Staff Appointments w/e 09 July 09
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MARTIN B. JONES has been named Vice President of Food & Beverage for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific Division. Jones joined Starwood in 1999, when he started as Director of Operations, F&B with The Westin Stamford & Westin Plaza Hotels in Singapore, before becoming GM of the W Seoul in Korea and the Westin Kuala Lumpur.
CHRIS TSOI has been appointed General Manager of the soon-to-open Sheraton Shunde Hotel. Tsoi has previously held key sales and marketing positions with international hotel companies, most recently as the task force GM of the Sheraton Sanya Resort in Hainan.
STEPHEN R. LOMAX has been appointed General Manager of Swiss-Belhotel’s Ciputra Golf, Club and Hotel Surabaya. A 31-year industry veteran, Lomax joined Swiss-Belhotel Batam and Swiss-Inn Batam as the General Manager in April 2008.
JENNIFER YAP has been named as Singapore Royal Caribbean Cruises’ new Managing Director for its operations in Singapore. Ms Yap joined the company in 2007 as Finance & Administration Manager, Asia Pacific, and was promoted to General Manager, Singapore in 2008.
PHILIPPE VIMARD has been appointed Chief Technology Officer for Venere.com, the European online hotel reservations specialist recently acquired by Expedia Inc.
Vimard joined Expedia in 2002 most recently heading the Montreal section of the Lodging Supply Team.
LARRY PIMENTEL has been announced as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Azamara Cruises; part of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Pimentel has over 25 years’ travel industry experience, most recently serving as President, CEO and co-owner of Seadream Yacht Club.
LISA DONALD has been announced as Group Director of Revenue Management for Amari Hotels and Resorts. An Australian national, Ms Donald, has over 20 years’ experience, most recently serving as Vice-President of Client Services with the Cairnhill Group Holdings, in Singapore.
HANS HORDIJK has been appointed General Manager of the Fairmont Beijing. Hordijk has hospitality industry experience with Hilton, Peninsula and Oberoi, most recently serving as General Manager of The Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, India.
ANDREW MENSFORTH has been appointed General Manager of the Park Hyatt Sydney. Australian national Mensforth will join on 15 July following a three year stint as General Manager at Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa. He has been with Hyatt International for 19 years.
NATTAPUN RUNYASEWA has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing of the InterContinental Hua Hin, scheduled to open in October 2009. Ms Nattapun arrives from Six Senses Resorts & Spa where she held the position of Regional Director of Sales Thailand.
FRANCISCA ROCHA has been appointed Spa Director of the Six Senses Spa at Sharq Village & Spa, Doha. Ms Rocha arrives from the Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa in French Polynesia where she served as General Manager.
SAIBAL SENGUPTA has been appointed General Manager of Sarovar Portico Ludhiana, which is to open soon. Sengupta has earlier worked in locations such as Gangtok, Darjeeling and Durgapur and with the Fortune group.
JODIE ABELA has been appointed Convention Services Coordinator for the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB). Ms Abela takes on the newly created role having recently returned to Perth following a spell travelling overseas.
DAVID LUSTEAUX has been appointed Group Director of Sales for Swiss-Belhotel International. French national Lusteaux has more than 10 years international experience in sales and marketing, most recently as Director of Sales and Marketing for Sultan Hotel Jakarta.
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