Julian Tee - Chief Executive

Training and Development:

1990 - Joined Five Year Savoy Hotel Management Training Programme
The five year Savoy Hotel Management Training course involved work in all major and several minor hotel departments within the Savoy Group of Hotels and Restaurants. During this time, studies were sponsored by the Group for the HCIMA Professional Certificate at Thames Valley University and Diploma at Oxford Brooks University. One year was spent abroad at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale Arizona, as a trainee working in rooms orientated departments, such as housekeeping, concierge, reservations and reception.

1995 - On completion of the Savoy Hotel Management Training, remained at the Savoy Hotel for a year.
 
1996 - Joined Opening Team of the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London as Reception Shift Leader.
 
1997 - Joined Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire Scotland as Conference and Banqueting Manager.
 
1999 - Joined Compass Hotels Ltd as General Manager at Manor House Hotel, Alsager.
 
2000 - (August) Took over as Chief Executive of Compass Hotels Ltd, based at Head Office.

Competitions and National Awards:
 
1992 Winner - Savoy Gastronomes Olive Barnet Award. A Savoy Group 'in house' award for a paper researched and written on a topical issue for the hotel industry at the time.
 
1993 Winner - Booker Fitch Food Services National Student Award. An essay based competition tackling topical hospitality issues at the time.
 
1998 Winner - Acorn Award. National Award, sponsored by the Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine and awarded to 30 people under the age of 30 for achievements in the industry to date.
 
1999 Winner - Master Innholders Scholarship to Cranfield University to undertake a two week course entitled Developing General Management Potential.