Steve Kirkpatrick
Principal and Managing Director
Steve has been in the Hotel / Hospitality arena for nearly thirty years with extensive Senior Management roles throughout Australia , New Zealand and Fiji. A passion he has taken with him throughout his successful career.
Steve was initially employed with SPHC and after 13 sensational years joined MacMahon Holdings Construction company – managing, designing and developing their multi-award winning regional property. After 3 successful years he returned to mainstream hotel life where he spent 13 years with Rydges Hotels and Resorts specializing in opening new properties and turning around distressed Hotels into profitable businesses.
He recently retired from his position as Regional General Manager New Zealand for Rydges Hotels and Resorts and as a Director of Noahs Hotels NZ to pursue his goal of operating his own company that specializes in assisting new hotel owners achieve their goals and providing relevant advice to existing hotel owners / developers and management groups.
Steve has extensive experience within the wider Hospitality Industry. Recently he has been Chairman of the NZ Hotel Council ( NZHC ) for three years, Deputy Chair of the Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) for the past 2 years and is a qualified Company Director. MY Hospitality Group Ltd are proud members of the Hospitality Association of New Zealand ( HANZ), with Steve being the Vice Chairman of the HANZ Canterbury Branch and members of Skal International with Steve being the current President of the Christchurch Club. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors ( NZ ).
Charge out fees are all based on the degree of work involved and the budget that is available. Project work, which may include, relief management, project management, owner representation, management agreements and so on would be charged out on a fixed fee basis. All services are charged out under confidential discussion with the client and take into account the complexity and length of the task at hand. This usually becomes either a weekly or monthly remittance.
All work undertaken is based upon total client confidentiality and subject to the normal Privacy Laws of New Zealand.
Normal terms and conditions are as follows but not limited to -
Once the appropriate service charge has been agreed, a signed contract will be made available to outline terms and conditions for both parties to agree to and sign off. An agreed prepayment figure will be paid immediately to secure the contract and to commence work. Balance of funds will be paid within seven days of remittance as per the agreed schedule of payment. All payments will be made into MY Hospitality Management Group Ltd bank account by electronic transfer.