Staff Appointments w/e 11 December 2008
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SURAPAN SOMTHAI has been appointed General Manager of the U Chiang Mai. A 24-year hospitality veteran, Surapan has spent the past 6 years as GM of the Siam Bayview Hotel in Pattaya, and has also had spells with Hilton, Le Meridien and Amari.
KERSTIN POETZSCH has been announced as the new Director of Sales for The Regent Maldives, due to open in 2009. Ms Poetzsch’s new role with Carlson Hotels follows more than a decade of industry experience in Europe, Middle East and Asia, most recently at the Kanuhura Resort in the Maldives.
JACINTA TOWNSEND has been appointed Director of Marketing for The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali. A Singaporean national, Townsend has served with Starwood Hotels & Resorts for almost 20 years in countries such as Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.
SHANNA BRIGHT has been chosen as the new Director of Sales & Marketing for the Vietnam-based Apple Tree Group, whose portfolio includes luxury hotels in Indochina and Emeraude Classic Cruises on Halong Bay. Ms Bright has a diverse resume, including spells in California and Japan.
MELANIE RANOA has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for the new Radisson Hotel Bangkok Sathorn. An Australian-national, Ms Ranoa has previously worked with top hotel brands such as the Peninsula Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Nikko Hotels, Shangri-la Hotels, Stamford Hotels and Ascott International, in Asia and Australia.
PACHAN NOIMEECHAROEN has been appointed Public Relations Manager at the Indigo Pearl resort, Phuket. Ms Pachan has previously worked as General Manager’s Secretary at the Imm Fusion hotel in Bangkok.
SIDDHARTH CHAUDRY has been appointed General Manager of the two Sarovar Premier hotels in Puducherry – The Promenade and Le Dupleix. Chaudry returns to India following a spell working in Birmingham, UK.
ATUL BHALLA has taken over as the Resident Manager of ITC Maurya, New Delhi. Having joined ITC Welcomgroup in 1998 Bhalla has worked in various capacities at the several of the Indian hospitality group’s properties, most recently as Executive Assistant Manager of ITC Grand Maratha, Mumbai.
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