Samuel Ghaly, General Manager

Samuel Ghaly

General Manager

Faris Resort Al Khairan

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hotel Mangment
Experience
22 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 5 Months

General Manager at Faris Resort Al Khairan
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since October 2016

♦ Provide effective leadership to the Resort team members.
♦ Manage and develop the Resort Executive team to ensure career
progression and development.
♦ Oversee the operations functions of the Resort.
♦ Hold regular briefings and meetings with all head of departments.
♦ Ensure full compliance to the Resort operating controls, SOP’s,
policies, procedures and service standards.
♦ Handling complaints, and oversee the service recovery procedures.
♦ Responsible for the preparation, presentation and subsequent
achievement of the Resort's annual Operating Budget, Marketing &
sales Plan and Capital Budget.
♦ Managing on-going profitability of the Resort, ensuring revenue and
guest satisfaction targets are met and exceeded.
♦ Deliver resort budget goals and set other short and long term
strategic goals for the property.
♦ React with the P&L statements.
♦ Monitor the Resorts business reports on a daily basis and take decisions
♦ Ensure that monthly financial outlooks for Rooms, Food & Beverage,
admin & General, on target.
♦ Prepare a monthly financial reporting for the owners.
♦ Draw up plans and budget (revenues, costs, etc.) for the owners.
♦ Helping in the procurement of operating supplies and equipment, and
contracting with third-party vendors for essential equipment.
♦ Overseeing and managing all departments and working closely with
department heads on a daily basis.

Executive Director at Flex Resorts and Real Estate Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2009 to September 2016

♦ Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of
Flex organization mission - specifically, support better management
reporting, information flow and management, business process and
organizational planning
♦ Coordinate and guide all the department heads to achieve their
targets by working on staff development and ensuring high levels of
customer services are achieved.
♦ Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support
services (HR, IT and Finance), through improvements to each function
as well as coordination and communication between support and
business functions.
♦ Implement policies, procedures, and organizational structure for
assigned operating unit within the framework of corporate policy
♦ Provide advice, guidance, and direction to subordinate executives and
managers toward their professional development
♦ Coordinate and confer with professional staff to resolve operating
problems and difficulties, and authorize department operational
procedures within corporate framework
♦ Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative
geared toward operational excellence.
♦ Conduct Weekly meeting with all department heads to organize the
normal operation.
♦ Develop and maintain business relations with all customers of the
company.
♦ Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and
controls
♦ Payroll management, including tabulation of accrued employee
Benefits.
Second:- Sales and Marketing
♦ in charge of all sales activities, departments and personnel involved in
sales and Marketing for Company divisions.
♦ Provide leadership to the day-to-day operations of the sales
department, while maintaining focus on the company’s strategic goals.
♦ Analyze sales statistics to determine business growth potential
♦ Review and analyzes sales/ performance indicators from each
operations department
♦ Supervise Managers of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service;
audits and reviews work activities, develops business.

Duty Manager at Holiday Inn Downtown Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2006 to February 2009

♦ Communicate with Front Office Manager on all pertinent matters
affecting guest service and Hotel operations
♦ Meet and greet VIPs
♦ Handle all complains
♦ provide functional assistance and directing to all departments
♦ Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and
service levels
♦ Support and assist all departments at peak periods
♦ Inspect all hotel facilities on every shift, taking any corrective actions
that may be required and maintaining the highest standards of
presentation and safety
♦ Monitor appropriating standards of conduct, uniform, Hygiene and
appearance of staff
♦ provide input for front office meetings
♦ promote inter-hotel sales and in-house facilities
♦ Demonstrate understanding and awareness of all company policies
and procedures relating to health, hygiene and Fire Life safety
♦ Ensure that all security incidents, accident and near misses are
logged, investigated and rectified to prevent future catastrophes
♦ Under the assistance of finance management coordinating the
preparation of F/O Department annual budget and work to achieve
the budget by monitoring and controlling the departmental
pperation, considering revenue and expenditure
♦ effectively manage F/O staffing costs by preparing efficient work
schedules in line with legal requirements
♦ Work within the company’s human resource management system to
ensure that the departmental performance of staff is productive.
Include: Plan for future staffing needs, recruit in line with company
guidelines, preparing detailed induction programs for new staff,
training plans for staff needs and evaluating F/O staff.

Front Office Supervisor at Kuwait Regency Palace Hotel
  • Kuwait
  • October 2003 to February 2006

.♦ Check in arrival guests
♦ Check out departure guests as Front Office Cashier
♦ Prepare group check in / out and VIP arrivals
♦ Inform guests about Hotel facilities / services
♦ Answer telephone inquiries
♦ Respond guest requests and complaints in friendly manner and
Appropriate action is taken
♦ Make reservations for individuals and group for (Companies &
Travel Agent)
♦ Faxing, copying, and other duties as assigned

Front Office Supervisor at Hotel Merure Minia
  • Egypt
  • October 2001 to August 2003

♦ Check in arrival guests
♦ Check out departure guests as Front Office Cashier
♦ Prepare group check in / out and VIP arrivals
♦ Inform guests about Hotel facilities / services
♦ Answer telephone inquiries
♦ Respond guest requests and complaints in friendly manner and
Appropriate action is taken
♦ Make reservations for individuals and group for (Companies &
Travel Agent)
♦ Faxing, copying, and other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hotel Mangment
  • at Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
  • June 2001

Hotel Managmemt

Specialties & Skills

Hospitality Management
Hospital Operations
Human Resources
Hotel Management
Healthcare
computer
Word / Excel / Powerpoint
Word / Excel / Powerpoint
Leadership
Opera Hotel System
Leadership

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

جمعية خبراء السياحة العرب
  • خبير سياحي
  • January 2016
Arab Tourism Experts Associations
  • Tourism expert
  • January 2016

Training and Certifications

• Holiday Inn Rebranded Training (Stay Real) at Holiday Inn Salmiya (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
January 2008
Sales Revolution Training, (Training)
Training Institute:
Pitman company
Date Attended:
May 2015
• Bathing IHG developments centre (Pathways) in order to be Head Department within 1 year. (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
November 2008
Certificate of achievement as supervisor of the first Quarter 2007 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Staff Evaluation and performance training (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
July 2007
• Service Leadership training program at Holiday inn Downtown Kuwait and Crown plaza Hotel (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
May 2008
Up selling program training (Training)
Training Institute:
TSA company
Date Attended:
February 2007
Handling Guest concerns at Holiday Inn Downtown (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
October 2007
• Management Performances Training at Holiday Inn Downtown Kuwait (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
October 2008
3 Letters of appreciation during 2009 from Flex Management for (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
5 appreciation letters from the General Manager of Holiday Inn (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2008
• GTC Training (Group Training Certificate) from Holiday Inn Downtown Kuwait (Training)
Training Institute:
InterContinental Hotels Group
Date Attended:
December 2007

Hobbies

  • Reading - Swimming
  • Travelling
    - Fitness Exhibition Germany 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (Cologne – Germany) - Beauty World Exhibition 2013 (Las Vegas – USA). - Tunis and Bulgaria Recruitment Missions 2012 and 2011 - Dubai kids Equipment Exhibition 2011 (Dubai). - Dubai Derma Equipment Exhibition 2016 (Dubai). - Fitness Exhibition Sydney 2010 (Australia)