Chairperson and one of the key shareholders of GMT Hotel Holdings, Ghaffar A. Latif has to his name industry experience spanning over 30 years. He holds the position of Director in CPR Hotel Holding, Mall Suites Express and Surf Beach Motel. He is also the shareholder in a range of companies including RNG Investments Ltd, Tolaga Investments Ltd, GMT Property Ltd, Sayani Realty Pte Ltd, Sayani Holdings Pte Ltd, Sayani Investments Pte Ltd, Agro Wirana Pte Ltd, Exchange International Pte Ltd, International Remittance Pte Ltd, Exchange and Finance Fiji Pty Ltd which are companies based in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Graduated with a Diploma in Hospitality Management, Robbie has more than twenty years of experience in the Hospitality Industry and three years in the Banking Industry. He started his career in hospitality in 1989 at the Intercontinental Hotel Sydney. Exposure to all aspects of hotel operations laid the foundation for Robbie's growth into the operations role, including, Rooms Division Management, Human Resources, Sales Management and finally Operations. He took over as the General Manager of the Great Southern Hotel in 2004. Drawing from his comprehensive knowledge and contacts within domestic and in-bound leisure markets, he has the potential to contribute to the growth of GMT Hotel Holdings. Robbie is responsible for driving sales through the development and implementation of retail, trade and wholesale marketing initiatives, business development and staff management.
Post Graduate with an Australian MBA in International Business, Graduate in Engineering and with a Diploma in Accounting, Syed had a flair for development of Hotels since childhood. He started his career in India working for Emirates Trading Agency with the construction of the Oberoi Hotel. In 1996, an opportunity arose again when a new development was called for his expertise in Sydney Australia to construct the heritage-listed Great Southern Hotel. After the hotel construction, Syed felt Sydney is his new home and focused his career in the hospitality sector through business management and accounting from the Pacific International Hotel Group, known as the Mantra Hotel Group today, taking up the role as the Financial Controller of the Great Southern Hotel. He has applied his operations, training and people management skills in his assumed role. Syed is the key person on advising the owners of GMT Hotel Holdings on new acquisitions to increase the Asset Management Portfolio.
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