David Wood

Current

• Hospitality Business Coach and Post Graduate Hospitality Professor at theHospitality.biz
• Professor at Les Roches, Bluche and The Swiss University of Applied Science LRG
• Visiting Professor at Les Roches

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Past

• CEO at Hotel and Catering International Management Association
• General Manager & Director at Norwich Sport Village
• Operations Manager at Kennedy Brookes Ltd., Wheelers Fish Restaurants

• Regional Manager at Imperial Inns & Taverns

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Education

• University of Action Learning
• Anglia Ruskin University
• Thames Valley University

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Recommended

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Connections

229 connections

Industry

Hospitality

David Wood’s Summary

Hospitality Business Coach
Management Business Advisor
Quality and Profit improvement for Hospitality SME`s..
E Newsletters.

Hospitality education in Facilities Management, Menu Engineering, Product and Personal Knowledge, Didgital Marketing and Quality Sytems (Including Six Sigma) up to Masters level.
Thesis supervision.
Educational Journal Peer reviewer.International Journal of Hospitality Management.

David Wood’s Specialties:

Hospitality Business Coaching, Benchmarking, Quality Systems (Including Six Sigma and Appreciative Inquiry). Operations management and MBA education.

David Wood’s Experience

• Hospitality Business Coach and Post Graduate Hospitality Professor

  theHospitality.biz

  (Hospitality industry)

  April 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)

  Small and to medium sized business coaching (1 to 300 employees).
  Management education & training.
  E - Marketing.
  Mentoring.
  MBA teaching and dissertation supervision.
  Quality & culture building.
  Six Sigma systems.
  Apreciative Inquiry.
  Benchmarking.
  HRM advice and help.
  WEB optimisation.
  Menu Engineering
  Concept Development and Implementation

• Professor

  Les Roches, Bluche and The Swiss University of Applied Science LRG

  (Hospitality industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

• Visiting Professor

  Les Roches

  (Hospitality industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

• CEO

  Hotel and Catering International Management Association

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Hospitality industry)

  March 1996 — April 2003 (7 years 2 months)

• General Manager & Director

  Norwich Sport Village

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)

  May 1989 — February 1995 (5 years 10 months)

  3 Star Hotel with multiple sporting activities. Indoor Tennis, Badmington, 3 Swimming pools, Gym, Beauty and Squash.

• Operations Manager

  Kennedy Brookes Ltd., Wheelers Fish Restaurants

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Restaurants industry)

  February 1986 — June 1987 (1 year 5 months)

  Looking after 23 fish restaurants in London for Kennedy Brookes.

• Regional Manager

  Imperial Inns & Taverns

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Restaurants industry)

  August 1984 — January 1986 (1 year 6 months)

  Regional Manager for Falstaff Bar and Grill.

David Wood’s Education

• University of Action Learning

  DBA , Business , 2003 — 2003

• Anglia Ruskin University

  MBA , Business , 2001 — 2003

• Thames Valley University

  1961 — 1964

Additional Information

David Wood’s Interests:

Teaching, researching, mentoring, eating out, wines.

David Wood’s Groups:

Hotel and Catering International Management Association
British Institute of Innkeeping
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
SFEDI
Reunion des Gastronomes, CHRIE

•    China Business
•    International Networking Speakers and Coaches Assoc
•    Six Sigma Professionals ( SSP )
•    Les Roches connection
•    Digital Tourism Experts
•    HoteLIers
•    Hotels Development
•    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
•    Hotel Online Distribution & Hotel Revenue Management Professionals Group
•    Global Lean & Six Sigma Network
•    Hospitality Recruiting Network { 3,500++ Hospitality Recruiters}
•    Restaurant Network
•    Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    Les Roches MBA
•    Luxury Hoteliers
•    Ecole Les Roches Professional Alumni
•    Hospitality Career Network
•    High Powered Food & Beverage Forum - Foodservice & Retail Executive Networking - Job Opportunities
•    UK Hoteliers
•    INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
•    Hospitality Facility Management
•    The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards Group
•    Food Safety and Refrigeration Monitoring for Food Services
•    HOSPITALITY SUPERSTARS (Employers, Recruiters & Hospitality Superstars) - http://www.hsuperstars.com
•    Hospitality Interim Teacher´s Network

David Wood’s Honors:

England`s Best Boss
Britain`s Best Boss
- Awarded by CBI, Department of Education and Skills and Breakfast Television
MBA, DBA

David Wood’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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