Visiting Professor, College of Tourism and Service Management, Nankai University

Host Introduction

Mr. Gao Tianming is an contract research fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a visiting professor at Nankai University. He started his career as a tour guide and translator back in 1976, and then he studied in USA from 1980 to 1988. In his industry career, he worked as training manager, human resource director, deputy general manager, acting General Manager of different hotels, and all the way up to vice president, chief executive officer, president, and senior advisor of different hotel groups. He also served as the Vice President of China Hotel Association for two consecutive terms. His research interests include tourism group and hotel chain management, mergers and acquisitions, and development trends analysis.