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Keith Doyle

Keith Doyle

London

Summary

Experienced restaurant specialist, with 15 years spent managing a department for a leading luxury lifestyle brand, and an overall 23 years’ experience in 5-star hospitality. I designed a dining programme tailored to the ultra-high-net individual and high-profile corporate brands, setting and maintaining standards for delivery of Quintessentially's restaurant service to members across 40+ offices globally.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Head of restaurants

Quintessentially
London
10.2009 - Current

• Consistently deliver 5-star service to members, including handling and resolving complaints, resulting in annual membership fees being renewed and upgrades to higher membership tiers

• The restaurants category is consistently the most requested aspect of Q's service, generating over 35% of the overall request volume annually

• Expert in global supplier relations, networking and nurturing partnerships, leading to Q consistently achieving at least 70% success rate on booking members' preferred restaurant choice

• Curate, manage and host high-profile private events in partnership with leading chefs, one of which is The Supper Club, Q's branded dining event series

• Play a key role in tailoring dining programmes for brands such as Burberry, Cartier & Dior as part of an overall event strategy Q was commissioned to deliver

• Regularly generate unique member incentives by which to promote restaurant partners

• Responsible for content creation for all restaurant related marketing material and member comms

• Played a key role in the creation of a member portal and mobile app, ensuring all global offices provided accurate content for restaurants in all territories

• Responsible for line managing, training and developing the subordinate role of junior restaurant specialist in current structure; acted as mentor for a number of colleagues across the organisation given length of service and knowledge of the company

Front of house host

Perception
London
10.2008 - 10.2009
  • Curated a concierge programme for a business start-up, offering 5-star hotel service within multi-let office buildings
  • Designed local area guides, and documents for tenants

Hotel concierge

Four Seasons Hotel
London
03.2005 - 10.2008
  • Promoted from switchboard attendant to luggage porter, then a concierge role
  • Developed detailed knowledge of London to provide accurate information to guests

Education

NVQ Level 1 - Hospitality & Catering

South Cheshire College
Crewe
/1998 - /2000

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Training & development
  • Business development
  • Event management
  • Guest & supplier relations
  • Problem solving
  • Complaint management
  • Up-selling

Timeline

Global Head of restaurants

Quintessentially
10.2009 - Current

Front of house host

Perception
10.2008 - 10.2009

Hotel concierge

Four Seasons Hotel
03.2005 - 10.2008

NVQ Level 1 - Hospitality & Catering

South Cheshire College
/1998 - /2000
Keith Doyle