Robert Smith

Experience

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  Grand Metropolitan Retailing

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1990

  Manager
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  Barn Hotel

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  General Manager
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  Marks Tey Hotel

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2000

  General Manager
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  Paten Hotels

  Mar 1996 - Apr 2008

  Director
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  Complete Hotels Services

  Jul 2008 - now

  Managing Director

  Complete Hotels Services Ltd provide full management services to independent hotel owners. CHS currently manage three hotels on behalf of the owners. CHS also specialise in consultancy services to the hospitality industry on short, medium and long term contracts. The services include, amongst others, sales representation, strategic marketing planning, internet distribution & GDS, revenue management, systems implementation, feasibility studies and mystery guest exercises.

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  Completehotels Ltd

  Aug 2008 - now

  Managing Director

  Completehotels Ltd owns the Queens Head Inn at Nassington near Peterborough. This 2 AA Rosette Restaurant and 10 bedroom country Inn and restaurant is located in a beautiful village and the lawned garden has access to the River Nene & is developing a growing reputation as a destination restaurant.

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  Best Western Plough and Harrow Hotel

  Feb 2010 - now

  Owner

  The Plough and Harrow Hotel is a well known 44 bedroom hotel on the Hagley Rd in Edgbaston, Birmingham close to the city centre, the NAC, NIA and ICC. We acquired the hotel in February 2010 and plan to refurbish and improve it over the next 2 years and to establish it once again as one of Birminghams best independent hotels.

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  Interchange and Consort Hotels Limited

  Mar 2022 - now

  Main Board Director - Non Executive