Appointments w/e 03 March 2011
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GORAN JANSSON has been announced as the new Chief Financial Officer and Deputy President of SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Jansson, 52, previously served as Chief Financial Officer of security technology firm, Assa Abloy, for nearly 10 years.
YB TAN SRI RAFIDAH AZIZ will be named as a non-executive, independent Chairman of AirAsia X. A former Minister of International Trade & Industry for Malaysia, Ms Aziz will be appointed when the airline’s Board convenes today.
MARCO SEILER has been announced as the new General Manager of the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills. Seiler moves to India from Thailand, where he most recently served as General Manager of the Park Plaza Sukhumvit, Bangkok.
VERONIQUE SIRAULT has been appointed General Manager of the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. Ms Sirault brings more than 11 years of hotel industry experience to the role, having previously worked in Thailand, China and India.
LAWRENCE WEE has been named as the new General Manager of The Linden Suites in Pasig, the Philippines. A Singaporean national, Wee has 37 years’ experience having held management roles in the Maldives, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore.
MARTIN FABIANO has been announced as the new General Manager of the Park Plaza Bangkok Soi 18. Fabiano has more than five years’ Thai hospitality experience, and was trained and educated at the Les Roches – the Swiss hotel management school.
JOHN XU has been appointed as the new Marketing Manager – China & Hong Kong for Tourism Northern Territory. Xu is familiar with the Chinese market, having recently served as General Manager for the ancient village attraction of Xucun, Anhui province.
TJATUR ARIEFIANTO has been appointed Resident Manager of the Swiss-Belhotel Borneo, Banjarmasin, Indonesia. With 14 years’ experience Ariefianto has previously worked with international hotel groups including Hyatt and Sheraton in Indonesia.
ALBERT JAN VASSEUR has been named as the new Resort Manager at Swiss-Belhotel International’s Golden Palm Tree in Sepang, Malaysia. Fluent in five languages, Vasseur arrives at the hotel from the Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai, Malaysia.
AMMAR IBRAHEM EL ALI has been appointed Executive Chef of the One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. A Jordanian national, Chef Ammar has worked in several Malaysian hotels, as well as in locations in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, China and Jordan.
MARK JENSEN has joined the Great Barrier Reef luxury resort, Lizard Island, as its new Executive Chef. Chef Mark has previously worked in a range of fine dining restaurants, five-star hotels and leading resorts in Australia, London and Paris.
LOIC GOGUE has joined the North African operation of consultancy company, Horwath Hotels, Tourism and Leisure (HTL). Gogue has worked in the tourism industry for more than 21 years and has acted as an independent expert for several organisations.
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