Hospitality Operations & Hotel Management Expert
Chris Dexter
MBA • International Hospitality & Service Industries Management
A senior hospitality executive and independent expert witness with over 30 years of operational and leadership experience across the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Combines hotel operations, portfolio management, pre-opening and post-opening expertise with a proven record of leading international hotel businesses, improving commercial performance and overseeing complex owner, brand and operational matters.
30+ yrs
Hospitality industry experience
£167 Mn
Owned-estate revenue led
Overview
Chris Dexter is a hospitality operations expert with over 35 years of international experience across hotel management, operational strategy and commercial leadership. He has held senior executive positions overseeing portfolios of branded and independent hotels throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.
Chris specialises in hotel operations, asset management, pre-opening strategy and operational performance improvement. Having led large international hotel portfolios across leading global hospitality brands, he brings extensive commercial and operational expertise to complex hospitality matters. He also provides expert witness services in disputes involving hotel operations, management agreements and hospitality-related commercial issues.
Qualifications
MBA, International Hospitality and Service Industries Management, Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland
Former Representative for Europe – IHG Owners Committee (ERC)
Expertise & Experience
Hotel operations and management, Hospitality asset management, Hotel development and pre-opening, Hospitality commercial strategy, Operational due diligence, Expert witness services in hospitality disputes
