5 operating hotels, 2 openings and 5 active projects within China with annual revenues of US$70 Million. Added more Service centric resort experiences to keep Banyan Tree above and ahead of the competition.

Aligned cost structures so that the resorts maintain or increased product and ser- vice qualities yet kept costs low or lower.

Focused the resort operations and cost structures to weather unforeseen down- turn in business levels/periods.

02/2010 – 09/2010 Assistant Vice President of Operations Yunnan Province, China

09/2009 – 02/2010 Acting Area General Manager

Yunnan Province, China

06/2009 – 09/2009 General Manager

Banyan Tree Lijiang, China

Portfolio: 6 operating hotels in China averaging 100+ villas and rooms each with 2-3 outlets and Spa.

Scope: 10+ projects in the pipeline in China. Each resort average 250 staff each. 07/2008 - 06/2009 Vice President of Operations

Park Royal Hotels and Resorts

In charge of 6 properties within SE Asia - Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Ma- laysia each averaging 250+ rooms and multiple F&B outlets each and spa. Each property averages 350 staff each.

04/2008 - 07/2008 Area General Manager – Southern China InterContinental Hotel Group

10/2005 - 03/2008 Regional General Manager – Philippines InterContinental Hotel Group

General Manager for the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila and Holiday Inn Galleria Manila.

In charge of the Intercontinental Hotel Manila and Holiday Inn Clark Field in regional role.

All properties exceeded their budgeted GOPs 2 years in a row. Total 1,400 staff members.

07/2002 - 04/2005 Chief Operating Officer

Six Senses Resorts and Spas, Bangkok Thailand

(Now part of IHG Group)

Six Senses - a multi-award winning resort and spa management and development company operating properties and products branded as Soneva Resorts, Six Senses Hideaways (formerly Evason Hideaways), Evason Resorts, Six Senses Spas and Six Senses Gallery.

In charge of the operational performance of the 5 operating resorts with annual revenues of US$60 Million.

Spearheaded the development, documentation and refinement of brand and service standards for each brand and corporate best practices. Initiated and drove the company’s rejuvenation program to create new and creative sensory experiences for both guests and staff; created a culture of idea generation and best practice sharing.

Managed the development of and the initial operations of the Six Senses Spas. Coordinated Sales and Marketing and Development time lines and strategies to open new properties and drive brand performance.

Overall group GOP exceeded budget by 23% in year 2004. Responsible for 1,600 staff members.

05/2001 - 06/2002 Vice President of Operations

Raffles International – Singapore

General Manager Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore with 1,000 staff members. Assisted Senior Vice President in managing the operations of all group hotels. Spear headed transition team responsibilities in the merging of Swissotel into Raffles International.

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