1. CURRICULUM VITAE
RICHARD ANTHONY KETTERER BRAY
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME Bray
FIRST NAMES Richard Anthony Ketterer
DATE OF BIRTH 24 July 1964
NATIONALITY South African / British Passport Holder
IDENTITY NUMBER 6407245031085
PLACE OF BIRTH Alton, Hampshire
LANGUAGES English
MARITAL STATUS Married
CHILDREN Two / Out of schooling
DRIVERS LICENCE Code 08
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 9 General PJ Liebenberg Crescent
Welgelegen, Cape Town, 7500
POSTAL ADDRESS Same as residential
CONTACT NUMBER +27 (0) 79 399 1049 Mobile

2. EDUCATION
St Johns College, Johannesburg
SPECIAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT COURSES
Wits Hotel School, Johannesburg
Hotel National Diploma
University of Pretoria Graduate School of Business
Business School Diploma
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
• Managing Directors Excellence Award – People Management / 2000
• Managing Directors Excellence Award – People Management / 1999
• Managing Directors Excellence Award - Performance / 1998
• Southern Sun Group Hotel of the Year Award / 1998
• Bass Hotels and Resorts 1998 Quality Excellence Award / 1998
• Managing Directors Excellence Award – Performance / 1997
• Southern Sun Group Hotel of the Year Award / 1996
• Holiday Inn Europe, Middle East, Africa Torchbearer Award / 1996
• Chief Executive Excellence Award – Customer Orientation / 1995
• Southern Sun Group Hotel of the Year Award / 1995
• Chief Executive Excellence Award – Customer Orientation / 1994

3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Period February 2007 - Current
Company Premier Hotels and Resorts
Position Group Operations Manager
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Period 01 January 2006 – 31 January 2007
Company Lyrath Estate Hotel, Spa and Convention
Centre, Kilkenny, Ireland
5 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 137
Conferencing 1500
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Period 01 May 2003 – 31 December 2005
Company The ArabellaSheraton Grand Hotel
Cape Town, South Africa
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Portfolio
5 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 483
Conferencing 500
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4. Period 01 July 2001 – 30 April 2003
Company The Cullinan Hotel, V&A Waterfront,
Cape Town, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
4 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 416
Conferencing 250
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Period 01 October 1998 – 30 June 2001
Company Cape Sun Inter-Continental Hotel,
Cape Town, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
5 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 368
Conferencing 500
Including the Management Contract for the
prestigious Nederburg Wine Estate Conference
Centre which could accommodate 1500 people
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Period 01 June 1996 to 30 September 1998
Company Holiday Inn Garden Court
Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
4 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 444
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5. Period 01 March 1994 – 31 May 1996
Company Holiday Inn Garden Court
Durban South Beach, Durban, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
4 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 418
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Period 01 March 1993 – 28 February 1994
Company Holiday Inn Garden Court
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
4 Star
Position General Manager
Rooms 179
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Period 01 March 1990 – 28 February 1993
Company Holiday Inn Sandton, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
4 Star
Position Deputy General Manager
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Period Late 1988 – Early 1990
Company Holiday Inn Pietersburg, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
Position Front Office Manager
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6. Period Late 1987 – Late 1988
Company Holiday Inn Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Southern Sun Hotels
Position Assistant Front Office Manager
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Period Mid 1985 – Late 1987
Company Holiday Inn East London, South Africa
Position Completion of traineeship programme
Reception Manager
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Period Mid 1984 – Mid 1985
Company Holiday Inn Milpark, Johannesburg
Position Management Trainee
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Period January 1983 – Mid 1984
Company Holiday Inn Secunda
Position Management Trainee
Commencement of 3 year traineeship
programme with Holiday Inn
Every move within the Holiday Inn / Southern Sun Group of hotels represented a
move and / or promotion within the same organization