Shane Giles

Founder & Managing Director - Blue Salt

Shane is a career culinarian who started in the industry in Brisbane, Australia in 1985. Shane worked in Chef Hatted restaurants in Brisbane such as Chevaliers, Faces and LA 454 before entering international hotel chains like Beaufort Heritage and Sheraton. Shane moved to Penang in 1992 and now has over 30 years’ experience in Asia. He held various F&B senior leadership roles in IHG corporate offices in Asia Pacific and Middle East for over 15 years before opening Blue Salt consultancy in late 2017. Shane and team have successfully developed and launched over 70 restaurant and bar venues over the past six years, including several owned and operated venues like TokioJo & LaPoPo.