Specialising in large residential conference and event properties that have had significant investment and re-positioning challenges. Able to demonstrate proven analytical, business management and leadership skills when dealing with high profile £multi-million operations.
A well organised, highly ambitious and results driven professional who excels in the successful implementation of new initiatives and business development strategies in the highly competitive hospitality industry. An energetic and enthusiastic leader who actively encourages individual career progression through the development of an interactive and well-co-ordinated leadership structure.
Howard’s Leadership legacy is ‘to inspire, develop, reward and succeed together’.
Outside of work he is committed to working in the local community. Some examples of this are his role as Chairman of the Blackpool Business Leadership Group from 2009-12, Ambassador for the Apprenticeship service in the Northwest and sitting on the Economic Development Company Advisory board for Blackpool. He also acted as a Trustee on the Board of the Blackpool Carers Centre between 2009 and 2012. He was due to take on the role of Chair at the charity in 2012 but had to resign from the board due to relocation to London for work. He re-joined the Blackpool Carers Centre as trustee in 2018 when he moved back to the Northwest and is a passionate supporter of the charity.
In 2022, Howard took over the pre-opening as General Manager of the brand new Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village a 221-bedroom hotel in the heart of Paddington Village. Howard is also now Chair of Club Liverpool a board that brings Ambassadors together to promote Liverpool as a venue for major events/congresses mainly focusing upon health and life sciences. He also sit on the board of the Liverpool Hospitality Association and the Accommodation BID Board, which is responsible for allocation of subvention funds for events in the city. On a personal front, he is also on the Council of Governors at Alder hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
Howard has four daughters and when not working he loves spending time with his family and close friends in Lytham where he now lives.