CURRICULUM VITAE
PAUL SIDHU
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth
Age
Marital Status
Nationality
Health
EDUCATION
1988 - 1990
6th of March, 1966
43
Divorced, no children
Malaysian
Excellent
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Master of Science Degree (MSc) in International Hotel
Management.
Dissertation topic was on “An Examination of the
Range of Customer Service Training Techniques”.
1986 - 1988
Western International University, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) in Business
Administration majoring in Hospitality Management.
1984 - 1985
Stamford College, Malaysia
Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management
1978 - 1982
Cochrane Road Secondary School, Malaysia
Malaysian Certificate of Education (“O” Levels)
EMPLOYMENT
2010 –Present
Modern Century Hotels – DHR
Jan.2008 – May.2009
Vice President Human Resources
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Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean
Sofitel Luxury Hotels
Portfolio of existing hotels responsible for:
6 hotels in Egypt
1 hotel in Mauritius
1 hotel in Malabo, Equatorial Genuia
1 hotel in Lagos, Nigeria
Portfolio of pre opening hotels responsible for:
2 hotels in Dubai (2009 and 2012)
1 hotel in Abu Dhabi (2010)
1 hotel in Mauritius (2011)
I hotel in Saudi Arabia (2009)
1 hotel in Bahrain (2010)
July.2006 – June.2007
Mar.2005 – May.2006
Dec.2004 – Mar.2005
Jan.2001 – Mar.2004
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Director – Human Resources
Aspetar, the Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine
Hospital.
Pre opening HR activities
No of beds 50. Total staff strength 380 employees with
6 in HR.
Area Director of Human Resources – Hashoo
Group/Orient Petroleum Central Asia(OPCA) Dubai.
Setting up of Human Resources function at Corporate
Offices for hotel and oil and gas division.
Owner and operator of Pearl Continental Hotels,
expanding their operations internationally. Setting up
of HR pre opening work for hotel projects in
Milan/Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Khartoum/Tripoli.
Total staff in Corporate Offices in Dubai 42 and
within HR 2 employees.
The Regent Shanghai
Pre opening Human Resources for a flagship
property. Local owners did not honor terms and
conditions of employment contract and wanting to
localize the position.
Area Director of Human Resources – Singapore and
Malaysia based at Grand Hyatt Singapore. Achieved 2
Hyatt Innovator awards in Human Resources for the
year 2002.
Overlooked HR activities for 4 properties in Malaysia
and the palaces that we managed in Brunei.
Total staff at Grand Hyatt Singapore when
commenced assignment was 1380 employees and
brought this number down to 860 within 3 years.
Total staff in HR 7 employees.
Feb.2000 – Dec.2000
Regional Director of Human Resources – South Asia
based at the Hyatt International Asia Pacific
Divisional Office in Hong Kong.
Hotels in the region include:
- Hyatt Regency Delhi
- Grand Hyatt Delhi (Pre opening)
- Hyatt Regency Kathmandu (Pre opening)
- Hyatt Regency Kolkatta (Pre opening)
- Hyatt Regency Goa (Pre opening)
- Hyatt Regency Mumbai (Pre opening)
Full Regional capacity at Divisional Offices in HK and
supporting the new openings in India and Nepal.
Nov.1998 – Feb.2000
Regional Director of Human Resources – South
Eastern Europe and CIS, based at Hyatt Hotels Baku,
Azerbaijan. Hotels in the region include (9 hotels) –
Regency, Park and International Centre in Baku,
Almaty in Kazakhstan, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan (hotel
opening), Istanbul in Turkey, Belgrade in Yugoslavia,
Budapest in Hungary and Thessalonica in Greece.
Opened 2 properties in Bishkek and Thessaloniki.
Conducted one take over from Marco Polo hotels,
property in Almaty.
No of HR employees in Baku 5 employees.
Nov.1997 – Oct.1998
Regional Director of Human Resources - South
Eastern Europe and CIS, based at the Hyatt Regency
Istanbul, Turkey. Overlooked the Human Resources
operation of 8 hotels.
No of HR employees in Istanbul was 4 employees and
total hotel was 580 employees.
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Apr. 1996 - Oct.1997
Regional Director of Human Resources - Indonesia.
Based at the Grand Hyatt Jakarta and in-charge of all
Human Resources activities of 7 (seven) Hyatt Hotels
in Indonesia of which 2 (two) were hotel opening’s.
Performed the openings in Bandung and Yogjakarta.
Mar. 1995 - Mar. 1996
Director of Human Resources, Hyatt Regency Baku,
Azerbaijan.
Pre-Opening team of a 160 room hotel. Achieved the
1995 Human Resources Excellence Award for Europe,
Africa and Middle East Division.
Pre opening of the hotel.
Total HR staff strength 4 employees and 420
employees.
