Gerard has acquired extensive international hotel, resort and restaurant management experience over the last 27 years. Prior to forming G&A , he held senior management positions as general manager and vice-president, financial controller, internal auditor and administrator in various hotel, resort and restaurant properties in the USA, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. 

Gerard holds an MBA and a bachelor's degree in accountancy. In 1989, he attained the title of Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), the highest designation awarded to hotel general managers by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. 

He is  Adjunct Associate Professor at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore where he teaches in the undergraduate business and MBA programs. He is also active in executive education and conducts workshops for the Nanyang Business School's Executive Programme and the Cornell-Nanyang Institute's Professional Development Programme.

Arthur has been in the project management and property development field for over 20 years. He has completed many residential, commercial and hospitality projects on both the builder and owner/consultant sides in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.  Arthur has conducted studies of transportation and infrastructure projects in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. 

Arthur holds an MBA in hospitality & tourism management, a bachelor's degree and a Masters of Science in civil engineering.  He is a member of the Institution of Engineers and Society of Project Managers, Singapore.

Arthur has taught and tutored hospitality and management courses on a part time basis in the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University since 1996. He has also lectured and tutored in management and technology subjects at Singapore Institute of Management's open university programmes.

Jessica Liew
Consultant

Jessica graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of science in hotel and restaurant management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA. She was  actively involved with various properties in the USA and Malaysia including the Four Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach, the Inn at the Park & Hotel Ibis in Anaheim, and the Marco Polo Hotel in Sabah, Malaysia before joining G&A in 1990. Her areas of specialization are concept development, strategic marketing, and market research and audits.

Andy has in-depth expertise in restaurant management and operations gained in a career spanning more than 18 years in the food and beverage industry.  Having worked in and managed both the kitchen and front of the house areas of quick-service, theme, ethnic and fine-dining restaurants, Andy's forte lies in planning, design and management- from concept design, layout and FF&E planning and purchasing, to menu planning, training and business development.