I-Virgin Hotels, uhlobo lwehhotela lendlela yokuphila yokunethezeka ka-Sir Richard Branson, liyakujabulela ukwamukela u-Leslie J. Shammas njengePhini Likamongameli Wezinkonzo Zokuthuthukisa.
I-Shammas izoba nesibopho sokuthola ubudlelwano bozakwethu nababambiqhaza ababalulekile ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe nasekhaya. Ababambe iqhaza abafana nonjiniyela, onjiniyela, abadwebi bezakhiwo, abaklami, nokuningi. U-Leslie uzohola izinhlelo ezihlukahlukene ngenhloso yokuqinisekisa ukuthi amaphrojekthi amahhotela afinyelelwa ngempumelelo ngomkhiqizo, ngesabelomali, nangeshejuli. Uzophinde asekele ithimba lezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe ngomkhiqizo kanye nombono wezivakashi ukuze akhe umuzwa ohamba phambili wamahhotela e-Virgin. Ngentshiseko ekuthuthukisweni kwephrojekthi nasekusunguleni izinto, u-Leslie uletha iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30 yokuhlangenwe nakho kobuholi ekwakhiweni kwephrojekthi nokuphatha, ubudlelwano babanikazi, kanye nokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo. U-Leslie uzosebenzisana kakhulu noTeddy Meyer, i-VP Design kanye noMqondisi Wokudala wamahhotela eVirgin.
Ngaphambi kwamahhotela aseVirgin, uLeslie ubesebenza njengoMxhumanisi Wezinkonzo Zokuthuthukiswa e-Montage International. Kusukela ngo-2017 - 2020, usebenze eCanyon Ranch Wellness Resorts, nethimba le-Design and Development. Uqale njengoMqondisi Womhlaba wonke wabe eseba yiPhini Likamongameli, ehola izinhlelo zokuklama. U-Leslie uhlinzeke ngobuholi bomklamo nowokwakha kukho konke ukulungiswa kwezakhiwo nezangaphakathi ezakhiweni ezikhona, ngesikhathi esifanayo emnikeza ukwesekwa ekuthuthukisweni okusha nokutholwa kwezakhiwo ezihlongozwayo. Ngaphambi komsebenzi wakhe eCanyon Ranch, uLeslie uchithe iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi nanye eFairmont Raffles Hotels International. NjengoMqondisi Omkhulu Wokuklama Nokwakha, unikeze abanikazi nabathuthukisi ukwesekwa kukho konke ukuhlelwa nokwakhiwa kwezakhiwo ezintsha, ukulungiswa okukhulu, namaphrojekthi okuhlala amaholide, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Ngesikhathi sakhe lapho, wasungula okulindelwe kanye namazinga ayo yonke impahla ukuze ihambisane ne-brand ethos. Ngaphambi kwalokho, u-Leslie wayeyiNhlangano Enkulu e-WATG Architects, inkampani yokwamukela izihambi yamazwe ngamazwe, lapho ayephethe khona amaphrojekthi nemikhiqizo eminingi emhlabeni jikelele.
“Sijabule kakhulu ukwamukela uLeslie eqenjini. Ubungcweti bakhe nesizinda esibanzi sokumela ubunikazi nabaphathi bemikhiqizo kuletha inzuzo kuphrojekthi ngayinye kuyilapho besekela isabelomali namashejuli kuyo yonke inqubo,” kusho uJames Bermingham, oyi-CEO ye-Virgin Hotels.
U-Leslie J. Shammas uneziqu zeBachelor azithola e-California Polytechnic University in Architecture, kanye nengane encane ku-Speech Communications. Ngo-2010, waphatha iphrojekthi ye-Fairmont Pittsburgh eyaba yi-LEED Gold Hotel yokuqala e-U.S. I-Leslie yaqhubeka yaqashelwa njengochwepheshe bemboni yokungenisa izihambi kanye ne-Spa oke wakhuluma e-Boutique Design West, Hospitality Design Expo, kanye ne-ALIS Conferences. U-Leslie naye usanda kuthola Isitifiketi se-WELL AP.
