Jonathan Wigley – Founder/CEO Absolute Hotel Services Group

Absolute Hotel Services provides a unique range of hospitality services and consultancy on an a la carte basis that includes marketing/feasibility studies, owner representative services, master planning consultancy, pre-opening consultancy, brand creation/consultancy and training as well as hotel management services from technical services and pre-opening assistance to management contracts for U Hotels & Resorts, Eastin Hotels & Residences and Eastin Easy, the hotel brands of Absolute Hotel Services. Absolute Hotel Services’ head office is based in Bangkok, Thailand while Absolute Hotel Services Indochina office based in Hanoi covers Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Absolute Hotel Services India office based in Mumbai covers India, the Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and the Middle East.

Jonathan has accumulated 24 years of experience in the hospitality industry, working for international hotel chains from Hilton, Omni Group of Hotels, Delta Grand Pacific Hotel to the Landmark Hotel Group. His previous engagement as Managing Director for InVision Hospitality Co. Ltd. was to help setting up the company with strong foundation for future business vision.

Prior to that he was Vice President of Operations for Minor International’s hotel division landed him in many parts of the world, including Vietnam, Bali and Dubai. Under this capacity, he was responsible for establishing brand standards and enhancing revenue growth. Prior to this engagement, Jonathan was stationed in Thailand and assumed a role of Group General Manager for the three franchised Marriott Resorts & Spas as well as Anantara Resorts & Spas. Having spent more than 15 years in the region, he possesses a firm understanding of Asian traditions and business cultures.