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The Organisation for Tourism and Hospitality Management
OTHM team
Senior management
Tim Murari
Chairman and CEO
tmurari@othm.org.uk
With a background in advertising and public relations, Tim has specialised in training and management projects in the service sector, including tourism and hospitality. He also has substantial experience at both management and strategic levels; working with independent and government funded higher education colleges and organisations.
Tim has been an examiner and syllabus writer for a number of centres and professional bodies but now dedicates his energies as Chairman and CEO of OTHM.
With a strong academic background and training experience in tourism, marketing and hospitality management he holds a Masters in Strategic Marketing, a PCGE, a member’s Diploma of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the CAM Foundation.
Tricia Catto
Director of Education
tcatto@othm.org.uk
Tricia has extensive experience in the education field, on both the administration and teaching sides. After graduating in Mathematics from Bath University she worked for London University examinations department, managing the process from commissioning examination papers through to the publication of student results.
After having a family, she taught for almost 20 years in several FE/HE colleges on Mathematics and Accounting courses. She now works on a variety of education and training projects and is involved with the delivery and verification of both college and work based qualifications.
Tricia joined OTHM on the 1st May 2013 and we look forward to her input and contribution to further strengthen the OTHM Team and Board of Governance
David Curchin
Director of Operations and Quality
dcurchin@othm.org.uk
David holds a BSc (Hons) in International Tourism & Hospitality Management from the University of Sunderland and an MBA from the University of Wales. While studying he developed a passion to share his knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.
As general manager with Trusthouse Forte (Little Chef Roadside Division) his track record for the company was taking on problematic sites and quickly turning them around to profit centres. While employed by the company he realised the importance of acquiring multi-discipline competencies required for running business, hotels and restaurants effectively.
David continued to progress and worked for an export company in London as regional operational manager responsible for a group of Eastern European countries. He had a portfolio of premium British brands and was responsible for negotiation deals in a challenging, untested and volatile market. The outcome was very satisfying as he represented the first western company to trade successfully in this region with reputable brands such as: Rothmans, Cadbury, British, American Tobacco and Scottish Whisky.
Due to the Yugoslav conflict he decided to go back to the hotel and restaurant trade by moving to London to project manage the ( award winning) Lord’s Brassiere at Lord’s Cricket Ground, a public house and a Thai food establishment.
David later excelled himself in the private education sector starting as a part time lecturer and progressing to course leader, then to head of department; within two years he was promoted to assistant director of studies. Currently, he is proud to be associated with OTHM (The Organisation for Tourism Hospitality Management), the well established travel, tourism and hospitality awarding body, as Operations and Quality Director.
Head office team
Cvetelina Yordanova
Examinations Officer
Cvetelina holds B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and additionally, an Advanced Diploma in Communication, Advertising & Marketing. However, she switched to a career in food and beverage management, working in the restaurant and exhibition sectors. Her role at OTHM entails liaising with OTHM delivery centres and students and being responsible for examinations, exam results, appeals, registrations, renewals, exam board attendance and exam registers. In addition, Cvetelina is also a member of OTHM’s Education & Membership Committee.
Nicholas Murari
MIS Manager
Nicholas holds a BA (Hons) in Computer Games Design from the University of Wolverhampton. His responsibilities include: operating, safeguarding and improving the OTHM Management Information Systems, OTHM delivery centre and member databases and updating the OTHM website. In addition, his role also includes the monitoring and registering of new members, liaising with external parties on necessary statistical information and relevant quality control on MIS matters.
Patricia Mc Fadyen
Curriculum Officer
Patricia has considerable overseas and UK experience in the hospitality industry, including teaching and training students with English as a second language. She also has operational experience within hotels, teaching a variety of hospitality related topics; and has worked extensively in Uganda, Vietnam, Egypt, New Zealand, Malta, Maldives, and China developing the curriculum for local hospitality programmes and joint venture hotel management. Patricia also has substantial experience of setting and marking examinations for UK hospitality programmes awarding bodies.
Thomas Smit
Education Administration Officer
Thomas graduated in 2011 from the University of Nottingham with a BA (Hons) Management Studies. He has joined OTHM as our Education Officer working alongside the Education Director. Thomas’s post university work was a five month placement at the Hotel Astoria in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he was responsible for: revenue-increasing pricing schemes, creating hotel packages, devising a marketing plan for a new restaurant concept and creating a comment card feedback system to assist with service improvement. University vacation work included a broad remit of duties at the Capella Resort & Spa, Ixtapa Mexico, Brown’s Hotel, London and voluntary work with a community focus at the Crocus Cafe, Nottingham.
Dr.Thava
OTHM International Consultant
Dr.Thava is a consultant, specialising in Education Management; with a wide range of industry experience in banking, commerce, travel and Further and Higher Education. As one of the OTHM International Consultants, he also maintains a visiting lectureship for a Russian university and an International Faculty position for a US university. We believe that Dr.Thava's breadth of experience adds strength to the OTHM team. Dr.Thava holds an MPhil, MBA and DMS in addition to an honorary doctorate.