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Geoff S. Parkinson
Managing Director
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Mr. Parkinson established Hotel
Investment Advisors in the United Kingdom following over 30 years
experience in the hospitality and tourism industries, specializing
in the international hotel markets of the United Kingdom, Europe
and the Middle East. Prior to establishing HIA, he was the Managing
Director of a number of international hospitality consulting firms
including Hospitality Consulting International which he established
in 2000. He has advised and represented most of the world's leading
hotel and tourism industries operating groups, hotel investors
and the financial institutions with interests in the sector. He
has formulated and implemented expansion and repositioning strategies
for individual properties and groups, researched, benchmarked
and implemented profit improvement plans, carried out operational
reviews, competitive market assessments, feasibility and investment
viability studies. Mr. Parkinson has a particular expertise in
the negotiation of key clause within management agreements and
similar contractual documents and long experience in expert determination
of contractual disputes.
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Professional Experience
- Hotel Investment Advisors: Managing
Director
- Hospitality Consulting International:
Principal
- Christie Consulting International
: Managing Director
- BDO Hospitality Consulting: Senior
Director
- Horwath Consulting: Senior Director
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Areas of Expertise
- Strategic development and direction
at international, national, corporate and unit level.
- Market analysis and investment appraisal.
Business valuation.
- Contract and lease review/negotiation.
- Quality Service, Quality Policy and
related delivery systems.
- Litigation support, experienced in
the provision of expert opinion and expert testimony
- Design, implementation and review
of accounting control and management information systems.
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Education and Credentials
- University of Surrey, Bachelor of
Science (Hotel and Catering Administration) 1970.
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Professional Affiliations and Activities
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales (FCA)
- Fellow of the Hotel and Catering International
Management Association (FHCIMA)
- Fellow of the British Association
of Hotel Accountants (FBAHA)
- Fellow of the Tourism Society (FTS).
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