Adrian Padina

Hi, I'm Adrian Padina. Welcome to my profile!

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Adrian Padina is a General Manager with more than 20 years experience in international hotels, especially in Food & Beverage, working for luxury brands such as Inter.Continental, Ritz-Carlton, Fairmont and Hilton; situated in London, Spain and Middle East, with a short period in China.He excels at forming cohesive, motivated, sales and profit led teams, with clear objectives, and guest-focus. He believes in developing strong business strategies and that good revenue management is essential to the hotel business. He has always endeavoured to deliver the most profitable results possible. He is a good communicator, has an eye for detail and superb guest relations skills.Adrian's career objective is to work in quality properties where excellence in guest service is continually sought, and where there is good opportunity to further his career. . One of the recent highlights of his career is receiving the Tripadvisors Travellers' Choice Award 2013 for his hotel (Valbusenda, Spain) as one of the top 25 hotels in Spain.

General Manager at Index Residence Al Jubail

November 2019 - Present | Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Hotel General Manager at Doubletree by Hilton La Torre Golf & Spa Resort

July 2017 - June 2019 | La Torre, Murcia

General Manager, Operations at La Manga Club Sports & Leisure Resort

June 2015 - July 2017 | Murcia, Spain

General Manager at Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos I, 5* deluxe

July 2013 - June 2015 | Barcelona

General Manager at Valbusenda Hotel Resort & Spa

February 2012 - February 2013 | Toro, Spain

General Manager at Hotel Castellar

2010 - 2011 | Cádiz, Spain

Hotel Manager at Ritz-Carlton Abama Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort

2006 - 2010 | Tenerife, Canary Islands

Pre-Opening Team Member at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Sanya

2008 - 2008 | Sanya, China

Resort Manager at Excel Hotels & Resorts SA

2005 - 2006 | Tenerife, Canary Islands

Director at Resourceful Travel Company (RTC)

1998 - 2005 | Cadiz, Spain

Food & Beverage Manager at Hotel Puente Romano

1997 - 1998 | Marbella, Spain

Food & Beverage Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group

1994 - 1997 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager at Royal Lancaster Hotel

1990 - 1994 | London, UK

Highbury College

1987 – 1990

Hotel, Catering & Institutional Management

Salvatorian College

1981 – 1984

I love photography and one day will get round to posting my best photos! I am also interested in ecological and natural products, especially food (we put too much rubbish in our systems nowadays). I also like to help out with local charities.