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Forget Henri Michel Franck

GENERAL MANAGER - OPENING PHASE

Panama, Panama

Work Experience

  • GENERAL MANAGER - OPENING PHASEFull Time

    IOKA HOLDING - HOTEL & SUITES – LOMÉ – TOGO

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 -1 month

    Ghana , Accra

    • Job Details:HOTEL MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING -PROTEL, BREEZE and D-EDGE implementation -PROTEL VOYAGER web-app for guests to interact -OPTII Housekeeping software to automate the daily room assignment -Recruitment of Heads of departments and the entire staff -Encouraging staff engagement -Budgeting for the first 12 months of the property operations to achieve financial objectives -Financial plan for each department -Pyramidal analysis per department and salary structure -ASSA ABLOY access solution -APPLE WATCH - Wearable Technology in F&B department that efficiently manages guest request -Formed committee to avoid dummy payment and to collect outstanding -Implementation of SOPs -Risk management check list -KPI implementation -Saving energy plan -Creation of the sales marketing team -Advertising profiting the rise of social media platforms to PR the property -Social media implementation -Lady in red - Front Office.
  • HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERFull Time

    THE SEA CLIFF HOTEL DAR ES SALAAM - TANZANIA

    Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 -1 yr

    • Job Details:Sept 2019 – Sept 2020 5 stars property 115 rooms, 6 outlets, banquet capacity 460, staff number: 180 GENERAL MANAGER -New business model - Covid-19 -Redundancy Plan - Covid-19 -Covid-19 pandemic health measures video -Financial plan -Pyramidal analysis per department and salary structure-Formed committee to avoid dummy payment and to collect outstanding -Enforcement of standard operation procedure -Risk management check list analyzes -KPI and Star System implementation -Saving energy plan -Creation of the sales marketing team -Social media implementation (new web site, fact sheet, videos) -Lady in red implementation Front Office -Laundry relocation according to the international standard -Security enforcement according to UN and UNDSS.
  • PRE-OPENING AND OPENING GENERAL MANAGERFull Time

    The Raintree Dhaka

    Sep 2016 - Nov 2018 -2 yrs, 2 months

    Bangladesh

    • PRE-OPENING AND OPENING GENERAL MANAGERFull Time

      J RESORT KUDA RAH - J HOTELS & RESORTS (now AMAYA KUDA RAH)

      Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 -3 months

      Maldives , Male

      • Job Details:5 stars high-end luxury resort 51 private villas each one with swimming pool and butler service 5 outlets, banquet capacity 280, staff number 151 Human resources: -Hiring of Heads of department and the entire staff with strategic recruitment and talent management -Training the future local General Manager -Establishment of basic employment rights and obligations for all employees -Coordination of training for employees -Quality assurance controls to guarantee high standard guest service, customer experience, service levels -Organization of external and in-house training -Increased the employee engagement -Training through productive and practical work -Working as team member providing exceptional guest experience -keeping owner informed of the brand initiatives -Types of trainings: Service, Reservations, Reception, Sales, Housekeeping -Increased management's effectiveness and leadership development by staffing, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers and team members -Identified problems and bring issues to resolution proactively. Marketing Strategy: -Setting strategic direction according to the company vision -Establishing a corporate identity and marketing campaign -Defining the distribution and sales channels -Enforcing customer relationship management -Connecting the hotel on the GDS - Global Distribution System -Creating pricing strategies and policies according to the market conditions (yield management) -International market selection - Pre-opening sales -Preparation and implementation of the opening ceremony - "Grand Opening". Food and Beverage: -Signature restaurant – fine dining. Finance: -Budget preparation for the Pre-opening phase -Budgeting for the first 12 months of hotel’s operations -Budget management according to international standards and strategic plans of the client -Building a brand that maximizes revenue management in the long term -Implementation of key performance indicators and risk management strategy. Preparing for inspection, certification and hotel categorization: -Preparation of the property for all types of inspections and controls -Control with risk management checklist, verifies property compliance with legal, safety, operations and labor -Implementation of and preparation for certification of the HACCP system -Preparation of the property for the official categorization by the competent authority -Preparation of the property for inspection by the corporate board of directors -Accountable for all aspects of daily operations at the hotel.
    • Education

      • MBA in Marketing

        Hartford

        Jan 1989 - Jan 1992 - 3 yr

      • High School - International Baccalaureate

        Lycee Montaigne

        Jan 1988 

      Achievements

      Some of my greatest achievements: -Achievement of best Revenue generation in 16 years in June 2012 at ARYADUTA hotel -Organization of international Conference APEC March 2013 and CAPDI April 2013 -Preopening and opening of J RESORT KUDA RAH Maldives in 2015. A 5 stars high-end luxury resort with 51 private villas each one with swimming pool and butler service -GOP at 56% in 2017 at RAINTREE hotel.

      Skills

      • Hotel Management
      • General Management
      • Business Strategy
      • Excel,
      • Fidelio
      • Opera
      • Amadeus
      • Oracle
      • Hospitality Industry
      • Food and Beverage
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      Languages

      • English

        Fluent
      • French

        Fluent
      • Spanish

        Fluent
      • German

        Fluent
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