Kristian Nenchev

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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About me
Consultant | Entrepreneur | Talent Scout & Developer | Academy Instructor | Hospitality | Tourism | Retail
Education
- Cornell university
  2020 - 2020
  Hotel real estate investments and asset management
  Financial Analysis of Hotel Investments Control of Hotel Real EstateDeveloping an Asset Management Strategy Achieving Hotel Asset Management Objectives Valuing Hotel Investments Through Effective ForecastingValuing Hotel Intellectual Property and Structuring the Capital Stack
- Quantic school of business and technology
  2021 - 2022
  Executive mba, triple specialization
  AccountingMarkets and EconomiesData and DecisionsOperations ManagementLeading OrganizationsMarketing and PricingStrategyFinance and InvestmentsAdvanced Finance SpecializationStatistical Analysis SpecializationBlockchain Specialization
- Hotelschool the hague
  2009 - 2013
  Bachelor's degree business administration in hospitality management
  Activities and Societies: Ad-hoc Strategy Team
Experience
- Various hospitality outlets
  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
  Associate
  During college years I worked in most hospitality entry-level positions ranging from doorman and dish washer, through housekeeper and receptionist, into chef and waiter.
- Centre for hospitality research
  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
  Revenue management research assistant
  Student assistant at University Research Centre, chair Revenue and Pricing Management.Used HS Math and computer skills to assist faculty with highly analytical and data-rich projects for corporate clients (Hilton, Accor, NH, Marriott) with 100% success rate and $75K+ in research grants.Learned the foundations of analysis, consulting, and revenue management.
- Hotelschool the hague
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
  Strategy consultant
  One of two students in a team of strategy experts and enthusiasts.Appointed by the president of the board of directors.Co-created the vision and future direction of HTH by external scanning and internal analysis.
- Marriott international
  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
  Revenue Leader for 12 Marriott hotels in 3 markets with a total annual portfolio of $25M-$40M.Improved portfolio performance by XX%, as revenues exceeded budget by $750K mid-year, by re-weighting key segments and aggressively responding to record-high occupancies.Lifted market share up by 7% in main market, by pioneering dynamic day-of-week pricing strategy, months before deadline, thus creating competitive advantage before market caught up.Contributed to department by training four new associates, publishing one tutorial on system tools, and sharing personal network to help improve connectedness. Show less By request from Marriott Senior Leadership, I took an assignment to co-create the Revenue Management Training Paths (RMTP) training platform as a top priority for 2013.Co-designed a highly-specialized training program that is rich in content, customizable, and interactive - to be used by any Marriott RM position, anywhere in the world.Collaborated with Human Resources to enhance RMTP with personal skills training necessary to develop an RM specialist into an RM leader.Interviewed 30+ senior RM leaders across all continents, analyzed feedback quantitatively and qualitatively (SPSS, Wordstat, QDA Miner), presented a research report to senior leadership.What started as an improvement initiative translated into global project. As a result the RMTP program was implemented across all continents.Explored the Middle East and made many friends with cool people from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE to name a few. Show less
  - Portfolio Revenue Manager (J-1 Program)
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
  - Intern - Global Revenue and Sales Management
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
- Marriott international
  Mar 2015 - Sept 2016
  Multi-property revenue manager
  Dutch hotel awards winner for 2015 (Misset Horeca Magazine).
- Pwc switzerland
  Oct 2016 - Mar 2020
  https://www.pwc.ch/hospitalityWe work for hotel investors, operators as well as municipalities and destination management companies. Wherever they are in the hotel and tourism cycle, they can come to us for support in honing their strategy, tightening their operations, finding an investor, and accelerating their business.Based in Zurich, we are a multidisciplinary team of industry professionals with hotel and/or tourism degrees and hands-on hospitality management and development experience gained with some of the world’s leading hotel operators, owners, and tourism stakeholders.Embedded in the living tradition of Swiss hotel and tourism excellence, we work on every continent with support from local PwC teams. Our clients trust in a winning combination of knowledge, experience, flexibility, and an unmatched network to get them the answers and solutions they need.Within the team my core objective was to help hotel companies improve their operational and financial results by setting the right strategy, having the right processes and focusing at the right performance indicators. I also periodically supported our hotel investor services team with contractual term negotiations, feasibility study / second opinions, portfolio valuation and operator search. Show less
  - Manager - Hospitality and Tourism - EMEA
    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
  - Senior Consultant - Hospitality and Tourism - EMEA
    Oct 2016 - Oct 2018
- Hotelschool the hague
  Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
  Lecturer
  Strategy, operations, revenue management & distribution in travel and tourism.
- Krisnen management consulting
  Apr 2020 - Apr 2023
  Managing director
  https://krisnen.com/White label tourism & hospitality consulting, outsourcing, headhunting and training.
- Treble
  Apr 2023 - now
  Partner & engagement lead
  Hospitality, Tourism and Retail Advisoryhttps://www.wearetreble.com
Licenses & Certifications
- Certificate in advanced english (cae)
  Cambridge esol
  Jan 2008
- Certified revenue management executive (crme)
  Hsmai
  Aug 2016
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kristian Nenchev
  Winner - Dutch Hotel Awards 2015 Dutch Hotel Awards Mar 2015 Our management team competed with the top Dutch hotels to win first place as the best hotel management team in the Netherlands. We won unanimously, a first in history.
- Awarded to Kristian Nenchev
  Winner - Highest achieving student Institute of Hospitality Mar 2014 At the Institute of Hospitality’s 75 year anniversary event I was awarded highest achieving hospitality student internationally. Nomination by industry experts and university lecturers.
- Awarded to Kristian Nenchev
  Winner - Full merit scholarship Hotelschool The Hague 2013 One of two in university's 85 years of history, awarded for contributions to school's business strategy plan.
- Awarded to Kristian Nenchev
  Winner - Best student assistant Hotelschool The Hague Mar 2012 At the annual school awards gala I was honored by my peers as the best student assistant. Since nearly all school and campus functions are operated by students, the student assistant is the equivalent of an operations manager. At that time I managed the banqueting, cafeteria and room service operations as well as school front office. In parallel I ran student tutor classes in revenue management and finance and I assisted our revenue management professors in their research. Several years later I… Show more At the annual school awards gala I was honored by my peers as the best student assistant. Since nearly all school and campus functions are operated by students, the student assistant is the equivalent of an operations manager. At that time I managed the banqueting, cafeteria and room service operations as well as school front office. In parallel I ran student tutor classes in revenue management and finance and I assisted our revenue management professors in their research. Several years later I came back to teach revenue management to second year students. Show less
- Awarded to Kristian Nenchev
  Winner - Microsoft National IT Championship (juniors) Europe Schools Bulgaria Mar 2001 When I was 10 years old I won the national championship in IT for children, sponsored by Microsoft and hosted by Europe Schools Bulgaria.