Leslie Choudhury

Leslie has more than 25 years of working experience in the service industry in senior management with Westin Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, Jetset Australia, Tour East Singapore, as CEO of Linbert Technology and CEO of Ken-Air Sdn Bhd.

The major achievements in Choudhury’s career are evidence of his leadership capabilities in the business and corporate world:

• In his first job as Assistant Front Office Manager he wrote the entire Front Office Service Training Manual, which is still being used today to ensure service excellence is delivered at the frontline.
• His expertise in sales and marketing was awarded a CEO’s recognition for leading the best sales team in Sheraton Worldwide.
• As Product Director for Jetset Australia, his negotiation skills enabled the company to get deals no one else could match in the industry.
• As General Manager of Tour East Singapore, he led the company to win the award as Best Travel Agency, awarded by Singapore Tourism Board.
• He also was awarded “Asia-Pacific Personality of Year” by SITE.
• Awarded CITE status, one of only 45 worldwide recognizing his motivational skills.
• As CEO of Ken-Air Sdn Bhd, lead it to increased record-breaking sales figures despite a depressed economy.

Leslie’s management and leadership capabilities are recognized even outside employment:

• Vice-President of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS)
• President of Singapore Incentives Travel Executives (SITE)
• Advisor to Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Advisor to ITE.
• Served as Board member of National Parks Board
• Advisor to Radisson Hotels
• Consultant to Cendant, Interval International; Marriott, STB and other esteemed organizations

Leslie is a natural trainer and he has never failed to engage the audience with his humour and charm from the time they step into the auditorium. His rich personal experience and creative yet practical solutions to business issues, has also widened the perspectives of participants.

Leslie Choudhury holds a BBA from the University of Hawaii, USA, and he is a uniquely gifted trainer and consultant in customer service, sales management, marketing & networking, presentation skills, motivation and change management.

He has trained people and realized their potential, and that of organizations in USA, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Singapore.