EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & RUSSIA OFFICE

Jeff Ross (BA Honours Hotel & Hospitality Management) has over 14 years of experience within the hospitality industry. His first taste of the industry was in Holyrood Palace in Scotland, working for the Queen's state banquets. From there, his passion for the industry grew and Jeff has gained invaluable experience within the restaurant and hotel sectors, latterly as General Manager with Intercontinental Hotels Group, working across many international brands. Jeff relocated to Switzerland in 2004, where he has been involved with the leading hotel schools, conducting lecturing roles. Jeff is responsible for Europe, Middle East & Russia and you can get in touch with him on jross@hesglobal.com

Before moving into hospitality Eva was working as an HR-Manager with a multinational industrial company during many years. In this position she was responsible for Central & Eastern Europe – Middle East, and for China based in Shanghai. With a passion to enter the hospitality industry, Eva continued her further education and graduated in 2005 with a Postgraduate Diploma in International Hospitality Management from the International Hotel Management Institute (IMI) in Lucerne, Switzerland. Prior to joining HES in Lucerne in August 2007, she was employed as a Sales Coordinator and as a Conference & Event Sales Executive at the Hilton Zurich Airport. Eva speaks fluently Swedish, English, German and conversational French and Czech. You can contact her at eva@hesglobal.com

Philip Noel has over twenty years experience within Hospitality Management, starting out at the world famous "Bear Hotel" in Woodstock, he then went on to study HCIMA at Westminster College, London. A Graduate Manager with Embassy Hotels, later achieving General Management positions with Corus Hotels, Forte Hotels & Jarvis Hotels. Philip has qualifications in Training, Employment Law & IT, and qualifies for CIPD membership. Based in City Centre Bristol, Philip is responsible for the United Kingdom & Ireland. You can contact him on philip@hesglobal.com

Nico is a graduate from CHN (now Stenden) University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management. Starting as management trainee with Sheraton in Indonesia, Nico gained over 10 years of international hospitality experience on 4 continents and has worked & trained with Hilton and Moevenpick, as well as independent hotels and resorts in Belgium, the USA, Egypt and the Netherlands. Based centrally in the Netherlands in Amersfoort, Nico joined the HES Global team early 2007 and is responsible for running all aspects of the Benelux satellite office. In addition he travels periodically to the Middle East for business development purposes and to maintain the personal relationship with our GCC key accounts. You can contact him at ndingemans@hesglobal.com