May 1993 - Feb. 1995
Director of Training, Hyatt Regency Xian, People’s
Republic of China (404 rooms). Was also seconded to
the opening of Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru as a
support team member in Human Resources for a
period of 6 months. This was my first opening
experience.
Training Manager, Hyatt Regency Saujana, Malaysia.
Apr. 1992 - Apr. 1993
Oct. 1991 - Mar. 1992
Fine-Dining Restaurant Manager, Hyatt Regency
Saujana, Malaysia.
Jan. 1991 - Sept. 1991
Hyatt International Corporate Management Training
Programme specializing in Food & Beverage
Management.
Aug. - Sept. 1989
Part-time Lecturer at the Hotel Catering and
Institutional Management Centre in Kuala Lumpur,
lecturing Diploma students in :
 Hotel Service Theory and Practical
 Hotel Trade Techniques
 Reception Studies
 Accommodation Studies
 Housekeeping Studies
Jul. - Sept. 1988
Part-time Lecturer at Greenwich College, London,
lecturing Hotel Management students in :
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Jan. - Jun. 1985
 Marketing Hospitality Operations
 Catering Science/ Feasibility Studies
Industrial training stint at Genting Highlands Resort
in Kitchen Operations, Food and Beverage, Front
Office and Housekeeping
SUMMARY OF HOTEL OPENINGS UNDERTAKEN
Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru
Hyatt Regency Baku
Hyatt Regency Bandung
Hyatt Regency Yogjakarta
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki
Hyatt Regency Bishkek
Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Grand Hyatt Delhi
Hyatt Regency Calcutta
Hyatt Regency Mumbai
Hyatt Regency Goa
Sofitel Jumeriah Beach, Dubai
Sofitel Al Khobar, KSA
SUMMARY OF HOTEL CLOSINGS UNDERTAKEN
Sofitel The Palace Old Town, Dubai
Sofitel The Old Cataract, Aswan, Egypt (renovation)
SUMMARY OF HOSPITAL OPENINGS UNDERTAKEN
Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
TRAINING COURSES/SEMINARS ATTENDED
July
2008
Worldwide Sofitel Human Resources Meeting, Paris,
France
August
2008
Co Facilitated the Regional General Managers
meeting, Cairo, Egypt
April
2002
South East Asia General Manager’s Meeting at Grand
Hyatt Singapore. Coordinated and co facilitated this
meeting.
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Feb
2002
Wrote a new training program for the company called
the Business of Training, a 6 day residential training
program for Training Managers of the company.
December
2000
World wide Human Resources Area meeting in
Chicago, United States of America.
November
1999
Prepared and revised the entire Corporate Hyatt
International Human Resources Operations Manual
for the company.
August
1998
Prepared in Lausanne, Switzerland a Human
Resources pre opening CD Rom for hotel openings.
26 - 30 Jan
1998
Regional Human Resources Meeting EAME at
Lausanne, Switzerland.
25 - 28 May 1997
South East Asia General Manager’s Meeting at Hyatt
Regency Johor Bahru, Malaysia
9-13 March
1997
Situational Leadership Training Program at Hyatt
Regency Manila, Philippines
18 - 23 May 1996
Asia Pacific Training Managers Seminar at Hyatt
Regency Saujana, Malaysia. Co-facilitated this
training Seminar.
5 - 9 May
1996
Integrated Marketing and Communications Training
Program at Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Indonesia.
April
1994
North Asia Human Resources Meeting, Hyatt
Regency Saipan, Mariana Islands.
May
1993
Familiarization Training Program at Grand Hyatt
Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
November
1992
People, Productivity and Profit Seminar at Hyatt
Regency Saujana, Malaysia.
October
1992
Life-Styles
Indonesia.
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Seminar
at
the
Grand
Hyatt
Bali,
May
1992
Familiarization Training Program at Hyatt Regency
Singapore, Singapore.
February
1992
Train the Trainer - Part 2; Group Training Skills.
November
1991
Train the Trainer - Part 1; Departmental Training
Skills
October
1991
Leadership Skills & Interviewing/Counseling Skills
May
1991
Prepared a feasibility study on building a proposed
Japanese Restaurant at Hyatt Regency Saujana,
Malaysia.
LICENSED FACILITATOR FOR HYATT INTERNATIONAL
Selling Techniques
Conducted the training course on a regional basis at the following locations:
- Surabaya
- Bali
- Istanbul
- Budapest
Smart Selling 2 and 3
Conducted the training course on a regional basis at the following locations:
- Macau
- Delhi
- Kuala Lumpur
- Bangkok
Life styles and Situational Leadership
Lead facilitator for the course in the following locations:
- Surabaya
- Istanbul
- Baku
- Almaty
- Kuala Lumpur
- Kota Kinabalu
- Kuantan
- Singapore
INTERESTS
Wide range of interest in the arts and sports.
For general fitness, I do long distance running and work out in the gym.
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