OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Roberto Simone

Chief Operating Officer

Roberto is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience in hospitality and cruise industry across Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Over the course of his career, Roberto applied his extensive knowledge and expertise in a number of positions ranging from Project Developer to General Manager and Regional General Manager working with multinational corporations including Minor Hotel Group, Silversea Cruises, Marriott International and GCP Hospitality (Gaw Capital Group). Roberto also participated in several demanding hotel development projects in emerging countries, especially Africa; as well as assisted companies as an investment advisor.

Roberto holds MBA in global finance from the Durham University Business School, a number of certifications from the New York University Stern School of Business and Cornell University; and is a member of the Institute of Hospitality, Appraisal Institute and Chatham House.

Julie Chan

Vice-President Marketing

Julie is a veteran in sales and marketing with over 30 years of industry experience in Southeast Asia and China.

Julie accumulated her several decades of hands-on knowledge while working in the position of Director of Sales & Marketing in a great number of properties of international brands including Shangri-La, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Kempinski, Regent, Mandarin Oriental, and Radisson. Best known for her creativity, problem-solving skills, and industry insights, Julie earned the reputation of building successful teams and her ability to turn ailing hotel performances around.

Amy Shen

Vice-President Finance

Amy is a highly skilled finance professional with over 20 years of experience in hospitality financial management.

Amy gathered her experience while working in a number of positions ranging from income auditor, accounts receivable and payable supervisor, through general ledger and accountant, all the way to cost manager, deputy finance director and chief financial officer, helping a number of hotel properties towards their profitability, including Gloria Plaza Hotel Suzhou, Shangri-La Hotel Suzhou and Crowne Plaza Hotel Suzhou.

Stone Li

Vice-President Business Development

Stone is an accomplished hospitality professional with over 30 years of industry experience.

Stone's career experience spans across a number of different positions on director levels in F&B, catering and sales & marketing, all the way to hotel general manager while working for local as well as international hotel brands, amongst others including also Jin Jiang Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels Group and Marriott International.

Stone holds an MBA in Managerial Economics, Financial Management and Management Information from Macau University of Science and Technology.

Quincy Kong

Vice-President Human Resources

Quincy brings with her over 10 years of experience in hotel human resources management.

Quincy's experience as director of human resources in several hotel projects and properties allowed her to later join Intercontinental Hotels Group in Crowne Plaza Suzhou as Director of Human Resources, and eventually become IHG regional human resources director for Suzhou city, Crowne Plaza regional director of human resources for Jiangsu province and IHG human resources project leader for Shanghai area.

Quincy holds Masters Degree in Hotel Management from Zhejiang University.

Brano J. Svac

Director of Marketing - Brand

Brano is an expert in brand identity, visual design, visual and non-visual communication and marketing with over 20 years of experience in the field.

Over the years, whether for small startups or Fortune 500 companies, Brano had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects on all levels - from strategy and ideation, all the way to production and execution. Over a decade of hands-on experience in China also gave Brano a comprehensive understanding of the complexities and unique demands of the local market.