However, William graduated “right smack in the midst” of one of the worst financial crises in Southeast Asia. Nobody was thinking of hotel management.”
My generation were the baby boomers – we were going from poverty into wealth, so needed to secure ourselves a ‘decent profession’ to be able to make it big. But at that stage, I didn’t think about a career in hospitality. “From a young age, I had refined taste buds. William’s father (“linguistic, technical, outspoken”) worked for the Malaysian railways in an administrative capacity, while his mother (“very opinionated”) was a schoolteacher. While the creativity and problem-solving characteristics came naturally to William, an interest in hospitality at that stage was only tangential. By solving each of those small boxes, you solve the entire problem.” However, engineering in its philosophical sense, is breaking a big problem into small problems. Instead, there was a huge creative side to me that enabled me to visualize things three dimensionally. “I was not a traditional tick-the-box type engineer. Despite losing his mojo for medicine, William’s grades were good enough to get him into engineering school where, despite initially “absolutely hating it”, he gained a Bachelorate of Engineering (Mechanical) in 1986 from the National University of Singapore, specializing in thermal engineering, air conditioning and building services. Yet, the road to success, as with many in this profession, wasn’t always a straight or smooth one. William’s international experience in food and beverage concept work, restaurant planning, foodservice and laundry facilities design and solid waste consultancy has seen him and the CKP team (currently 60+) – execute countless high-end projects, including Wynn Palace Cotai Wynn Resort Macau Sandy Lane Barbados JW Marquis Dubai City of Dreams Macau Solaire Manila Crown Towers Perth and Four Seasons Maldives, among many others – including more than 1,000 hotel projects. Some 37 years into his career the president of CKP Hospitality Consultants, which has offices in Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Shanghai, Perth and Bengaluru, is one of the world’s – and certainly Asia’s – most highly respected and experienced design consultants. The world of medicine’s loss was – in due course – to be a significant gain for foodservice consultancy. However, by the time he reached his penultimate year at school, he had “fizzled out of energy” in that pursuit. Fuerstman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Montage Hotels & Resorts.As a young man growing up in Malaysia, Alburn William wanted to study medicine.
"We are excited to welcome Robin to our team and look forward to the continued growth of Montage Hotels & Resorts with her extraordinary expertise and knowledge," said Alan J. In that role, Kennedy was responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities for Marriott International, including The Ritz-Carlton, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, Edition, Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance Hotels and Autograph Collection Hotels throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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Previously, Kennedy spent over eight years with Marriott International, holding multiple management roles within business development, including Vice President, Full Service Development. In addition, Kennedy led several high-impact strategic asset management projects including brand conversions and food & beverage leasing throughout the portfolio. During her tenure, Pebblebrook acquired 24 properties representing more than $2.5 billion of total asset value. Prior to joining Montage Hotels & Resorts, Kennedy was Vice President, Acquisitions at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a publically traded real estate investment trust which opportunistically acquires and invests in upscale, full-service hotel and resort properties. A seasoned executive with 18 years of business development, acquisition and financial experience, Kennedy is responsible for the continued growth and expansion of the company's portfolio, which includes both Montage and Pendry branded hotels and resorts within the United States and internationally. Montage Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Robin Kennedy as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development.
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