He is an accomplished international luxury hotelier with a career spanning over 30 years. Alphy spent 15 years with Rosewood Hotels & Resorts as a Managing Director and later as Vice President of Operations, prior to joining Candela Hotels as Executive Vice President of Operations in 2006. During his three year tenure with Candela Hotels Alphy has developed a full operations plan for the company’s new luxury green hotel concept, including the 26-Hour day, Service Team concept and efficient energy usage systems. Alphy has lead the company’s Hotel Management Services Group which, in addition to management contracts, provides 30 to 90 day swat team style services for hotel openings, re-launches, leadership transitions and re-organizations, all with a focus on profitability. He recently completed a successful mission in Central America for the Bristol Buenaventura and the Bristol Panama City in Panama. General Management USA & Canada United States Washington Seattle