BOARD
GREG MEYER
Greg Meyer leads the The Meyer Group and its property development interests in Australia and Indonesia. Greg’s business track record is diverse. He founded The Rental Management Finance Group in 1985, which became one of Australia’s largest financiers of specialist technology and telecommunications. In 2004 Greg founded EPAC Salary Solutions, a vehicle leasing and salary packaging company which became Australia’s third largest salary packaging company.
BRUCE CARTER
Bruce Carter has more than 30 years of experience in corporate financial management and recovery. Recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Crown Resorts, Bruce is highly respected across Australia for his contribution to corporate and government roles. Previously, as Deputy Chairman of SKYCITY he oversaw one of Australia’s leading publicly listed entertainment, resort, hotel and gaming businesses. He is a Director of Bank of Queensland and Chairman of Submarine Corporation (ASC). Bruce has consulted to most of the major financial institutions within Australia and been involved in a number of government-appointed restructurings and reviews.
BILL BARNETT
Bill Barnett has been an advisor to the BASK project since inception. Bill has held senior roles including Deputy Managing Director of the publicly listed destination resort Laguna Phuket, Chief Operating Officer of Asia Pacific for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels in Singapore, where his responsibility covered 43 operating hotel assets. Delivering a proven track record in asset management, Bill has acted in ownership representation for leading hotels including properties under Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Regent, Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood, InterContinental and ACCOR.
EXECUTIVE TEAM - INDONESIA
LIM DIANA - FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Lim Diana has spent almost a decade exceeding expectations in her work at a senior level in multiple finance roles in the finance and accounting industry. Lim not only executes her work professionally but has a profound ability to manage large teams.
Lim started as an external auditor and corporate finance consultant and also worked in several companies such as Fitness First, Shangri-La Residences Jakarta and most recently in Midplaza Holding for 7 years. At Midplaza Holding she handled the finance, accounting and taxes for a number of companies within the group which included AYANA Resort & Spa Holding Company, AYANA Residences, Plaza Residences and other companies within the group.
Lim was also responsible for simultaneously managing 16 investment companies and group consolidation reports. This has already proven to be a huge asset to BASK.
MANUEL DEGRAUWE - RESORT GENERAL MANAGER
Manu joins BASK as the General Manager for Resort Operations. Originally from Belgium and fluent in eight languages, Manu’s career in tourism started 25 years ago as a tour guide in Italy for Club Med. He then embarked on an eight year journey working on luxury cruise ships with Celebrity and The World of Residensea.
He continued his hospitality path in the Caribbean and the Maldives where he spent 8 years at One&Only, Jade Mountain and Mandarin Oriental resorts. Manu is no stranger to Gili Meno since, prior to joining our team, he was the GM at the Karma Reef resort. Manu and the resort team look forward to welcoming you to this wonderful island destination.
BALI TEAM
NOVY CORINA (CORY) - EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Cory’s holds a Majors Degree in Tourism from the University of Indonesia and she is currently studying for her Bachelor Degree in Communications at Indonesia Open University. She first entered the hospitality industry as a general administrator. She then progressed to being a personal assistant in five-star hotels such as The Elysian Boutique Villa Resort and AYANA Resort and Spa providing executive administrative assistance to top level directors, board members, management, CEOs and owners.
EKA SWARDHANI - INTERIOR COORDINATOR
Eka has spent seven years in project management including at Gradient Group (Ibal Designs) managing luxury properties all over Indonesia as well as elsewhere in Asia. She has the skills, knowledge and network that to facilitate Bask delivering industry leading lifestyle property outcomes in an eco friendly and sustainable manner.
AGRE JAYAHARTA - QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Agre has held various positions in project administration, site engineering and quantity surveying for large development companies. These included PT. Jimbaran Villas which handled luxury property projects including Bvlgari Villas of Bvlgari Resort Bali. This experience has honed his in-depth experience in negotiation and procurement.
MIA MAYUNI - ACCOUNTANT
Mia’s experience and educational background is in tax and accountancy. She graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Managerial Accounting at Politeknik Negeri Bali and a Master Degree in Management at University Pendidikan Nasional Bali. Her career to date mostly spent at PT. Wisata Jaya International which is a company under Tunas Jaya Sanur - a well known building contractor in Indonesia.
PUTRI AGUSTINA - FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR
Putri graduated with an accounting diploma in Bali. She worked as a trainee for 2 years before joining Bask. Her abilities in accounting programs and her planning makes Bask’s financial workflow process efficient and effective.
