Staff Appointments w/e 30 July 09
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STEPHANE DUVACHER has been appointed Food & Beverage Director at the Indigo Pearl, Phuket. Duvacher has been Executive Chef at a number of hotels including the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Muscat, the Baguio Country Club in the Philippines, and the Oasis Beach Hotel & Towers in Dubai. TETSUYA YANAGIDA has been appointed Executive Japanese Chef at the Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur. Yanagida-san started off his culinary exodus in 1992 and was most recently Director and Executive Chief Chef for SKYS21 in KL.LIAM LAMBERT has been appointed President of Oberoi Hotels and Resorts. Lambert was previously Director of Operations – Europe, Middle East and Africa, for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. He will report directly to Chairman PRS Oberoi.THORSTEN RIES has been announced as the new Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for Amari Hotels and Resorts. Ries has held several key international positions, such as General Manager, Area Manager and VP for Ritz-Carlton Eastern Europe.MARTIN B. JONES has been named Vice President, Food & Beverage, for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific Division. Jones has 25 years’ hospitality experience in the hospitality industry, joining Starwood since 1999 as Director of Operations, F&B with The Westin in Singapore.HAMAD OBAIDALLA has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of flydubai. The former Emirates Airline Divisional Senior Vice President for Network Operations brings over 30 years’ industry experience to the role. NEIL MILLS has been appointed Chief Financial Offer of flydubai. Formerly Procurement Director with easyJet, British/South African Mills served the UK-based low-cost carrier for 12 years prior to his new role.CHUA CHI MIN has been appointed Vice President of Openings and Rebranding for Pan Pacific Hotels Group. With 15 years of experience in hospitality and property development, Chua’s last role was Executive Director with Pulai Springs Berhad.KENNETH CHAN has been appointed Vice President, Strategy and Planning for Pan Pacific Hotels Group. A qualified Lean/Six-Sigma practitioner, Chan arrives from DHL Express, and has previously worked with Meritus Hotels and Resorts and Raffles. NICHOLAS MINA has been appointed Director of Conferences and Incentives at the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa. Mina previously served with Starwood for 12 years, and the Intercontinental hotel in Sydney.KARINA OSMAN has been appointed General Manager of the Swiss-Belhotel Ambon, Indonesia. Ms Osman began her hospitality career in 1995 and spent six years with the Accor. Most recently she was GM of in Bvilla & Spa, Bali.VENKY RANGACHARI has been named as the new Chief Technology Officer for the Wyndham Hotel Group. Rangachari was previously CIO for StarCite, a meetings management solutions company.CHRIS ARCHER has become the new Resort Manager at the Sonaisali Island Resort in Fiji. Archer, who holds and Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management, was previously Hotel Manager at The Marque Hotel in Sydney. Source: Fiji Times.RICARDO KHAUAJA has been announced as the first ever Vice President of Management and Personnel with GOL Linhas A?reas Inteligentes SA. Before joining GOL, he worked for six years at home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool.WANCHAT PANDONSUK has joined Absolute Resorts & Hotels as Director of Sales & Marketing. Wanchat arrives at Absolute on 1 August when his role as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Pavilion Samui Boutique Resort ends.
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