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Sid's Pubs Sdn BhdManaging Director
Jun. 2005Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOwner/Operator of Malaysia’s best-known chain of neighbourhood pubs. I am personally involved in all aspects of the management of the outlets including design & build, menu planning & costing, staff recruitment & training. I am also solely involved in the marketing of the company, both in print as well as electronic. The company operates eight Award Winning outlets in key strategic locations with future outlets in the pipeline. Sid’s Pubs are now synonymous with great time & good food laid out in a non-pretentious environment. The company has won all the local TimeOutKL Awards including Best Pub & Best Pub Grub for several years. In 2012 Sid’s Pubs won the UK Telegraph Newspaper’s “Best British Pub in the World” Award. The company is also a great contributor to the local communities, by sponsoring & supporting several charities & local sports clubs. Prior to the opening of Sid’s Pubs the company operated as an F&B Consulting firm. I have personally consulted for Carnegie's Kuala Lumpur (www.carnegies.net) to assist them in reducing costs, increasing income and familiarizing their new General Manager to the Kuala Lumpur market place. Following Carnegie's I consulting for the concept development, design and build of Legend's Sports Bar, Kuala Lumpur (www.legends-kl.com). Legend's is a 7,000 sq ft sports bar located in The Life Centre along Jalan Sultan Ismail.
Current annual revenue RM13,500,000
Finnegan's Irish Pubs & Restaurants, MalaysiaGroup General Manager
Jun. 2000 - Jun. 2005Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJoined Leolaris (M) Sdn Bhd to assist them in opening the second of their Irish Pubs in Kuala Lumpur; Finnegan's Desa Sri Hartamas. After full management of the outlet had been successfully set-up I was then promoted to Group General Manager responsible for the full management, marketing and expansion of the company. I then found a suitable site on Jalan Sultan Ismail/Bukit Bintang for the opening of the third outlet, Finnegan's Sultan Ismail. I then fully refurbished the original pub, Finnegan's Bangsar and converted the upstairs to a wine & single malt whisky bar; Finn's Bins. www.finneganspubs.com
Long Island Iced Teahouse, Kuala LumpurManaging Director
Jan. 1997 - Jun. 2000Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaI moved to Malaysia from Singapore to continue expanding my knowledge of the F&B industry. Upon arrival I found a suitable site to open my own concept bar/restaurant: The Long Island Iced Teahouse on Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang, Bukit Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur. The bar became an enormous success and I soon expanded the company to four outlets.
Nomads Mongolian Pte LtdConsultant
Feb. 1996 - Aug. 1996SingaporeI was brought in by an old Hong Kong company with whom I had had connections with before (Delaney's Irish Pubs) to find a suitable location to design and build Singapore's first Mongolian BBQ restaurant. I found this site in the Chijmes Development and the restaurant opened during my tenure.
Creative Restaurant Consultants Pte LtdDirector
Mar. 1992 - Feb. 1996SingaporeCathay Organization, one of Singapore’s largest private entertainment companies, brought my company in to consult, conceptualize, design and build a 7,000 sq foot fun seafood restaurant based on a Fisherman’s Wharf style. After that, Creative Restaurants opened a small wine bar in China Town called The Beaujolias Wine Bar. This was later sold to one of Singapore’s larger restaurant chains
European Inns & TavernsPartner
Jun. 1989 - Feb. 1992Hong KongManaged & operated three outlets in Canton Road called White Stag Pub, Beefy's & Porky's. Two of the outlets were 24hr operations with LIVE music. After two years in Hong Kong the company moved to Macau to own & operate the Paprika Restaurant. In the basement of the restaurant we operated a "sister" bar of the White Stag Pub.
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