Craig Hooley
Chief Operating Officer – Australasia
With over two decades of extensive industry experience working with some of the globe’s most prestigious leading hotel and hospitality brands, Craig Hooley is Minor Hotels Australasia Ltd Chief Operating Officer, where he currently boasts a portfolio of over 60 properties under its Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites and Avani Hotels & Resorts brands. Since joining Minor Hotels in 2018, Craig has guided the brand’s strategic direction, while delivering the day-to-day management of operations. His role involves overseeing commercial and revenue-focused strategies and activities, as well as crafting bespoke growth plans for the company, and providing leadership across various corporate factions to convey continued business excellence.
Prior to this, Craig held a number of key leadership positions with major international industry front-runners including recently finishing a successful three-year tenure at Shangri-La International Hotel in Australia and Hong Kong, as well as spending seven and a half years at Mirvac Hotel & Resorts, and seven and half years at the InterContinental Hotels Group both in Australia and United Kingdom. As a recruit straight out of university, Craig started his career in the Royal Australian Navy as an officer.
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Prior to this, Craig held a number of key leadership positions with major international industry front-runners including recently finishing a successful three-year tenure at Shangri-La International Hotel in Australia and Hong Kong, as well as spending seven and a half years at Mirvac Hotel & Resorts, and seven and half years at the InterContinental Hotels Group both in Australia and United Kingdom. As a recruit straight out of university, Craig started his career in the Royal Australian Navy as an officer.