• Una has over 25 years’ experience within the hospitality industry.
• Prior to taking up her current role, Una was General Manager of Farnham Estate Spa & Golf Resort, Co Cavan where she undertook a €5million expansion and refurbishment plan of the Resort over an 18-month period.
• General Manager Hospitality in the Convention Centre, Dublin delivering events for International Associations and Corporations with an average event comprising of 2,800 delegates up to 8,500 for larger companies (3 Years).
• Resort General Manager for Castlemartyr Hotel, a 5 * hotel, golf and spa resort (2 years).
• Hospitality development consultant working on the design and build of hospitality projects for hotels, restaurants, airport retail and international exhibitions (4 years).
• Clarion Hotel Group as Commercial Development Director where she project managed the fit-out budgets and design specification for new builds, acquisitions and refurbishments of Clarion Hotels in Ireland. These included their first resort hotel in Carton House, Co Kildare (3 years)
• McNally Design Architects as Concept Developer where she designed, project managed and implemented hospitality business plans/concepts for clients in Ireland and worldwide locations over a 5-year period.
• Graduated with honours from Shannon College of Hotel Management and spent the early part of her career working for Forte Hotels in various hotel management roles.

Over 30 years of experience in the hotel industry, Charlie has gained many awards and accolades working internationally, before returning to Ireland in 2004. Charlie has served as a board member with several organisations including the Irish Hospitality Institute, Cork Convention Bureau, Cork Marketing Partnership and has now completed a second term on the board of the Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum. Charlie is currently the honorary secretary of the Irish Hospitality Institute.

Charlie has overseen and project managed three landmark hotel openings including The Clarion Hotel in Cork, The Gibson Hotel and The Marker Hotel, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World and Condé Nast Traveller Reader’s Choice Awards 2021 – this property was voted the number one Hotel in Ireland and number forty-six in the global top best 50 hotels in the world.

David holds a Diploma in International Hotel Management from Shannon College of Hotel Management, where he graduated first in his class and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from NUI Galway. He also studied at Cornell University, New York. Operationally, David has worked in a host of properties in many countries namely in Ireland, UK, France, Switzerland and USA. Early in his career, he decided to focus on the finance area and held several Financial Controller positions with Jurys Doyle including the Berkeley Court and Jurys Hotel and Towers, Ballsbridge.

David joined the Clarion Hotel Group in 2002 and was a key contributor to the brand’s rapid growth from one to ten hotels over five years, before taking up the role of Finance Director across all Choice Hotel brands encompassing 23 hotels. Following the sale of the Quality Hotels and Comfort Inn brands, he took up the role of Chief Financial Officer for Choice Hotels Ireland.

In 2008, David co-founded Vanquish Hotels Management and Consultancy, providing a complete suite of hospitality products ranging from full management services to advisory at any level. Over eight years, VHMC was engaged on a vast array of projects by many clients including the main Irish financial institutions, leading insolvency firms and multiple hotel owners.

David joined Windward Management after more than three years in the role of Director of Finance at Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa where he was instrumental in preparing the hotel for Sale in 2019.

Matthew brings with him nine years of recruitment experience with a blend of recruitment agency and in-house recruitment as well as the project management of new recruitment initiatives. In addition, he has experience recruiting internationally within the United States, Nordic, DACH And Benelux regions as well as recruiting across a broad spectrum of functions including Hospitality, Logistics & Supply Chain, Finance, eCommerce and Sales & Marketing.

Amanda Meade is a graduate of the National College of Ireland and has over 20 years of Human Resource Management experience within the hospitality industry. Amanda holds a certificate in Personnel Practice and a Degree in Human Resources Management. She began her career as a Management Trainee with Fitzpatrick Hotels before deciding that her passion lay in Human Resources.

Throughout her career Amanda has held numerous HRM roles with Hotel Groups such as Clarion Hotels, Marriott International, Fitzpatrick Lifestyle Hotels & Hilton and has also been involved in stand alone hotels such as the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire and Morrison Hotel. Most recently Amanda worked with Hilton in the capacity of Director of Human Resources Ireland. Amanda is a passionate Human Resources professional who has a proven track record in Hotel Openings and an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of Human Resources.