GILI MENO TEAM
DIKSON SIBARANI - SITE MANAGER
Dikson started his career in construction in the late 90’s. He has been involved in various construction projects for the government, which include airport planning and also governmental offices in various cities all over Indonesia. As he has travelled the country and met many locals of different tribes in Indonesia, he has his own way in approaching the local team and uniting them to achieve their target.
THE BASK BOAT CREW
Meet the BASK Boat Crew! Left to Right:
Rifa’i - Captain of BASK Barge Boat
Radho - Boat Mechanic
Faozi - Boat Staff
Sanusi - Boat Staff
Jimmy - Anchorman
Sully - Captain of BASK Speed Boat
AUSTRALIA / INTERNATIONAL
GREG HUGGETT - EXECUTIVE CHEF
Greg Huggett joins BASK with over 38 years experience in Food and Beverage. Apprenticed as a chef from a young age he worked around the world and rose through the ranks to become Hilton Hotels’ first Australian Executive Chef, later being appointed Director of Food and Beverage for all of Hilton Hotels in Australia. His ability to adapt to different cultures and instigate change in formal environments are what stood him apart from his peers.
Greg’s introduction of chef Cheong Liew to the Grange Restaurant culminated in numerous awards for the iconic establishment, including being voted Australia’s top restaurant by Gourmet Traveller. He went on to set up his own catering corporation operating bakeries, cafes and catering events, with one arm being responsible for creating the food and menus for professional sporting teams in the AFL and Cricket Australia. Greg is excited to join the BASK team where he will share his passion for combining quality local produce with true artisan cuisine to ensure our guests have an exceptional food experience.
BRETT TAYLOR - SOUND & ENGINEERING
Brett Taylor is an experienced senior manager, having held leadership roles including General Manager of a leading Australian financial services company and more recently consulting in business structure and leadership. He started his career in recording studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and for over a decade was Studio Manager of Mixmasters Productions, one of Australia's leading audio production studios. This makes him a perfect fit for BASK in audiovisual engineering and system design where his skills and capability in this field strongly support BASK’s brand.
CONSULTANTS
EMERGING ADVISORY
London, United Kingdom
Emerging Advisory is committed to curating and developing the world’s most exceptional resorts and branded residential offerings across unique destinations. BASK perfectly fits this criteria.
EA provides BASK with strategic services which include development management, procurement, marketing, sales and investment.
MICHAEL BEECHEY
Bali, Indonesia
Michael Beechey spent 4 years with the Potato Head Family in a Managing Director role and also as General Manager of Potato Head Beach Club and Katamama, their multi-award winning hotel in Bali. Formally trained as a chef in New Zealand, Michael joins BASK with over 30 years of experience across various hotel roles. This has included 13 years with Intercontinental Hotel Group across multiple sites in Asia.
While in China, Michael was engaged with IHG global projects to address the future development of the global reservations system.
GFAB ARCHITECTS
Bali, Indonesia
BASK’s enlistment of Gary Fell and GFAB Architects serves to underline its commitment to distinctive design and sustainable practices.
A globally recognised and multi-award winning practice in residential and resort architecture, GFAB has over twenty years of experience in Indonesia, with many other projects spanning the globe. GFAB’s developments aim to both preserve and enhance their natural settings.
C9 HOTELWORKS
Phuket, Thailand
C9 Hotelworks is a hotel and hospitality consultancy recognized as Asia's leading advisor on residential and mixed-use developments.
C9 has worked closely with BASK to undertake detailed market analysis and ensure that the resort is perfectly positioned to deliver its vision.
PT DESIGN
Adelaide, Australia
Established in 1986 by Andre Vreugdenbur, PT Design is a structural and civil engineering practice specialising in the design, documentation and supervision of building innovative structures. Andre is recognised nationally as an expert in pre-formed concrete engineering and structure advice.
His team has been engaged to ensure that BASK Villas are built to the highest international standards across all of the resorts construction.
BALI LANDSCAPE COMPANY
Bali, Indonesia
Bali Landscape Company is a leading landscape architectural practice working across Indonesia. Lead by Australian Anton Clark, Bali Landscape Company has over 16 years of hotel and resort experience. BASK carefully selected Anton and his team to create a sensitive balance between the natural local environment and BASK’s modernist design.
Anton's team comprises of talented Balinese, Javanese and Western designers.