Michelle Wharton

• Launched The Hari brand globally as a new upscale boutique hotel group • Managed the sales, marketing, PR agency and Preferred Hotels wider sales force • Part of a team that drove the hotel’s TripAdvisor ranking from 71 to London’s top 10 in less than 12 months requiring a total hotel approach

• Increased direct bookings to 46% of mix • Drove new consortia and a strong dynamically priced corporate strategy • Lead the team through a repositioning of this London icon following an entire hotel renovation growing ADR by 22%

• Managed and applied new sales platforms to drive revenue for the 200 key Phuket resort • Built a pre-opening strategy and sales force for the 420 key Radisson Blu Bangkok • Exceeded banquet revenue by 28% and selected to be on the EMEA Carlson Rezidor board of advisors to devise a catering program that saw a growth of 30% in the region Moved due to sudden relocation with husband's position in London

• Managed Marriott’s top revenue generating resort in Asia-Pacific • Grew high-season RevPAR index by 32 points and catering by 17% • Drove PR value to USD 5.2 million annually • Bangkok-based managing teams in Bangkok, Phuket and Singapore • Marriott Sales & Marketing Team of the Year 2012

• Managed four Marriott hotels across three brands totaling 2007 keys • Implemented systems and deployed a team to open the Ritz Carlton Shanghai • Established 42,682 group room nights and 72 new corporate RFP accounts • Completed all business plans and implemented sales/ revenue strategies

• Tokyo-based department head in support of the Director of Sales & Marketing • Drove revenue into both rooms and catering with ownership of all international • Maintained the hotel's top accounts ensuring maximum revenue was achieved • Managed Virtuoso, Signature and celebrity accounts including Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman • Represented the hotel in-market in the Middle East, USA, Russia, Europe and Australasia growing the international market by 60%

• Managed markets to build revenue for Palazzo Versace Hotels in Gold Coast and Dubai • Developed and implemented a 5 Year International Strategic Plan • Business trips throughout Asia, Middle East, Europe and America • Conducted RFP/ wholesale negotiations and developed relationships that still work with Palazzo Versace today

• Responsible for increasing Australian and Japanese visitors to the Gold Coast • Rolled out the VeryGC branding nationally and VeryGC.jp into Japan • Implemented Australia and Japan Market Plans • Maintained close ties with partners including Tourism Australia, TQ and Austrade • Coordinated sales trips and accompanied suppliers to meet key agents throughout Japan

• Majors: eCommerce and Hotel Management - GPA 3.4/4.0 • Completed an internship at Accenture and invited to return for graduate program • Level 2 National Japanese Proficiency – Speaking, Reading and Writing (2005) • Level 4 Mandarin Proficiency – Speaking (2006) • Judge at the University of Queensland Languages Exam in Japanese (2002 - 2004) • Lead a 15 person team to complete and publish the International Business Negotiation Report entitled 'The Exxon Mobile Merger: The United States Federal Trade Negotiation • Graduated from Kumamoto Girls High School in Japan