Development strategy

Gabrielle Gambina

Areas of Expertise: Benchmarking performance, Concept planning, Development strategy, Feasibility Studies, Hotel management contracts, Hotel operator selection, Investment appraisal, Shared ownership

Gabrielle Gambina advises investors, developers, banks and hotel owners on a range of investment issues, from the improvement of hotel cash flow through to a range of operational improvements, assisting both owners and banks to decrease debt.

John Healy

Areas of Expertise: Accounting & Controlling, Asset Management, Business Review / hoteldoctor, Desktop Valuations, Development strategy, Due diligence, Due Diligences to Support Transactions, Feasibility Studies, Financial Control, Management Contract Negotiations, Management of Acquisition & Development Processes, Mergers and Acquisitions, Owner Representation, Pre-sale Asset Preparations, Risk Management

John Healy advises clients on lodging related finance and accounting areas with particular emphasis on strategic growth and performance turnarounds. John uses his extensive experience as a platform to deliver best practice solutions to clients which result in lasting improvement. John specializes in all aspects of hotel operations from development to pre-opening and operations. Recent assignments have included resort management agreement take-overs and hotel asset receivership on behalf of lending institutions.

Jon Barker

Areas of Expertise: Brand management, Concept planning, Concept Studies & Design, Design of hotel and resort projects, Design Reviews / Technical Services, Development strategy

Jon Barker has 20 years’ professional experience at a senior level working in consultancies, including Peter Leonard Associates, David Davies Associates, Landor and BDG McColl, where he left the position of Creative Director to set up his own practice in 2002.

Katrina Craig (CEO)

Areas of Expertise: Asset Management, Concept planning, Development strategy, Hotel Strategy, Innovation and Execution, Identification of Acquisition & Development Opportunities, Management of Acquisition & Development Processes, Market Entry Strategy, Operator Selection / Contract Negotiation, Owner Representation, Pre-sale Asset Preparations

As CEO of Hotel Solutions Partnership Ltd, Katrina Craig heads a network of over 30 hotel industry experts offering advisory, short-term management and acquisition and investment support. The partnership has teams based in the Americas, UK EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Miguel Ruano (Ambassador)

Areas of Expertise: Asset Management, Concept planning, Concept Studies & Design, Design Reviews / Technical Services, Development strategy, Hotel operator selection, Hotel Strategy, Innovation and Execution, Identification of Acquisition & Development Opportunities, Owner Representation, Sustainability

Miguel Ruano has rejoined Hotel Solutions Partnership in 2018 as Project Conceptualisation and Development Strategist. He is a registered architect and planner with 35+ years’ experience in global real estate design and development projects, especially on mixed-use and hospitality, and has served in senior development and technical roles within Marriott, IHG and Aman. Miguel is an expert in assessing hotel and resort opportunities, formulating their USPs, competitive positioning and development strategy and has specialised in project conceptualisation, design management and project management strategy. Miguel also supports hotel companies in the formation and deployment of innovation platforms and growth strategies and is Co-Founder of Hotel2030, a platform for discussing, developing and acting on future changes for the hospitality industry.