General Manager @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Consultant @ Pinnacle Entertainment
Independent Consultant / Principal @ IGamiX Management & Consulting Ltd
Education:
MBA Exchange, International Hospitality Management @
ESSEC Business School
About:
Innovation, quality, service, marketing, design, and efficiency-driven leader.
20 years of progressive line-level, supervisory, corporate, and senior management experience at Fortune 200 & 500, privately-held, joint-venture, and start-up gaming, entertainment, and hospitality companies. 11 years of international management experience based in Asia. Experience and exposure in every major US destination, regional, riverboat, tribal, and locals market; Macau;
Innovation, quality, service, marketing, design, and efficiency-driven leader.
20 years of progressive line-level, supervisory, corporate, and senior management experience at Fortune 200 & 500, privately-held, joint-venture, and start-up gaming, entertainment, and hospitality companies. 11 years of international management experience based in Asia. Experience and exposure in every major US destination, regional, riverboat, tribal, and locals market; Macau; Singapore; Australia; Vietnam; Cambodia; Australia.
Outstanding track record managing the bottom-line and growing the top-line in turnaround situations and highly competitive environments to create sustainable competitive advantage and shareholder value.
General Management Background - Diverse and dynamic background in: gaming; marketing (casino VIP/premium direct/premium mass/mass and brand); casino, entertainment, integrated resort, hotel, restaurant, nightclub, and airline operations; property development and redevelopment; design and construction; technology implementation; and revenue management.
Proven success in adapting to highly-unstructured environments and leading, coaching, building, and motivating high-performance teams.
General Manager @ From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida AreaConsultant @ From March 2014 to August 2014 (6 months) Greater Chicago AreaIndependent Consultant / Principal @ From January 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 8 months) MacaoSenior Vice President @ From February 2013 to March 2014 (1 year 2 months) BahamasSenior Vice President @ From October 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 4 months) MacaoConference Advisory Board Member @ From January 2011 to December 2012 (2 years) MacaoGeneral Manager, Vice President of Operations @ From October 2008 to October 2011 (3 years 1 month) MacaoDirector of Business and Project Development & Acting Vice President of HR and Administration @ From May 2007 to October 2008 (1 year 6 months) Hong KongVice President @ From May 2005 to May 2007 (2 years 1 month) Corporate Director of CRM & Travel Services @ From May 2004 to May 2005 (1 year 1 month) Corporate Slot Operations Associate @ From April 2003 to May 2004 (1 year 2 months) Executive Assistant to SVP Operations, Products and Services & CIO @ From July 2001 to April 2003 (1 year 10 months) Chief Purser @ From June 1996 to July 2001 (5 years 2 months) Hong KongPresident's Associate MBA Intern @ From June 2000 to August 2000 (3 months) General Management Trainee @ From December 1999 to January 2000 (2 months) Tour Coordinator @ From June 1994 to June 1996 (2 years 1 month)
MBA, Hospitality Management @ Cornell University From 1999 to 2001 MBA Exchange, International Hospitality Management @ ESSEC Business School From 2000 to 2000 BA, Journalism & Mass Media @ Rutgers University-New Brunswick From 1990 to 1994 Pete Wu is skilled in: General Management, Operational Efficiency, Team Building, Casino, Gambling, Resort Development, Pre-opening, Hotels, Restaurants, Airlines, Real Estate Development, Strategic Planning, Budgets, Revenue Analysis, Operations Management
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