Michael is an Executive Coach and Hospitality consultant with both extensive organizational and entrepreneurial experience.
In addition to Michael’s coaching and consulting work, he also continues to manage an independent boutique trading company focusing on exchange listed futures and options on Asian equity indexes. Within the group, Michael oversees the development of internal systems required to maximize existing strategies, as well as developing and exploring new opportunities.
Michael is best known for his stewardship and evolution of the Michelangelo’s Restaurant Group. In 1995, while successfully fulfilling his duties as a trader, Michael began his work in Hospitality by financially backing a culinary team in what was initially to be only one restaurant. Soon, Michael’s hands on involvement and vision led to the expansion and growth with the introduction of several new restaurants. Over the years, the success of the first few properties grew into the Michelangelo’s Restaurant Group.
At the groups’ height Michael was overseeing 6 restaurants and bars as well as the import/export division of the company. In addition to strategic oversight, Michael was responsible for the development and implementation of procedures for management accounting analysis, human resources and back office operations. He also masterminded the development of a software program to manage cost controls throughout the operation.
Prior to his current initiatives, Michael worked for the Transmarket Group where he was responsible for the expansion of trading operations into exchange listed futures and options on Asian indices and precious metals. Michael has been a member of the SGX, SIMEX, LIFFE and CCSE exchanges and also worked with REFCO Proprietary and Mondo Global Trading Groups.
Michael is originally from the United States and received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University in New Jersey. He is a past President of the International Wine & Food Society of Singapore and an adjunct Professor to Nanyang Technical University.
Michael and his wife have lived in Singapore since 1992 and have teenage son.
In Michael’s free time he enjoys tennis, golf, fishing and motor sports.