1. Name: Hady Mahmoud Saad Kholeif
Career Objective:
Graduated from Faculty of Commerce –Business Administration Dept.,
Looking for General Manager a position in reputable Hotel Chain or famous 5 stars hotel which
matches with my long time career.
Example:
Utilize my education and practical experience to undertake a position General Manager in 5 star hotels
in Gulf countries or Middle East..
Career Summary:
25 years of hospitality experience in different positions such as sales & marketing, front office,
Banquets; in addition to high managerial positions in various well known hotel chains, (Hilton, Le
Meridien and Movenpick). Managed to exceed targets in difficult circumstances and times of hardship.
Opened and reopened 4 hotels while building up big and strong team. Focus on strategic Sales &
Marketing plans as well as cutting expenses while achieving high profits.
Professional History:
Dec 2011 – Present
Hotel consultant & Advisor
Mainly for new hotel opening gaining wide and strong
Experience in (Hilton ,Meridien and Movenpick ).
Hotel trainer in Sales & Marketing and Management
Freelancer in Teaching special subjects like: working under pressure,
Handle guest complains, time management, staff coaching, leadership
Mainly managed hotel openings ,F&B projects .
Gained solid experience in hotel openings and preopening with
International reputable hotel chains (Hilton, Meridien, and Movenpick)
Considered the most tough time to deal with, to match requirement with
Both, owner and hotel operator within time frame and costs.
I also used my past experience working as General Manager for the
Most well known and highly appreciated by clients in Egypt and
Middle East ( Talaat Mostafa Group/ Alexandria real-estate com)
My solid back ground in F&B also helped me to grow and move ahead
Either in hotel openings or hotel consultation and advisor.
Creativity , hard work, team work spirit , communication and follow up,
Looking after my clients very carefully, staff coaching , training are
the core of my work principals.
2. Jan 2009/ Jan 2010 General Manager/
Dar El Gofran/Safwa tower
Arranged for hotel opening , established hotel policy& procedures
Staff recruitment, SOE & FFE arrangements, hotel suppliers.
Private F&B business and consultation
Mar2007/ Jan 2008
Opened Italian created coffee shops & consultation in Cairo.
Arranged for F&B concept , created menu, staff hire, training, food
Promotion , how to select good location.
I selected that field to gain more experience in F&B which I like it
Very much.
April 2005/ Jan 2007 Movenpick Al Obour; Club House Manager
3. Only F&B property and international Golf Court, managed to up sell the
outlets, two outlets, create and open ball room for 300 pax and 3 meeting
rooms each 120 pax, created successful F&B promotions and food
festivals generates 25% over budget.
Apr 2004/ Mar 2005 Movenpick Al Anwar/ Madinah-KSA; General Manager
1255 rooms & suites (Biggest Movenpick in the World)
Worked under very high pressure, hotel was not ready in spite
Season approach.
Managed to create alternatives in very limited and short time in
Order to catch the high season of Ramadan and Hajj season.
With very limited tools and staff.
Jan 2004/ Mar 2004 Movenpick Al Nawras/ Jeddah- KSA; Director of Sales & Marketing
100 luxurious villas, 3 restaurants and one meeting room, private
swimming pool for each villa and fitness center.
Managed to cut down expenses and create special attractive packages
during peak seasons. Achieved budget and also creating attractive
programs for outsiders and hotel guests., I was promoted by VP
Movenpick to move immediately to Anwar Al Madinnah Movenpick
For hotel settlement.., policy and procedures, staff hiring , sales &
Marketing control and Management. F&B policy and budget. It was
Full management mission to complete ASAP.
Jan 2003/ Feb 2004 Meridien Al Hada-Taif City/ GM
Mainly resort hotel, 111 rooms & suites plus 20 villas. created special
Mountain F&B packages mainly in soft seasons, wedding packages ,
Friday Brunch , children parties, tent packages , weekend package in
Soft periods.
Feb 2002/ Dec 2002
Meridien Jeddah- KSA; Director of Business Development
285 rooms& suites and 12 villas
Promoted from DOSM for achieving the targets and
4. Making 29% profits over budget, create special room and F&B packages,
opened Morocco restaurant considered the best in Jeddah in addition to the
other 3, restaurants, coffee shop, swimming pool, tea room, fitness center
and tennis courts large ball room for 600 pax.
