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Paul Douglas Hugentobler

Executive Mentor & Coach

Hong Kong Island (999077) China

Professional situation

Professionally fulfilled

Summary

A distinguished global hospitality leader, Swiss-certified hotelier, and EDB-registered educator with over 35 years of executive experience managing luxury international hotel brands. Offering elite, one-on-one in-home mentorship for Hong Kong primaryand secondary students striving for higher elite education. Specializing in Ivy League and European university interview prep, elite social etiquette, and bilingual fluency English and French.

Accomplished hotelier with extensive experience across the Far East, working with…

Professional experiences

Sponsorship coordinator

Swiss Association of Hong Kong , 0 - Voluntering

From March 2024 to Today

Responsible for obtaining sponsorship for Swiss Association of Hong Kong key events including the Swiss National Day Celebrations, and Christmas Charity Lunch.

Successfully raised HK$140,000 and donated HK$100,000 to YAMA Foundation Hong Kong and HK$40,000 to the Taipo Fire Relief Fund Hong Kong in 2025.

S'alphorn editor

Swiss Association of Hong Kong

From January 2023 to March 2024

Responsible for the editing and publishing of the Swiss Association of Hong Kong's annual membership magazine s'Alphorn now in it's 141 edition

General manager

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

From October 2019 to September 2021

Managed InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, IHG’s flagship property in China

Group operations director

Lanson Place Personal Hotels & Residences

From October 2017 to February 2019

Managed LPPH&R Hotels and Serviced Apartments.

Regional general manager

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

From October 2009 to August 2017

Managed Shenzhen & West Guangdong Region comprising 10 hotels across the IHG Brand estate.

General manager

Hyatt Hotels Corporation , Shanghai

From June 1993 to August 2009

General Manager in Xian, Kota Kinabalu, Macau, Guangzhou

Associations

Swiss Association of Hong Kong

http://www.swiss-HK.com

s’Alphorn Editor, Sponsorship Coordinator

Degree

1984 – EHL Campus Lausanne – Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures en Hôtellerie et Restauration

Languages

Français - Fluent

Indonésien - Notion

Mandarin - Intermediate

Chinois - Notion

Skills

Editing
Business Strategy
Strategic Planning
Human Resource Planning
Marketing Communications Planning
Food & Beverage
Project Management
Marketing Strategy
Revenue Management
Integrated Marketing Communications Planning
Business Development
Financial Reporting
Change Management
Revenue Managemnet
Marketing
Operations Management
Coaching & Mentoring
Interviewing
Corporate Etiquette
Sponsorship Coordintion