Greg Findlay

Conde Naste, 2024 Top 11 Asia Resorts

HICAP Singapore - 2024 Resort Sustainability Award Winner

• Working closely with local ownership team and corporate office on project management, budgeting, design, purchasing, recruitment, revenue/marketing plan.
• Positioning of the hotel on a critical path towards the scheduled opening date.

• 190 Room Luxury Resort with 14 Villa’s, regarded as the number 1 resort in China and number 1 in Revpar for Hainan Island, multi award winning including awarded top 12 Resorts in Asia for Conde Naste Traveller Readers awards 2021, Conde Naste Gold List, 2022/2023, T&L 2022/23 - Outstanding GM and Top 50 hotels, China. CTrip Top 10 Hotel list in China
• Top ranking hotel F&B for Buffet Breakfast, Best Chinese Restaurant and Western Restaurant in Sanya and number 1 Wedding Hotel
• 2021/23 Hotel Budget was achieved and exceeded, colleague satisfaction was 99%

• 491 Room Luxury property in the heart of Jing an, including 49 1, 2, 3 bedroom serviced apartments 2021 Hotel Budget was achieved

• To plan/implement refurbishment project of 696 rooms and 8 venue’s
• Project member for the planning/Design/Concept work for 4 venue’s and redesign of guest room for the renovation of the hotel
• To reposition hotel after refurbishment as lifestyle destination
• Closed hotel and moth balled due to Covid situation and released all colleagues

• To plan/implement refurbishment project of 570 rooms and 5 venue’s
• To reposition hotel after refurbishment
• Integration with Marriott International in October 2016
• A key hotel revenue earner for Marriott Greater China

• Pre Opening Team
• Recruitment, Owners Relationships, Purchasing
• Design, Brand Standards, Training, Budgets, Sales & Marketing
• Project Team Leadership and Interior Design coordination, Art Work, Styling procurement, Uniform Design
• Opened Hotel on brand and on schedule

Comp. Set Leader in Seoul with Park Hyatt

• Voted Best Luxury Hotel 2012/13 (Korean Herald Readers)
• Number 2 W Hotel Worldwide in Guest Satisfaction
• Number 2 in Asia Pacific – Hygiene Audit Standards
• Record Years in financial performance (ADR, GOP, Occ.)

• Pre Opening Team Latest International 5-star property in Phuket in the past 7 years
• First Westin resort in Thailand and opened August 1
• 2010 261 stylishly appointed rooms, suites with 18 pool villas
• Facilities, Heavenly Spa, 6 food & beverage outlets, water sports, 6 outdoor pools, private beach

• Pre Opening Team
• Established as the leading luxury hotel in New Zealand
• Home of NZ Fashion Week
• Pre-Opening/Opening GM
• Opened the hotel on schedule, June 29th, 2007
• Set up pre-opening team and completed pre-opening critical path, recruitment, marketing and operational requirements

• First 5-star international branded resort in Krabi
• 246 rooms and suites
• Situated on 10 hectares of land with a Mandara Spa, PADI Drive Centre, Conference Centre and large function MARQUEE
• Voted Starwood Team of the Year – Thailand Tsunami Recovery
• Hotel was number one in competitive set
• Projects completed while there, included Dive Centre, Garden nursery, additional meeting rooms and a further pool and restaur

• 5-star corporate hotel, Balinese resort style
• 220 rooms and suites, large gardens, spa and fitness centre, 3 restaurants and 2 bars, conference facilities
• Business – 80% international market
• Opened new Spa and hydrotherapy pools
• Completed the opening of a new SPA complex and café in 2001
• Was the top performer in its competitive set and was number 3 in the Jakarta market in REVPAR against fifteen 5-star hotels

• 5-star resort hotel in Queensland, Comprising 294 hotel rooms and 110-2, 3 & 4 bedroom villas with an 18-hole golf course
• Guests included Bill Clinton, United States President, the Chinese Premier, and many celebrities
• Number 2 to GM in the hotel operation and responsible for the Sales & Marketing team
• Major markets were Europe/USA and Australia
• Resort was awarded Best Resort of Hotel by Australian Travel agents in 1999
• Top 10 resorts, Asia/Pacific and Top 100 best hotels list in the world by Conde Naste Magazine
• Previous: Hotel operations and regional sales roles for Sheraton in NZ.