THE TEAM
MICHAEL W. COWAN
Executive Director
Key Consulting Services
- Operational and Management Services
- Hotel & Resort Development
- Asset Management & Owner Advisory Services
Expertise
Michael has successfully operated, developed and contributed to hotel and resort openings providing senior leadership and advisory services with iconic resort and hotel brands to include Outrigger, Hyatt, Renaissance and Banyan Tree.
Background
He advises on multi-use project owners/developers on conceptual design, hospitality operations, and programing, branding and positioning. Michael has been involved in all aspects of development, opening and operating premier luxury brands in hotels, resorts, clubs, restaurants, residences and spa's focusing on South East Asia.
Professional & Other
Forming part of his hospitality experience Michael was a joint partner in the Phuket-based hospitality consultancy company C9 Hotelworks, which covered - planning of numerous mixed-use developments, evaluations of existing hotel operations, and carried out numerous audits and project feasibility studies. His Asian hotel industry experience includes a particular focus on developing mixed-use resort and residential projects from design to completion and operation.
MARK A.M. VAN OGTROP
Executive Director
Key Consulting Services
- Corporate and Brand Management
- Financial Analysis and Hotel Development
- Owner Advisory & Asset Management
Expertise
Mark recently served as Managing Director SE Asia for the Louvre Hotels Group and Golden Tulip SE Asia. He was responsible for the operations and development of the five Golden Tulip brands and grew the portfolio to over 30 hotels in the region. Prior to this appointment Mark was the Area General Manager for Dorint Hotels & Resorts in Brussels and held numerous senior management positions with International hotel brands such as Dusit Hotels & Resorts, The Peninsula Group, Golden Tulip USA and Sheraton Hotels in over 8 cities.
Background
With over 30 years experience working in three continents Mark has gained extensive knowledge in all forms of hotel management from the day to day operations to financial analysis and capital planning.
Profesional & Other
Mark is a graduate from the Hotel Management School The Hague, Netherlands.
Mr Pichai Visutriratana
Sales & Marketing Advisor
Key Consulting Services
- Sales & Marketing Strategy and Planning
- Training and Structering S&M Platforms
- Market research and Analyis
Current Positions :
Director of Events for SKAL International Bangkok.
Asia Pacific Editor of Travel Daily News
Sales & Marketing Consultant for The Small Hotel group (The Small Chiang Mai, The Small Krabi, Krabi La Playa Resort), Synergy Samui Resort and Le Murraya Resort (Koh Samui) as Director.
A Thai national, Pichai brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in Thailand, Vietnam and Bali. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from Assumption Business Administration College (ABAC), Pichai's career has covered Sales And Marketing roles at the Montien Hotel Bangkok, the Felix Arnoma Swissotel Bangkok and then the Mandarin Oriental Baan Taling Ngam in Ko Samui. The hotel was later rebranded to the Le Meridien Group, and Pichai was responsible for handling their 4 hotels in Thailand: Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam in Ko Samui, Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club, Le Meridien Phuket and Le Meridien Baan Boran, Chiang Rai. Pichai was part of the opening Sales and Marketing team for the Peninsula Hotel Bangkok and is one of only a handful of Thai nationals with a strong sales and marketing background to be selected and offered overseas postings in any international hotel chain. After his first post as the Director of Sales & Marketing at the Melia Hanoi, Pichai moved back to Bangkok to join the Grand Hyatt Erawan and the Swissotel Nai Lert Park. Pichai later rejoined the Sol Melia Group in Bali as their Director of Sales & Marketing.