General Manager Hospitality

GENERAL MANAGER WITH F&B BACKGROUND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS

PROPERTIES IN EUROPE, CARIBBEAN, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA General

Management

Hospitality

Operations

Strategy & ROI

Project

Management -

Hotel /

Restaurant Pre-

Opening &

Opening

Policy &

Procedure

Creation /

Safety

Standards

Business

Profitability /

Financial

Analysis

Training,

Mentoring &

Team

Management

BERNARD FANTOLI

Address: Porto Arabia, The Pearl, Doha, Qatar

Mobile: + (974-****-**** Email: **********@*******.*** LinkedIn: ae.linkedin.com/in/bernardfantoli/ Skype: bernardfantoli CAREER SUMMARY

Accomplished Hospitality professional with 25+ years of qualitative cross-cultural and multi-faceted experience in leading hotel operations and restaurant operations

Planning, pre-opening, opening and procedural implementation of new projects.

Proven record of accomplishment of change management, rebranding, service standards and operational policies. Strong empathy with financial results, safety and quality audits and direct future course of action.

Recognized for personal integrity, teamwork, attracting and motivating talented resources coupled with an ability to trigger growth through implementation of leadership initiatives. CAREER HISTORY

ASSETS HOTELS & RESORTS, QATAR

General Manager Jan 24 till present

AlRayyan Hotel Doha, Curio Collection by Hilton Hilton Excellence Award for 2023

Embassy Suites by Hilton Doha Old Town

Hilton Excellence Award for 2023

Best 4-star Hotel 2024 awarded by QTA

General Manager Dec 2022-till Jan 24

Doubletree by Hilton, Doha Downtown

La Serre Restaurant, French Bistro and Boulangerie Mood Lounge, a new lifestyle, Club, DJs, and entertainment Assisting LXR Maysan and LXR Katara Hills

La Casa, Italian French restaurant

Gymkhana, classic and contemporary Indian cuisine, by JKS restaurants London TIME HOTELS LLC, UAE Jan 2014- Dec 2022

General Manager/Corporate Food and Beverage Director Time Oak Hotel and Suites

Reboot revenue and quality for the flagship.

Budget achieved and highest F&B revenue since opening. F&B projects and pre-opening; Time Tabuk Hotel, Time Marina Resort, Time Nuweiba Resort Cluster General Manager

Time Oak Hotel and Suites, Time Grand Plaza Hotel, Time Ruby Hotel Apartments, Time Express Al Khan A total of 725 rooms, 12 outlets and 3 different brands Assigned to re-organize the post pandemic era.

Assisting the F&B division, its new projects, and pre-openings General Manager, TIME Oak Hotel and Suites

216 rooms mixed with standard deluxe rooms, 1-bedroom suites and 2/3-bedroom apartments 4 distinctive F&B outlets and conference center

In charge of F&B projects for TIME LLC, 5 hotel projects to roll out 2021. General Manager TIME Grand Plaza, Dubai

232 rooms, 3 restaurants and banquet facilities up to 250 seats Achieved budgets in January and February for the first time in 7 years.

Corporate Director of Food & Beverage

Developing & implementing F&B in new to build hotels or restaurants projects working with property owners, architects, and designers.

- COMPASS GROUP, Eurest segment - Belgium

District manager (Jan 2013 – Dec 2013)

- J & M CATERING – Belgium -Belgium ‘s Top 3 best caterer in 2011 & 2012 Kitchen manager (Sep 2011 – Dec 2012)

High-end event catering from 10 to 6000 people on different locations CAMELEON CONSULTING - Belgium

Freelance F&B projects (Dec 2009 until Sep 2011)

- HILTON RAS AL KHAIMA RESORT – UAE

Executive Chef (Sep 2009 – Nov 2009)

- HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE RESORT

Executive Chef (June 2008 - Aug 2009)

- OCCIDENTAL GRAND ARUBA

Kitchen Director (Rebranding) (Aug 2007 - June 2008)

- HILTON BARBADOS 2007 World Travel Award Winner Executive Chef (Post-opening) (Jan 06- Aug 07)

PRECEDING ASSIGNMENTS

As Executive Chef

RENAISSANCE

RESORT & CASINO,

ARUBA

A MARRIOTT HOTEL

Rebranding

CARGO –BRASSERIE &

BAR, ANTWERP,

BELGIUM (Also Co-

Owner

HILTON PARIS

CHARLES DE

GAULLE, FRANCE

HILTON

SHANGHAI, CHINA

Flagship for China

NILE HILTON CAIRO,

EGYPT

Flagship for Middle

East & Africa

Oct 02 – Jan 06 Jun 99 – Jun 02 Aug 97 – May 99 Jul 96 – Jul 97 Dec 93 – Jul 96 DOMAIN SKILLS

Strong operational background and hands on approach Develop teams and set them up for success

Pre-opening experience and project management, re-branding, change management Negotiate with various union partners to maintain a healthy social climate Drive guest satisfaction and recommend new operating procedures Develop sales and marketing plans to achieve higher revenues Balance quality and cost control

Training and Development program.

Healthy mix of vertical and horizontal leadership, breaking down internal silos and leading across teams EDUCATION

Secondary certificate, College Saint-Paul at Godinne, Belgium (1978)

Assistant cook certificate, National Board of Work, Ostend, Belgium (1981)

Second cook-baker certificate, Merchant Navy, Ostend, Belgium (1983) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Executive Mini MBA Certificate, in>Professional Development UK and University of Chester, Dubai, June 2020

Coaching for Performance Certificate, Nanoom Consultancy, Dubai February 2020

Certificate – Multipliers; how the best leaders make everyone smarter, The Wiseman Group Dubai, 2015

Advanced HACCP, Geert Bruggeman Institute, Belgium 2010

Negotiation Technics, Horeca Academy, Belgium 2012

Creating a Marriott Leadership Culture, Renaissance Aruba Resort, 2004

Certified Food Safety Manager/Instructor, NRA, Miami (2003)

Certified Hospitality Departmental Trainer, American Hotel & Lodging Educational, Institute, Aruba (2003)

Pro-active leadership course, Hilton Paris (1992), Hilton International IT SKILLS

Proficient in Windows, MS Office, Opera, Protel, Jana

Date of birth: 23rd June 1962

PERSONAL DETAILS

Languages: English (Fluent), French (Native), Dutch (Native) and Spanish (Beginner)

Nationality: Belgian (EU citizen)

Marital Status: Married, 4 kids out of school and not travelling with

Driving License: Valid Belgium @ Qatar

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