Experience

Compound Ventures

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Compound is a strategy agency that advises companies and leads major projects and M&A in the Hotel & Accommodation, Hospitality & Leisure, Property Development, Food & Beverage and Restaurant & Bar sectors. Clients include hotels, co-living developments, serviced accommodation, co-working and serviced offices, restaurant & bar groups, family offices, mixed-use property developers, alcohol brands, F&B manufacturing, service firms, tech startups, retail ventures and more. Project deliverables for clients of Compound typically relate to: - Expansions & Growth Strategy - Estate Repositioning & Optimisation - New Venture Development & Concept Strategy - F&B/R&B Direction - Mixed-Use Property Development - Global Operations - Commercial Optimisation - Production, Logistics & Supply Chain - Major Project Direction - Operational Optimisation & Direction - Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory - Partnerships & Strategic Marketing



Selina

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Food & Beverage

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Selina operates 100 hotels globally, with another 100+ currently in development. Reporting directly to the CEO, I held full accountability for reaching corporate, financial and operational targets for the global estate relating to: - Revenue & EBITDA - Development & Site Openings - Asset Management - Operational KPIs - Brand & Experience Indices - Product, Concept & Experience - Growth & Expansion My responsibilities included but were not limited to full oversight of: *Restaurants & Bars Global Estate (300+ revenue centres in 20+ countries) - Commercial & Operations *Revenue/EBITDA - Growth & Optimisation, OpEx Reduction Strategy (P&L USD$50m) *Global Product Strategy - R&D, NPD, Diversification, Productisation & Scalability *Hotel Property Development - Strategy, Underwriting, Due Diligence, Design, Infrastructure, Compliance, Project Execution, Openings *Global Partnerships w/ Suppliers, Sponsors, Partner Operators, Investors, Media, Brands, M&A, etc. *Revenue Generating Product Suite incl. Rooms (25k), Wellness, Coworking, Retail, Programming, Tours, etc. *Build of Scaling Architecture - Departmental Tools, Guidelines & Standards, SOPs, Frameworks, Structures, Processes, Dashboards, Analysis Tools, KPIs, etc. *Global Supply Chain Strategy *360° Qualitative & Quantitative Data Analysis, Insights, Strategy & Pivots



Shoreditch Townhouse Group

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

  Shoreditch Townhouse Group is a multi-concept, multi-site hospitality operator focusing on luxury venues, nightclub and members' club operations, street food markets and F&B services. STG expanded into property development and accommodation during my leadership. Key responsibilities related to: - Leading Group Expansion – Strategy, Planning & Execution - Food & Beverage/Restaurant & Bar Direction - New Venture Development - Lead development of new ventures to diversify group interests - Commercial Property Acquisitions - UK wide - Major Project Direction - Property Development - Design & Build of commercial, residential, mixed-use/community - Hospitality Developments - Bars, restaurants, nightclubs, cafés, markets, catering & events - Commercial Direction - Growth & OpEx Control, P&L £8m+ and CapEx £3m+, consolidation - Tenders, Proposals, Bidding & Contracts - Partnership Strategy - Product Direction - Food & Beverage, Accommodation, Events, Talent Strategy, - Strategic Marketing - Comprehensive campaigns in collaboration w/ agencies - Business Improvement – Operations, Procedures & Systems



The Breakfast Group

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations & Projects

  • 2013 - 2015

  The Breakfast Group is a prominent multi-concept, multi-site hospitality group that operates premium Restaurants & Bars, and luxury experience-led venues. The venues include Opium Parlour, Peony Chinatown, Fox Fine Wines & Spirits, Salvador & Amanda, The Social, Jerusalem Bar & Kitchen, Over Easy, Burlock London, 68 & Boston, FAM, and Gas Street Social. Key responsibilities included: - Project Direction - Conceptualisation, Strategy & Execution (CapEx £2m+) - Group Operations Direction (8 sites) - Commercial Direction - P&L Oversight & Optimisation (£15m) - Food & Beverage/Restaurant & Bar Direction - Product Development - New Concepts, F&B, Events, Customer Experience Design - Strategic Marketing - Creative Direction, Brand & Identity, Content Direction, Campaign Direction - New Venture Development - Facilities Management - UK estate - Supply Chain Strategy - Strategic Partnerships - Pernod Ricard, DIAGEO, BBC, City of Westminster, Grosvenor Group, etc.