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The wellness company who thinks like an owner

What we do

We create & deliver successful & enduring wellness solutions

Resense is a leading global expert in spa & wellness creation, development and performance.  We create and manage luxury spas, brands & specialist services tailored to deliver unique experiences for our guests and maximised commercial performance and distinction for our clients.

With head offices in Geneva and Beijing, our rapidly growing company has been involved in the creation and/or management of over 90 luxury spa & wellness facilities all over the world.  Most of our portfolio are on long-term service agreements of more than 15 years and have received over 42 independent awards.

Our team is longstanding and deliberately diverse.  Accomplished in varying disciplines from property development and structured finance to functional fitness and holistic healing, Resense listens, tailors and challenges the status quo.  We understand investment risk and scalability and the importance of your spa being a success today… and tomorrow.

Consequently, we invent highly effective technology to actively support our spa teams to connect with guests and empower better decision-making in our spa & wellness operations.

Why?  Because it makes sense.  Well-managed businesses which deliver unique experiences that guests demand are sustainable and can empower even greater wellbeing.

Kempinski The Spa at Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok

Why we are different

It's always about the guest

Our approach...

The only assured route to enduring success in spa & wellbeing is to take every step with our ultimate guests in mind.

Understand the sophistications

We create well-designed spa & fitness operations which inspire return guests and maximise performance.

Tailor

Every guest, client and project are unique: we listen, research, embrace challenges and craft enduring solutions.

Attention to detail

In all that we do.  This empowers us to create distinct and authentic experiences with a sense of place.

Responsibility

Our long-term view ensures ongoing and active management support and inspires us to create technology and training that delivers results.

...delivers performance.

Unique guest experience and active management support yields results.

22%

Revenue Growth

Revenue growth average per annum for all new spas created by Resense.

112%

Profit Increase

Average profit increase in first year for all existing spas converted to Resense.

90%+

Quality Audit Result

For the past 8 years, all Resense spas achieve an average Independent Quality Audit Result of 90%+.

Who we are

Complimentary skills, unexpected backgrounds

Chief Operating Officer

We empower our teams to deliver wellness seriously.

Emma Darby

Chief Operating Officer
We empower our teams to deliver wellness seriously.
Emma leads the strategic direction of our spa operations and brands, overseeing our global team of operations and training managers around the world.  Joining Resense as Operations Manager in 2012, Emma has been consistently promoted through achievement, becoming Regional Operations Director and more recently, Global Operations Director prior to our board appointing her formally as COO in 2019.  Having grown up in the health club business, Emma has spent the past 25 years carving out her own successful career in the spa, fitness and cosmetology industry throughout the Middle East, Europe, Central and South America.  Before joining Resense in 2012, she was a senior Spa Director for 6 years with Ritz Carlton managing spas in Tenerife, Dubai and the renowned Manama Spa in Bahrain.  She also successfully directed the award-winning Rosewood Spa in Mayakoba, Mexico and was instrumental in leading and expanding a non-invasive laser clinical company throughout the United Kingdom.  Emma is a true operator and understands the critical balance required to deliver luxurious experiences for guests and commercial return for owners and hoteliers.

Global Projects Director

We must challenge the status quo of spa design to create better places for wellbeing.

Matthew Laird

Global Projects Director
We must challenge the status quo of spa design to create better places for wellbeing.
With over 25 years in the wellness industry and 7 years with Resense, Matt brings a wealth of experience in developing & managing destination spas and luxury health & fitness clubs to his role as Global Projects Director for Resense.  Prior to joining Resense, Matt was the Resident Manager at the Six Senses Destination Spa in Phuket, Thailand responsible for all medical, spa and wellness departments and managed the design and development of several leading hotel spas in the UK, Middle East and India including the multiple award-winning Blythswood Square spa in Glasgow.  As part of the ESPA consultancy team, he oversaw nine spas in Europe including the spas at the Gleneagles and Turnberry Resorts in Scotland and the Intercontinental at Mar Menor in Spain.  Matt operated several large health and beach clubs from the Holmes Place Health Club in Edinburgh to the Harbour Club in London and the Jumeirah Hilton Beach Club in Dubai.  Matt has also worked with Midtown Athletic Clubs in Chicago, the operator of some of the world’s leading luxury wellness membership clubs.  Matt’s extensive experience in developing and operating spas and membership clubs is key to design spas & wellness that work operationally and that deliver unique experiences that guests want to return to again and again. 

Finance Manager

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right.  Henri Ford

OLGA MOLDAVANOVA

Finance Manager
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right.  Henri Ford
Olga has started with Resense at its inception back to 2019.  She used to take care of Finance, HR, Contracts and Corporate Governance.  She than took a break in 2016 to spend more time with her family and children.  During her time off Olga founded real estate development company with a partner and gain some experience in this area.  She is back to the team now and we are happy to have her back.  Olga is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, French and English and she is learning Italian now.  She got master’s degrees from Odessa and Geneva Universities in Business Administration.  Olga’s knowledge of the company, resourcefulness and huge motivation in driving company results is a great addition to the team.

Operations Manager

We consider spas as an accountable business unit.

Marcus Fry

Operations Manager
We consider spas as an accountable business unit.
Marcus plays a key role in the active support of Resense’s spa operations in Europe.  Marcus joined Resense in 2015 as Spa Director for The Adlon Spa by Resense at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, for which he received the CEO Award for Excellence in 2017.  After delivering exceptional service and commercial performance and seeking a new challenge, Marcus joined Resense in 2019 as Operations Manager.  Throughout his 20-year career within the spa & wellness industry, he took part in the pre-opening and ongoing management of the multi-million spa at Lucknam Park in England, a Relais & Chateaux leading hotel, followed by managerial positions within the Waldorf Astoria Berlin and within Kempinski.  Fluent in German and English, Marcus has a very current, comprehensive view of spa operations and management allowing him to support and empower our spa managers to lead their spas effectively. 

Operations Manager

We don’t make promises we can’t deliver.

Sarah Watterson

Operations Manager
We don’t make promises we can’t deliver.
Sarah’s extensive experience in many companies and countries contributes greatly to her senior role as Operations Manager for Resense.  Sarah is a seasoned wellness professional and has lived and worked in Europe, Japan, South East Asia and the Middle East.  She has over 30 years of experience in hospitality, spas & wellness and beauty, in pre-openings, group operations, rebranding, spa consultancy & development and holistic training.  Sarah has worked for luxury hotel groups such as The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Rosewood, Shu Uemura KK, Chiva Som, Sha Wellness and Hilton Worldwide.  Sarah is also a Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang teacher and speaks fluent Japanese.  Her holistic experience allows Sarah to support the design, opening and operation of our spas & wellness to the highest standards. 

Operations Manager

As a spa director, I worked with many spa brands.  Resense has recognised and developed my potential.

Cholpon Salieva

Operations Manager
As a spa director, I worked with many spa brands.  Resense has recognised and developed my potential.
After successfully managing a number of prominent, award-winning spas, Cholpon was promoted in 2019 to Operations Manager supporting Resense’s spas in Asia & the Middle East.  Cholpon has over 15 years of experience working in luxury hotel spas & wellness for Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt, Rotana and Kempinski.  Moreover, she is a graduate of Kyrgyz National University in Mathematics and Oriental Studies, with a specialization in Arab Countries.  Cholpon’s unique background has allowed her to master 4 languages: Kyrgyz, Russian, English and Arabic languages.  Cholpon’s exceptional management skills and deep understanding of how to maximise wellness in hotel spa operations ensure she is a great asset to the Resense operations team and all of the spas we support.
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