Staff Appointments w/e 20 August 09
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MICHAEL YATES has been appointed Marketing Director - Asia Pacific, for Travelport GDS. Yates was PATA’s Vice President for Operations in Bangkok until last year. He has also worked for the Australian Tourist Commission and advertising firm, Batey.
PIETER VAN DER HOEVEN has been appointed General Manager of the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas. Van der Hoeven, formerly GM at Outrigger Serenity Terraces, will be responsible for the property’s opening and the sales and marketing for both properties.
ALBERT CHAN has been appointed General Manager of Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort in Phuket. Prior to joining Outrigger, Chan was with Compass Group as the GM for China and Mongolia.
DIRK DE CUYPER has been appointed General Manager of the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund. With 15 years at Hilton, de Cuyper has worked in countries such as the USA, Indonesia, Thailand and China. He was previously GM at the Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa.
FRANCOIS J. CNOCKAERT has been appointed General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. A native of France, Cnockaert has spent the last three years in China, where he opened The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou. He has been with the hotel group since 1993.
ADAM ZHANG has been appointed China Southern Airlines new General Manager Melbourne, and Deputy General Manager Australia. Zhang was previously Deputy Manager, Passenger Marketing and Sales, in the airline’s International Business Department.
KAREN BEY has been appointed Meritus Hotels & Resorts’ new CRM/eCommerce Manager. Ms Bey’s career spans over a decade and has included managerial positions with international hotel groups, property technology management, and IT companies.
BRETT WILSON has been appointed General Manager of the new Holiday Inn Mal
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