Anni Hood
Spa and Wellness Development Specialist
Anni Hood is a leading spa and wellness industry expert. She has consulted across a global portfolio of work specialising in conceptual model development, performance optimisation, strategic planning and brand expansion. She is the founder and visionary behind K.I.S Lifestyle – a revolutionary new (prelaunch) wellness brand concept that will target a broad-based global consumer market. The concept focuses on reducing lifestyle illness and disease by providing solution driven products and services to educate and motivate people towards a healthier, happier life.
As the Group Director of Spas for the Jumeirah Group, Anni spear-headed the development of the first branded integrated health spa model exclusively for a hotel chain worldwide, its conceptual design, facility planning, design review, financial projections, operational standards and pre-opening critical paths creating the full brand package for Talise Spas. Ms Hood oversaw the day-to-day operations of 7 Jumeirah spas while concurrently managing the specialist team developing over 20 new spas worldwide.
Anni was Spa Director for the Madinat Jumeirah Spa, a 26 room 6500sm/21,325sf resort spa in Dubai and one of the largest new builds in the world at that time. st. Under her direction, the spa won its first Spa Finder’s Reader’s Choice Award in 2005 for the Best Spa in the Middle East. Prior to working with Jumeirah, she was General Manager at the highly acclaimed Sanctuary Spa in London.
Ms. Hood is a sought after international speaker with engagements that include the Global Spa Summit in both 2007 and 2008, The Monaco Spa Event in 2007 and The Middle Eastern Spa Summit in 2009. She is a columnist and writer for several spa and wellness publications in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Alongside her passion for fitness, she continues to investigate wellness destinations and integrated medical facilities. Ms. Hood maintains an office and residence in the North East of England – she continues to travel internationally and persists in drawing inspiration to create a more innovative future for the health and wellness industries.
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