The latest industry appointments – Asia
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JUDITH CROMPTON has been appointed to the newly-created role of Chief Commercial Officer with Virgin Australia, overseeing the airline’s network, revenue management and sales. Ms Crompton has 30 years’ aviation experience and joined Virgin Australia from Etihad in 2012.
ANDY SLEIGH has been appointed by Skyscanner as its new General Manager for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Sleigh brings more than 12 years’ experience to Skyscanner and has been based in Asia for the past seven years. He joins the company from Accenture.
ANDRE ERASMUS has become the General Manager of Six Senses’ first property in China – Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain. A South African national, Erasmus joins the pre-opening hotel from the Anantara Xishuangbanna Resort & Spa in China, where he was also GM.
FIONA HAGAN has been announced as the new General Manager of Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu. An Australian national, Ms Hagan arrives in Sabah from Kuala Lumpur, where she was Starwood’s Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Southeast Asia.
JASON KIM has been appointed as Korean Air’s new Regional Manager for the UK & Ireland. Kim, who will be based at the airline’s offices in London, has been with Korean Air since 1996 and was previously General Manager for Australia, based in Melbourne.
IAN CLARK has become the new General Manager for Destination Asia in Vietnam. Starting the role in June, Clark moves to Ho Chi Minh City from Sydney, where he worked for seven years as General Manager of the Travel Corporation. He has also worked in LA.
JOHN KISZLA has been named as the new Vice President of Demand Account Management for Pegasus Solutions. He arrives at the company with nearly two decades of hotel experience, most recently as Western Regional Director of Sales for Open Hospitality.
RAKHI PUROHIT has been appointed as the new Regional Director of Revenue & Distribution for Absolute Hotel Services India. With more than 16 years of experience, Ms Purohit previously worked as Cluster Revenue Manager for UK-based Lords Group of Hotels.
CHRISTOPHER VICTOR has been appointed as Director of Sales for the Viceroy Maldives, based in Abu Dhabi. Victor is no stranger to the region, having previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the luxury Velassaru resort in the Maldives.
MICHELE LAISO has been named as the new Italian Chef at the Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort & Spa, heading up the property’s Italian restaurant, Brio. An Italian national, Chef Michele has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in London.