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About me
Energetic, creative and straight-forwards. I like to put as much of myself as possible into whatever I do...
I am ambitious and continuously strive for perfection, aiming to achieve as much as possible!
I am people orientated and always try to bring out the best in people that I work with!
Experience
11 years
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Dean - Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism
Botho University - Gaborone, Botswana
OtherJune 2018 - Now · 1 year and 7 months -
Dean - Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism
Botho University - Gaborone, Botswana
OtherJune 2018 - Now · 1 year and 7 months -
Asst. Dean - Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism
Botho University - Gaborone, Botswana
OtherApril 2017 - June 2018 · 1 year and 3 months -
Head of Department - Hospitality Management and Sustable Eco-Tourism
Botho University - Gaborone, Botswana
OtherJanuary 2015 - March 2017 · 2 years and 3 months -
Asst. Head of Department - Hospitality Management and Sustainable Eco-tourism
Botho University - Gaborone, Botswana
OtherJanuary 2015 - December 2015 · 1 year -
Corporate Director - Talent Development
Kempinski Hotels SA - Geneva, Switzerland
Human ResourcesMay 2012 - June 2014 · 2 years and 2 monthsAs Director of Talent Development, there are 3 main aspects to my position: Attraction, Identification and Development. Attraction looks at online recruitment, and hotel School relations as well as Social Media Branding Identification looks at how we are identifying internal talents within Kempinski, ensuring that staff have a chance to represent themselves and give a positive impression. Development ensures that staff that are identified are promoted are actually moved!
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Regional Director - Talent Development
Kempinski Hotels SA - Beijing, China
Human ResourcesSeptember 2010 - May 2012 · 1 year and 9 months -
Regional Strategic Planning Manager - China
Kempinski Hotels SA - Beijing, China
Administration & GeneralJuly 2008 - September 2010 · 2 years and 3 monthsAs Regional Strategic Planning Manager I was working on Regional Reporting, especially consolidating information for Global meetings, and ensuring the implementation of outcomes; Business Development, where I focused on development of associated businesses in the Region, and Pre-opening, by monitoring the progress on pre-opening hotels.
Education
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Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) in Inclusive Innovation
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business - Cape Town, South Africa
April 2015 - April 2018 -
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in International Hospitality Management
EHL - Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne - Lausanne, Switzerland
July 2003 - December 2008
Languages
5 languages
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English
Native or fluent
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Afrikaans
Professional working
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German
Limited working
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French
Limited working
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Chinese
Notions
Personal information
Nationalities
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Swiss
Date of birth
April 03rd 1984
Skills
4 skills
- Education
- Strategy
- Talent development
- Training