ChangeU Group announces Victor Foo as Principal Consultant of Hotelfinity, the hospitality consultancy division of ChangeU Group.

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PRESS RELEASE (September 1, 2022)
 
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 1, 2022 – ChangeU Group, a leading change expert in learning, strategy, and talent search announced that Victor Foo has been named Principal Consultant of Hotelfinity, the hospitality consultancy division of ChangeU.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, ChangeU Group is a leading change expert in leadership, speaker bureau, Subject Matter Experts masterclasses, 9 New Norms eSummits, executive search, employee skills assessment tools, and “Leaderfinity Interviews: Insider stories from industry leaders.”
 
Mr. Foo’s business appointment with ChangeU commences on September 1, 2022. His primary role is to spearhead Hotelfinity as a leading hospitality consultancy brand locally, with strategic regional expansion in the long-term.
 
Foo has over 40 years of senior hotelier experience, and is well respected as an industry leader in the hospitality sector. Foo served as the longest serving VP in the world's largest hotel, for 11 years. His last job was managing 4 hotels in Resorts World Genting as Vice President Hotel Operations.

During his tenure, Genting Grand was awarded Forbes Travel Guide 4 Star and Maxims Hotel was awarded recommended ratings since February 2018. Both hotels were the first Forbes-rated hotels in Malaysia in 2018.

“Our own headhunters in our Borneohunter Division searched for top hospitality candidates in various countries,” said Robren, Founder of ChangeU. “The selection included 5 key criteria: 1. Good working knowledge of Asian cultures.  2. Ability to transition from GM to Principal Consultant. 3. Public speaking and presentation skills. 4. Good networking connections with local Association of Hotels. 5. Preferably won an hospitality award, with minimum 20 years hospitality experience, and as a General Manager of a 5-Star Hotel. As with ChangeU’s HR policy, race, gender, nationality, and orientation are irrelevant.”

“I was not fully satisfied with the first round of candidates from our headhunters. I suggested to look into several high profile hoteliers, whom I personally trained in my own leadership program, Diamond Leadership, now rebranded as ‘Leaderfinity’.  This included some who have recently retired or resigned in the Great Resignation era.”

“Victor is the right leader for Hotelfinity. I have great conviction, rapport and trust in him. For future expansion, we’ll be searching for industry leaders to head other Specialist Consultancy Services Divisions such as IT, Media, Digital and Property,” said Robren. “I must thank Robren for personally involving in the search process. Two or three heads are utterly better than one,” added the Regional Head of HR & Learning of ChangeU.”

“I am indeed inspired to be joining the ChangeU Dream Team,” said Victor Foo. “I believe ChangeU has an excellent business model, a talented senior management who uniquely positions it to capitalize on the ever changing hospitality industry that was devastated by the global Covid-19 crisis, for more than 2 years. I believe Hotelfinity can widely leverage on ChangeU’s key divisions, such as Movsha Speakers Bureau (to supply speakers in hotel events), Borneohunter (to search within its extensive candidate database), and ChangeU Employee Skills Assessment Tools (to evaluate and upskill all levels of managers).”

“I intend to work closely with Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) to jointly provide specialist masterclasses to its members. It’s something passionate for me to pass on as a legacy to the young generation out there through ChangeU.” 

Foo holds a Masters in International Hospitality Management, from Taylor’s University & University of Toulouse Le Mirail.

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