CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Lawrence Nugent

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Lawrence Nugent Personal Details Date and place of birth: Nationality: Status: Languages spoken: Address: 6th January 1961, Belfast, N. Ireland British Married Two children ages 18 and 23 years old English (Mother Tongue) Moevenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea P.O.Box Amman Jordan Key Attributes Three hotel pre-openings Extensive Middle East experience Extensive Dubai experience Owner/Operator relations Team welfare Trade Fairs Focus on the key business drivers Sales & Marketing focus Mentoring and development of senior team Business networking Delivering on the metrics. 1

2 Employment History July 2015 to Present : Movenpick Hotels Jordan Regional Director - Jordan Responsible for providing leadership, support and guidance to General Managers and Hotel Managers in Jordan. Monitoring and assisting hotels in the achievement of commercial results. Strategic input to Jordans short, medium and long term business plans. Building and enhancing relationships with the hotel Owners and other key stakeholders. January 2013 to June 2015 : Movenpick Hotel Ibn Battuta Gate and Oceana Beach Club General Manager Improved Owner/operator relations. Achieved all targeted metrics in year one. Execeeded all target metrics in year 2. Reduced team turnover. Moved Hotel from position 40 to position 6 out of 498 Hotels on Trip Advisor. Developed 5 year strategy. December 2009 to December 2012 : Position Movenpick Hotel Deira Pre/post opening General Manager Successful soft opening of this Five Star hotel in Deira with 216 Keys. Set strategy, recruited team, oversaw all procurement, assisted in technical development and managed developers and contractors from the Operators perspective. Opened the hotel as commited to Owners on 1/1/11. January 2006 to December 2009 : Movenpick Hotel, Bur Dubai Added 25 new rooms on the rooftop, added 57 apartments to inventory to bring property to 312 Keys. Carried out total room renovation. Operated consistently above 40% GOP and protected Flowthrough via Profit protection plan after financial crisis early/mid November 1999 to December 2005 : Le Gulf Meridien Hotel Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2

3 All aspects of the short and long term Planning, operation and development of this 329 room Five Star property. Responsible for 325 staff. Added 1500 Square meters of Ballroom space and delivered ROI within agreed timeframe. Grew the business to meet and exceed Owners Targets. September 1996 to November 1999 : Le Jeddah Meridien Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Position : Resident Manager Pre/post opening of this 279 room Five Star property May 1994 to September 1996: Le Meridien Hotel (formerly Forte Grand) Dubai, UAE Position : Resident Manager 338 rooms and 14 F&B outlets 650 staff October 1990 to May 1994 Whately Hall Hotel Forte UK, Banbury, England May 1988 to October 1990 Forte UK Ltd Randolph Hotel Oxford, England Position : Deputy General Manager May 1986 to May 1988 Hallam Tower Hotel ( Four Star ) South Yorkshire, England Position : Deputy General Manager May 1984 to May 1986 Pritchard Services PLC Baghdad, Iraq 3

4 Position : Project Manager September 1982 to May 1984 Stradey Park Hotel Llanelli, S Wales. Position : Food and Beverage Manager March 1981 to September 1982 Metropole Hotel Cornwall, England Position : Sole Assistant Manager September 1979 to March 1981 Conway Hotel Belfast, N Ireland. Position : Management Trainee and subsequently Duty Manager. Extracurricular interests past and present Chairman of the British Business Association Saudi Arabia Eastern Province College Board of Governors Committee member Irish Business Network and Dubai Irish Society Charity fund raising Various community projects DTCM Representative of Dubai 5 Star City Hoteliers Education and Qualifications 1977 to 1979 College of Business Studies Belfast North Ireland Part A Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association. Block release course combining practical and theoretical work. Trust House Forte Mangement Trainee program Courses completed, Certificate and Non Certificate. 4

5 Details of multiple corporate courses available if required. Leisure Interests Family Triathlon and sports events Endurance events to raise money for worthy causes Travelling 5