Craig is the founder of iHost Hospitality and has 19 years experience in the hospitality industry in areas of finance, information technology and audit consultancy. Craig worked with Accor Hotels & Resorts as well as Mirvac Hotel Group in finance, corporate management and operations. He then joined Micros Systems Inc., a supplier of property management & point of sale systems where roles included global sales, marketing, operational consulting, business best practice for hotels, resorts, food & beverage businesses and other and travel organizations.

 

Craig worked for the Micros-Fidelio Regional Asia/Pacific office for 4 years along side numerous companies in consultative roles covering operatoinal strategy, sales & marketing, project management, financial & audit services among others. Project experience includes working with such companies as Carlson, Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Shangri-La, Le Meridien, Mandarin Oriental, Starwood, Peninsula, Taj Hotels and numerous others. Craig’s expertise and niche within Micros earned him a global position working for the head office in the US. This saw Craig’s responsibilities oversee product and project management for various hospitality and travel based systems as well as the bridging of back office and front office systems (SunSystems, Fidelio and Micros).

 

Heading up global sales and strategic projects for iHost Hospitality as well as managing business partners, Craig's strength is global networking and alliance relationships.