Jan 2000/ Jan 2002 Meridien Jeddah KSA; Director of Sales and Marketing
Opened new and very potential markets with Far East countries, Turkey,
Egypt, became first business hotel in town and most elegant banquets and
outside catering facilities, over budget achievements.
Mar 1998/ Nov 1999 Alex Real estate company; General Manager
Most famous company in Egypt with very high capital,
Building modern large cities and luxurious compounds in KSA and Egypt,
and Hotels such as Four seasons in Cairo and Sharm El shikh.was very
good experience to tackle this field dealing with millions dollars,
connecting with top VIPs , managed to utilize the hotel skills to achieve
the targets with new and strong strategy.
Jan 1997/Feb 1998 Makkah rooms&suites and towers and El shohada hotel(DOSM)
(Hilton Makkah owning comp).
1600 units, 5 restaurants, 450 shops,
Established very strong business relations ship with major tour
operators in the Far East, Egypt, Turkey, USA, Gulf countries and North
Africa.
Feb1994/ Dec 1996 Makkah Hilton
Executive Assistant Manager/I/C S&M, PR, FO, HK, Banquet,
Very much involvement to build up and hire staff from ZERO., 650
rooms and suites, 4 outlets, 1500 pax ball room.
Set up strategically rooms & F&B plans determine all hotel FF&E
all hotel furniture.
Was really a good experience to start from scratch in operating a big
5 stars hotel.
Feb1993/ Jan 1994 International Sales Manager –Hilton Jeddah/KSA
Raised Hilton flag for the first time in KSA promoting 150 Hilton hotels
world wide, creating very attractive incoming packes to these hotels,
established very strong busibness relationship in Jeddah with high
5. authorities, embassies, and major corporate companies, tour operators and
travel agents.
Mar 1987 Dec1992 National Sales Manager. Hilton Egypt
900 rooms&Suites,
Strong business relationship with corporate accounts, covering Gulf
Countries and created potential packages.
Promoting 3 other Hilton hotels with 656 rooms. Also Nile Cruises with
total 120 cabins.
Opened International Sales office in Kuwait in 1990 before Iraqi invasion.
generating big volume of outbound business to Europe, USA and North
Africa.
Feb1984 /Feb1987 Ramses Hilton. Cairo /Egypt
Sales Manager- 900 rooms and suites as indicated above.
Managed to achieve our targets and at the same time took extra
responsibilities to sell and promote Nile Hilton 500 rooms.
Feb1983/ Jan-1984 Ramses Hilton. Cairo/Egypt
Asst. sales Manager/ in charge of Travel and corporate accounts. Strong
business relationship with major tour operators, travel agents
Sep1981/ Jan 1983 Ramses Hilton; Cairo, Egypt
Front office and sales
Attended many Sales& Marketing courses and other management
courses in USA, Europe, and North Africa
Education:
BA_ Cairo University 1978 in Business Administration
Having different certificates in sales& Marketing, Management during the entire period in hotels
mentioned.
Intensive Management & departments head training at Nile & Ramses Hilton . spent 6 months with
F&B , Banquets .
General Manager course at Dubai Hilton.
Sales & Marketing executives courses in Vienna.
Sales & Marketing Management training in Abu Dhabi.
6. Sales & Marketing Management in Cairo.
Basic sales training in Fujirah.
Attended ITB & ATM , Kuwait Tourism Exhibition, Lebanon Tourism Exhibition, Tunisian Tourism
Exhibition, Umrah & hajj fairs in Egypt & Kuwait, Jeddah & Riyadh and Dammam .
Personal Information:
Nationality: Saudi Arabian. . Completed my entire education in Cairo, worked for more than
12 years after graduation in Cairo,. Am very familiar and aware of Egypt and Egyptian
environment .
Marital Status: Married with 3 Daughters.
Languages: English (Excellent), French (fair) Arabic (Excellent).
Hobbies:
Playing football, tennis, squash and swimming. I also like so much hunting which is considered the most
favorite. I am very dedicated to my job and always optimistic and like very much challenging jobs and
positions in mainly the new properties.
Contacts:
e.mail hady.kholeif@hotmail.com
hady.kholeif.m@gmail.com
Mobile (Saudi) +9665 0918 2536
Mobile (Egypt) +2012 241 6813