Staff Appointments w/e 04 December 08
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GAVIN SMITH has been appointed Managing Director of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s operations in Australia. Smith will lead the Australia office and oversee all commercial and operational activities in Australia, for three of the company’s cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises. Previously, he served as MD for P&O Cruises Australia and President of Carnival Australia.
AVIVA CHOW has been appointed Director of Global Sales - MICE, with Langham Hotels International. A 10-year hotel industry professional, Ms Chow was previously with Island Shangri-la Hong Kong, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
MARCEL CAMACHO has been announced as the new Deputy General Manager of the Guam Visitors Bureau. US national Camacho, a former Senator with the 25th Guam Legislature, previously worked for Hilton hotels in Southern California before returning to Guam.
ERIC FETTKE has joined the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake as the hotel’s new Executive Chef. South African national Fettke is a seasoned InterContinental hand, with stints at Sandton Sun & Towers InterContinental Johannesburg and InterContinental Warszawa in Poland. One claim to fame is that he has previously cooked for Nelson Mandela.
BENNETT PETER has also joined the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake was the hotel’s new Director of Sales & Marketing. Peter has over 13 years of experience in media sales and marketing, the last 8 of which have been in the hospitality industry. He arrives from Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel in Bali.
DERMOT MURPHY has been appointed General Manager of the Dreamland Luxury Villas & Spa in Bali. Murphy previously held the GM role at the Gumaya Tower Hotel in Semarang, before which he spent 4 years in China and many years in the US with Marriott hotels.
POONNIKA THANASANNONT has been appointed Regional Sales Manager - Asia for Best Western International. Ms Poonnika has over ten years of experience in hospitality industry, including spells Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts and Orient Express Hotels.
ENA KIMURA has been appointed Sales Manager for InterContinental Bali Resort. Born in Tokyo, Ms Kimura has been in Bali since 2001, joining InterContinental Bali in 2005 as Japanese Guest Relations Officer.
JAIDAO PHUNPUNYAKRONKUL has been appointed Group Sales & Marketing Manager with Thailand-based hotel management company, Manathai Hotels & Resorts. Prior to joined Manathai, Ms Jaidao worked with the Deevana Patong Resort & Spa in Phuket, and the Bangkok Golf Resort and Spa Pathumthani.
HENRY LIU has been appointed General Manager of the International Asia Pacific Convention Center in Sanya. His previous experience includes posts with InterContinental Hotels Group, Shangri-la Hotels and Resorts, and HNA Hotels and Resorts.
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