OUR PEOPLE

Lynn Grebstad
Director
Lynn Grebstad has more than twenty years' experience in the international hospitality and travel industries in Europe and Asia. Following a hotel and airline career in the United Kingdom, Lynn moved to Hong Kong in 1982 and shortly thereafter joined the legendary Peninsula Hong Kong as director of public relations.
In 1986 Lynn moved to The Regent ¡V the flagship of the prestigious Regent International hotel group. During her tenure The Regent was voted the world's top hotel by a series of leading international publications, notably the Institutional Investor , Conde Nast Traveler and Business Traveller .
In 1992 Lynn joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited, as director of corporate communications responsible for both The Peninsula Group and the company's property and development division.
She left the company in 1994 to establish Lynn D Grebstad & Associates, her own consultancy specialising in marketing and public relations for luxury hotels and in 1998 this was merged with Paul J Hicks & Associates to form Grebstad Hicks Communications (GHC).

Paul J Hicks
Director
Paul Hicks was educated at Oxford University where he obtained a BA Honours degree in English Literature in 1986. After a brief stint as a theatre director, Paul moved to Hong Kong where he became a producer and presenter of news and current affairs television programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong as well as a local for international broadcast networks, and then a reporter for the BBC and journalist for Thames Television.
Since 1993 he has been a travel writer and PR consultant providing strategic counsel and handling media relations for a wide range of travel and tourism related clients, which has given him the opportunity to travel the world extensively and become an expert on luxury hotels and resorts throughout the world.
Paul still regularly contributes travel articles to leading regional and international publications and is the Asia/Pacific editor for American Express Centurion and Platinum magazines and Departures European edition. He also speaks Cantonese and Thai.
Gary Kitching
Managing Director
Gary Kitching was born in South Africa and completed postgraduate studies in Comparative Literature at Rhodes University.
Gary was on the editorial team of a number of newspapers and magazines in South Africa from 1990 until moving to Hong Kong in 1998. He was for three years the Managing Editor of HK Magazine and WHERE Hong Kong, until transferring to Singapore to oversee I-S Magazine and WHERE Singapore. He was also closely involved in a number of custom publishing titles including Changi Express .
In 2005 Gary moved back to Hong Kong to join
GHC.
Kiri Sinclair
Associate Director
As Associate Director at Grebstad Hicks Communications,
Kiri's role encompasses account leadership,
international business development and general
management responsibilities.
Based in Hong Kong, she leads a client account
servicing team focused on strategy development,
senior client consul and overseeing the implementation
of creative marketing communications solutions.
Kiri works closely with clients in a range of
sectors including hotels, resorts, property
developments, restaurants, airlines and luxury
lifestyle products.
Kiri is often in Shanghai, where she leads the
PR servicing team and oversees the diverse range
of client and events held in the city. Kiri
also oversees the agency's strategic international
business development.
Hong Kong born, she has lived and worked in
Australia, UK and Thailand. She joined GHC in
2003. She has a wide rage of experience in PR
and marketing, with previous marketing management
positions in a five-star hotel and a telecommunication
brand. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing
and a postgraduate degree in International Business.
Kiri is a frequent traveler with intimate knowledge
of the Asian region and beyond.
Minnie King
Associate
Director
Born in Hong Kong, Minnie spent 11 years in Australia during which time she obtained a Bachelor of Administration (Tourism) degree from James Cook University of North Queensland.
Upon her return to Hong Kong, Minnie worked with the Hong Kong Tourism Board's product development department where she organized mega-events such as the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival and the Chinese New Year Parade.
Minnie has also worked with Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts where she worked extensively with international airlines in establishing strategic marketing partnerships, and helped launch the Group's frequent guest programme ¡V Golden Circle. Minnie joined GHC in 2000. Minnie is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
Key GHC accounts at present include: One&Only
Resorts, COMO Hotels and Resorts, The Dolder
Grand, The Park Hotel Weggis, Switzerland, Victoria
Hotels and Resorts, 1933, VINEXPO Asia Pacific
and South Australian Tourism Commission.
HONG KONG
Hannah GOLD
Account Director
Rosetta HON
Account Director
Joyce LI
Senior Account Manager
Luci PICKETT
Senior Account Manager
Carol
KONG
Account Manager
Edith WONG
Account Manager
Ella HOBMAN
Account Manager
Francis LAU
Account Manager
Lucy HASLEWOOD
Account Manager
Sheeva HARILELA
Account Manager
Bonnie SIE
Senior Account Executive
Jasper CHEUNG
Senior Account Executive
Michelle LEE
Senior Account Executive
Candy NG
Account Executive
Candy TONG
Account Executive
Denise HO
Account Executive
Fannie HUI
Account Executive
Fanny SO
Account Executive
SINGAPORE
Patrick KEENAN
Managing Director
Lynn
YEOW
Account Manager
Lisa TAN
Account Executive
Nic TAY
Account Executive
SHANGHAI
Gary YU
Managing Director
Kathy LOU
Senior Account Manager
Elizabeth
XU
Account Executive
Lucy YANG
Account Executive
ADMINISTRATION
Kam LO
General Manager
Calvin CHAN
Translator
Iris LAU
Translator
Echo TO
Art Director
Vincent IU
Office Administrator
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