Kristian Gundersen

Globally experienced critical thinker and problem solver, visionary executive with a performance drive. Fluent in Spanish, English and Norwegian. Passionate and inspirational leader with good business acumen, interpersonal skills, analytically and strategically focused with Senior Management, and Board of Directors experience. Business performance focused, with extensive development and management experience in the resort, hotel and leisure sectors. Owner and stakeholder return on investments driven through innovation, people and organizational culture, guest experience, sound sustainable principles, efficient financial systems, brand management, positioning, sales and marketing performance, future ready technology, revenue optimization, yield management, efficient operations and functional structures, change and crisis management. Strong leadership skills across multiple geographies and cultures, successfully established regional representation offices, led projects in new markets and assumed overall regional development and operational responsibilities in Africa, Latin America and Europe. Delivered and operationally supported several complex and key multi-million dollar integrated resort and leisure destination projects across continents. Innovative leader with extensive experience in realizing integrated resorts, hotels and multi-purpose lifestyle projects internationally. Solid track record in successful brand creation and conceptualization, design and concept management. Skilled in sourcing, evaluating and negotiating opportunities, legal, finance, business partners and local authority management. Complete cycle from concept, initial planning to leading team and project execution. Dynamic and Innovative, Passionate, Methodical, Results Driven, Critical-Thinker and Problem-Solver, as Confident in the Boardroom, on a Construction Site and in the day-to-day Operation. Contact; 71kristian@gmail.com | kristian.gundersen@no.issworld.com | Mobile Norway +47 922 48 169