Gordon Wilson | 执行董事, GBK 咨询公司

简介

我是一名技能娴熟、经验丰富且精通业务的商业领导者。强烈的工作责任心使我总能在观光旅游业内的不同项目中最大化地促进其运营和财务表现。近期，我投身于不断变化的酒店式公寓市场、建筑管理和物业管理中。

在国际、国内的休闲产业公司中，我都拥有多年高级管理经验。这些经验是在创立和帮助地区旅游业兴起的过程中而逐渐积累的。

不论是政府部门还是私人企业，我都能经营自如。无论是由股东选举、同董事选举还是由社区选举，我都能成功地与董事会合作。

我倾向于挑战现状，以争取竞争优势来实现运营效率。我对有效的财务分析、销售和营销绩效，并将这种“理解”传达给团队，有深刻的了解。由于在某些极具挑战性的业务和运营环境中有多年经验，因此我拥有出色的解决方案管理能力。

我对个人发展充满热情，我坚定的认为当管理团队能够不断完成自己的职业目标时，最终整个公司也能完成其目标。不论是书面还是口头，我都能高效沟通，进行多层级管理。我认为自己拥有非常强的领导能力，可以激发同事的工作潜力。

 

Business Development Achievements

  • The development of a management team to address the challenges of the New Zealand Hotel Apartment market and to begin to realize the potential of this relatively new accommodation sector.

  • Creation of a residential Hotel School in Fiji utilising a poorly performing hotel with funding from Ausaid and in partnership with APTC…The only one of its kind in the Pacific…fully operational within 3 months.

  • The acquisition, refurbishment and re-opening of an 4.5 star hotel in Apia, Samoa

  • The creation of a Secretary’s and Personal Assistant ’s loyalty club

  • The opening of several ‘external’ Bars and Restaurants to complement the Hotel’s activities in a provincial town.

  • The development of Motel complexes in New Zealand to complement existing business operations.

  • The creation of a housing sub-division on surplus hotel land.

  • The development and construction of a 4 teir retail and commercial office tower in a provincial town replacing an old ‘unworkable’ hotel site.

  • The creation of a Franchise operation which created an additional 12 hotels to the Group and the successful negotiation of full management contracts on most.

  • The increase in the company’s share price four fold during my tenure.

  • The introduction of a social media strategy to complement the sales and marketing activity.

  • The increase in the company’s value as a result of improved financial performance.

  • Being a key member of an opening team which opened 3 hotels in Mombasa, Kenya.

Professional Details

Training / Qualifications:

3 years Hotel School in the United Kingdom

Professional member of a Board of Directors

Professional  Roles in:

    • United Kingdom
    • Switzerland
    • Norway
    • Kenya
    • Zambia
    • Botswana
    • Fiji
    • Vanuatu
    • Samoa
    • New Zealand :
      Auckland / Rotorua / Wellington /Queenstown / Christchurch

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Professional Leadership

  • Was the first elected Chairperson of the newly founded New Zealand Hotel Council.

  • Appointed by the New Zealand Minister of Tourism to a sub Board charged with developing statistical analysis for the main New Zealand Tourism Board.

  • Sat on the Fijian Hotel Board as a Director.

  • Was appointed to the recruitment panel responsible for appointing personnel for the Presidential State Houses in Zambia by H.E Kenneth Kaunda

  • Was appointed to the Board responsible for organizing the 20thIndependence Celebrations for Botswana by the President H.E. Quett Masire as well as being charged with organizing the Gala Dinner for 2,500 guests and 14 Heads of State 250kms in the Kalahari Desert!

  • Was appointed to the external Examination Panel for the Kenya Utalii College in Nairobi.

Financial Management Successes

  • Have significantly increased accommodation yield within the first 12 months of my present commission by 20% with conversion ratios of additional revenue to profit presently in excess of 100%.

  • Have improved the financial performance of every organisation I have been employed by.

  • More than quadrupled the share price of the Millennium and Copthorne Hotel Group in New Zealand during my 6 year career.

  • Introduced Management Incentives based on financial performance across numerous organisations with very positive results.

  • Introduced a set of KPI’s in the form of a league table to encourage a competitive environment

  • Developed the understanding of financial performance at Head of Department level which led to an acute improvement in business understanding and decision making.

  • Introduced a ‘Liquid Gold’ Programme designed to improve cash flow and reduce borrowing costs.

Project  Management

  • The acquisition, refurbishment and re-opening of an hotel in Apia Samoa;

  • The development and construction of a retail and commercial office tower in a provincial town replacing an old ‘unworkable’ hotel site.

  • The development of two motel complexes in New Zealand to complement existing business operations.

  • The creation of a Franchise operation which created an additional 12 hotels to the Group and the successful negotiation of full management contracts on most.

  • The creation of a housing sub-division on surplus hotel land.

  • The creation of a residential Hotel School in Fiji.

  • The transformation of backpacker accommodation into more financially viable student accommodation.

  • Developed conceptual and financial plans for a hotel serviced apartment complex in Christchurch.

  • Prepared financial feasibilities for the development of an accommodation in Kingsland, Auckland.

  • Was engaged as part of the design and concept team of the multi-million dollar Carrington Resort Complex in Northland.

Corporate Strategy Projects

  • The re-launch of the Tanoa Hotel Group.

  • The creation and introduction of an in house graduate training programme in an effort to ‘grow our own’ hotel executives.

  • The development and introduction of a social media strategy.

  • The creation of 3 distinct brands for the Millennium and Copthorne Group and their positioning in the market.

  • The creation and implementation of sets of SOP’s across the company.

  • The redirection of the HR and Training activities to better suit the ever changing markets.