20 Minutes with Suresh Subramaniam – U Hotel Group
Suresh Subramaniam is the founder and CEO of the U Hotel Group. Despite the title, Subramaniam insists the job isn’t all sunshine and roses….
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JIMI KENNEDY-GRANT – Health Pak
Jimi Kennedy-Grant was born in Rhodesia in 1971, before emigrating to New Zealand in 1978. The first job he worked was selling clothes and…
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CARMEN LEONG – SKYCITY Grand Hotel
Carmen Leong was born and raised in Malaysia, before moving to New Zealand to study over four years ago. Leong initially dreamed of becoming…
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CLARE DAVIES – CAPSTONE HOTELS & RESORTS
Clare Davies was born and raised in the hospitality industry. Her family operated the Empire Hotel in Lyttleton, the Ascot Restaurant in Christchurch and…
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GAURANG JHUNJHNUWALA – NAUMI HOTELS
Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala is the CEO of the New Zealand and Australia region at Singapore-based hospitality company, Naumi Hotels. He spends his days shuffling between…
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20 MINUTES WITH SAMMY KARLIN – NATIONAL DESIGN AND PROJECTS MANAGER, BURNS & FERRALL
In his five and a half years in New Zealand, Sammy Karlin has certainly racked up the airpoints miles. As National Design and Projects…
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ALEXANDER SIEBENTRITT – RUTHERFORD HOTEL NELSON
When Alexander Siebentritt was a child, someone asked him where he’d like to live when he grew up, “somewhere with a house next to…
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LES MORGAN – SUDIMA HOTELS
A day in the life of Les Morgan begins at 5AM, when he heads into battle with the Auckland traffic, travelling to the Sudima…
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LEON MASCARENHAS – HERITAGE HOTELS
As a young boy, Leon Mascarenhas and his family travelled extensively to visit his father who worked for Kuwait Airways. Boarding massive Boeing 777s…
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