Louise holds a Higher Diploma in Hotel & Catering Management from Technological University Dublin (TUD), a BSc (Hons) Management from Trinity College, a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy, Development and Innovation from UCD Michael Smurfit Business School and various certifications in Excel, SEO and PRINCE2.

With over 20 years of revenue management experience in the hospitality industry. She has worked with across a range of international hotel brands and luxury independent hotels, in Ireland, UK and US markets.

Louise is a commercial leader who enjoys a challenge and has developed a wide-ranging skill set in business intelligence and analytics, total revenue and profit optimization, mentoring, and project management.

Recently selected as one of the “Top 20 Minds in Sales, Marketing and Technology across Europe” by HSMAI, Stephen Williams has held various high level marketing positions for prominent hotels and chains throughout Ireland. A graduate of the University of Limerick, Stephen holds a BBS in Marketing and French and a Masters Certificate in Hospitality Management and Revenue Management from Cornell University.

Prior to moving to Windward Management, Stephen held a number of marketing positions with Shannon Development, An Oige, Choice Hotels Ireland and the Louis Fitzgerald Group. Most recently, Stephen held the position as Commercial Director of Avvio.com, a leading provider of on-line marketing and reservations software to the hospitality industry, Stephen headed up their USA operations in New York and Las Vegas.

Stephen is a former President of the HSMAI Ireland, former Director of Training for HSMAI New York and a former Board Member of the Irish Hospitality Institute. Recently, Stephen has spoken at the Independent Hotel Show, London, The Annual Hotel Conference, Manchester, The ACTE Conference, Dublin, The Global Hospitality Services Annual Conference, London, The Irish Hotels Federation Annual Conference, Killarney and the Failte Ireland Evolve Conference 2016. Stephen has also lectured on the subject of Digital Marketing and On-line Distribution at DIT, Cathal Brugha Street and Essec, Paris.

Philippe is a chef with world class experience, from his humble beginnings as trainee chef at the famous Grand Vefour, 3 Michelin Star restaurant before moving on to ‘Le Bristol’, 3 Michelin Star and 5 Star luxury hotel in Paris in 1992.

Having left his native country of France and his beautiful city of Paris in 1998 Philippe came to Ireland to work in a number of the country’s finest hotels including the K-Club, Dromoland Castle, Hayfield Manor, Mount Falcon & the prestigious Ashford Castle, where he held a range of culinary & food beverage positions, culminating with his appointment as one of the country’s distinguished Executive Head Chef’s.

Philippe has won many prestigious awards, from Best Dine Dining in Ireland 3 years in a row, Best Breakfast in Ireland, AA hotels of the Year 3 time with 3 different properties and was part of the Ashford Castle Team when they won Grand Luxury Hotel of the year 2015, Best Hotel in the world in 2016 and First Forbes 5 star in Ireland.

Philippe is a proud to work closely with Irish suppliers, to source the finest of the local artisan produce and his motto is ‘French Heart, Irish Produce’

With his experience in fine dining, Michelin star, Preferred Hotels, SLH & Forbes 5 Star, Philippe has been appointed as Group Food & Beverage Development Manager. Philippe will bring an extended area of expertise, from team management & support, to implementing hands-on development training ensuring the highest level of guest satisfaction. A big part of his role will be re-enforcing the food and product consistency in all hotels and continue creating and developing new concepts.

Having worked in the hospitality sector for over 25 years, with almost 20 years in a Procurement role, Niall has a great deal of hospitality and procurement experience. Qualified in Hotel Management, with a great depth of Food & Beverage experience and a proven negotiator, Niall joins Windward as Director of Procurement. Niall has a solid reputation and a proven track record of effectively leading and managing all aspects of procurement. He has spent almost 12 years with Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group setting up and managing the procurement function in Ireland, assisting in negotiations as a key member of the UK & Ireland team, and negotiated key categories at a wider European level.

