7245th | Vol 30 | 2020 | www.hotelier-indonesia.comKRISTANTI TANNADYGENERAL MANAGER - ALOFT BALI SEMINYAK
45th | Vol 30 | 2020 | www.hotelier-indonesia.com 73CELEBRATING THE 45TH INTERNATIONALWOMEN’S DAYIn conjunction with International Women’s Day, we chatwith six women from Marriott hotels in Indonesia tohear about their career journeys, challenges, how theytackle life to succeed, be happy, with the “have it all”being defined by them alone.1.Tell us about your journey and yourcurrent role.Lily Wijaya, General Manager - Fairfieldby Marriott Bali Legian : I began at Shangri-LaSurabaya as admin staff during pre-opening, duringthe opening I was a Catering Coordinator, and thenpromoted to Catering Sales Manager. My journeycontinued at Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers asConvention Services Manager, Director of Catering andConventions and ended as Director of Sales Marketing,before moving to JW Marriott Surabaya as Director ofSales Marketing. After four years, I became Director ofRooms, was promoted to Resident Manager, beforebecoming GM at Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian.Beatrice Soetanto, Director of RevenueStrategy - Sheraton Grand JakartaGandaria City Hotel: My first job was a ClusterMarket Analyst at the Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort andLe Meridien Bali Jimbaran. After one year, I openedthe Four Points by Sheraton Bali, Kuta in 2015, where Istayed for three-and-a-half years, and developed into aDirector’s position. After five years in Bali, I moved backto my hometown of Jakarta, still with Marriott. Now I’mthe Director of Revenue Strategy for Sheraton GrandJakarta Gandaria City Hotel.Santi Vita Nurrohmah, Director, Food &Beverage – Sheraton Mustika YogyakartaResort & Spa : My first job was a VCD rental officer. Ithen had to pay for myself through college, working asan apprentice at a Chinese restaurant.For hospitality, first as a waitress in 2003 at ThePhoenix Hotel Yogyakarta, until becoming a RestaurantSupervisor in 2012. Then I was transferred to thePullman Legian Bali as a Profit Centre Manager from2012–2015. Then I was transferred to the PullmanSurabaya City Center Hotel as an Assistant Food andBeverage Manager 2015-2016.In November 2016 I returned to Yogyakarta due tofamily reasons. A vacancy was available for RestaurantManager at the Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta Resortsand Spa. It was a really hard decision at the time,because it was a sideways move. But I believed so longas I was committed and consistent, delivering the bestresults, I would grow again. I took the opportunityand was promoted to Food and Beverage Manager onJuly 2017. I was then promoted to Director, Food andBeverage on August 2018.Sylvia Elvana, Director of Finance – JWMarriott Hotel Surabaya: My first hotelierindustry job was in 2014, as Financial Manager inPakuwon Golf and Family Club managed by Sheratonin Surabaya. Early 2015, I moved to Novotel HotelSurabaya as a Financial Controller, for almost twoand-a-halfyears. I moved to JW Marriott Surabaya asAssistant Director of Finance in 2017 and was promotedas Director of Finance mid-2018.Ristiana Manao, Cluster Director ofHuman Resources - The Ritz-CarltonJakarta, Mega Kuningan and JW MarriottHotel Jakarta: I began as an English Teacher forThe Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali, prior to working asa Kids Club Manager, Personal Assistant to the GM, andeventually an Assistant HR Manager there. I have stayedin Human Resources since then, working in varioussister properties in Singapore, Cambodia and Jakarta,before I landed my current role.