Director St Andrews Management Centre Rick Bond is an experienced teacher, trainer and educationist, specialising in Management and leadership Development, Conflict Resolution, Coaching in the Workplace Environment and “Training the Trainers” A former Head of Faculty at SRUC Elmwood (formerly Elmwood College), his management experience extends over a 20 year period and includes the management […]
Director of Education at CMAE since 2017. Did 7 years as the CEO of the Swedish Golf Club Management Association. Course Manager of the Golf Club Manager Education Program 2012-2017. Sport Director at the Swedish Volleyball Federation 06-10 – Taking care of National Teams in Volleyball and Beach Volleyball as well as the Elite League. […]
Tory Brettell set up Traffic Health and Fitness Limited in 2002 to deliver business solutions, training, mentoring and coaching services to clients, to help them continually innovate their services and keep ahead of new trends within the health and fitness industry. Using the experience gained during her time at the Royal Navy, as the first […]
Lecturer in F& B Management since 1995. CHE. Master’s Degree in Business Administration- (2003). Senior Director at Les Roches International Hospitality School in Marbella, Spain. MDP sessions delivered: Operations Excellence, MDP F&B
James Burns CCM is the General Manager of Milltown Golf Club in Dublin. He is responsible for delivering a high-quality experience to a large membership at one of Ireland’s premier, exclusive member Clubs. His professional background is in hospitality management and throughout his career he has focused on developing his skills through education. A Hospitality […]
By Andy Brown Andy Brown of The Toro Company explores how teamwork and communication within your core management team can improve the player experience and course operations. This article is the first in a series provided by The Toro Company on “What Matters Most” for golf courses and the success of their day-to-day operations. It’s […]
Michael Braidwood CCM is the General Manager of Education City Golf Club in Qatar. A Certified Club Manager and Advanced Fellow of the PGA, Michael is a very experienced Golf Industry Professional. Michael was previously the Director of Education for the CMAE, Operations Director for Braemar Golf Developments, CEO of Bahrain International Golf Course Company and General […]
By Michael Braidwood CCM Words of wisdom I’ve learnt from the management development programmes. One liners that have resonated for years. I have been very fortunate, I attended two MDPs as a delegate, MDP1 and MDP2, in 2011 / 12 but when I was Director of Education for CMAE I facilitated over 30 MDPs so […]
Richard Pennell CCM is the current Club Secretary at Woking Golf Club in northwest Surrey in England. Prior to this he was the Assistant Secretary at Royal Wimbledon and and New Zealand Golf Club. He also spent 5 years working as a greenkeeper at Mitcham Golf Club. Richard also sat on the Board of the […]
William Winram, Fellow of The Explorers Club, is an ocean explorer and storyteller who works to motivate future generations to protect and respect our oceans. He is an IUCN Oceans Ambassador, World Record Freediver, Filmmaker and Photographer – A Canadian living in Geneva – travelling the world. After more than 40 years as an ocean […]
With a background in business studies on trade fair, congress and event management through eight years of experience in working for Messe Frankfurt, International Trade Fair Organizer in Frankfurt, Altlanta and Mexico, Cindy Schoenrich joined the Gstaad Yacht Club in 2009. Her mother tongue being German, she is equally fluent in English, French, Spanish and […]
I joined the hospitality industry at the age of 18. I worked for various pubs and external caterers before cooking my way around Australia in 1993. When I came back to England I started working for Raymond Blanc as a Hall Porter. This was the start of my “proper” career. I worked my up the […]