Niall also played a key role in the implementation of the current and the previous procurement platforms within the UK & Ireland. Previously, Niall spent 7 years with the former Lynch Hotel Group, and has worked internationally with Hilton in the USA and also spent time working in Australia. An outgoing, dynamic and focused professional who has a relentless drive to deliver more than just results.

Niall has great energy in generating positive and effective relationships with both internal & external partners, and has raised significant funds for charities in Ireland over the past number of years. A keen Ireland and Munster Rugby fan, originally from Kilkenny, but now takes up residence in his adopted home city of Limerick

Natalia completed a Diploma in Project Management with IBAT College in 2020, followed by her PRINCE2 qualification in 2021. She began her career in construction as a Project Coordinator before moving into the IT sector as a Junior Project Manager, gaining a solid foundation and a broad range of transferable skills that support her success in her current role.

In her current position in Project Management, she assists with refurbishment and capital expenditure projects across the hotel portfolio through cross-functional collaboration and technology-enabled project delivery.

Caroline Sloane is Company Secretary for Windward Management and is also part of the finance team. She joined the company in July 2017. Caroline is a graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology with an Honours Bachelor Degree in Business Management and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland in 2011. Caroline has over 15 years of experience in the accounting profession. Prior to joining the finance team in Windward Management, Caroline held a management position within the corporate audit department in Grant Thornton, where she completed her training and gained 8 years post qualification experience. Her portfolio included many clients in the leisure and hospitality sector.

A graduate of IMI and with over 25 years industry experience having initially worked in London for an esteemed chain of hotels, Clodagh returned to her native Dublin to spear head the management of all University College Dublin’s campus and corporate facilities.

With her innate ability to maximise profit margins through rooms revenue and occupancy, Clodagh then moved to Holiday Inn Dublin Airport as Rooms Division Manager. It was during this role which encompassed developing and reviewing business plans and strategies together with key performance indicators and manpower planning that she realised her passion for sales and marketing.

Headhunted by the prestigious Slieve Russell Hotel, in Co. Cavan for the role of Sales & Marketing Manager, she set about managing and overseeing the sales operation with responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating sales strategies, whilst quietly building long-lasting professional, corporate and customer relationships.

2008 saw Clodagh join the Flagship Farnham Estate Spa & Golf Resort, with her impressive track record she was quickly promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing and with her unquestionable commitment to the industry and passion for Farnham Estate, has played a pivotal role in building Farnham’s award-winning reputation.

Inevitably given such an established and renowned chronicle Clodagh was promoted to Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing encompassing Farnham Estate Spa & Golf Resort together with The Cavan Crystal Hotel, where she oversaw company branding, brand identification and the execution of branding strategies, whilst incontrovertibly achieving satisfactory profit/loss ratio and market share in relation to economic trends.

Karl graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Commerce honours degree in 2002 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006 in a medium sized accounting firm. Karl also obtained a diploma in Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance in 2020 as well as a Certificate in Technology Risk & Data Incident Management in 2022 both from Chartered Accountants Ireland. Karl has previously been a senior and lead internal auditor in companies across a number of industries including retail, manufacturing and gaming. Previous experience to date includes a well-known DIY retailer that is part of an Irish owned PLC, Fortune 500 US multinationals with sites in Europe, Canada and Australia and a heavily regulated Irish gaming company based in Dublin City.

Seamus joined Windward in 2018 with 20 years’ experience in diverse range of managerial and financial roles in hospitality. Over the course of his career Seamus has prepared multiple evaluations and due diligence of hotels for sale on behalf of investors.

As well as being a board member of Dundrum House Hotel and leading a financial restructure and transition to new ownership, Seamus has also worked on behalf of KPMG with experience in examinerships and receiverships.

Previously, Seamus worked in manufacturing, construction, and wholesale sectors. He is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant.