With more than 20 years of luxury hotel marketing experience, Ms. Telesca Feurer was most recently Director of Marketing for Trump SoHo New York, where she was an integral part of the hotel’s opening team. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Marketing for AKA Hotels, overseeing eight locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC and Virginia. Ms. Telesca Feurer also held various high-l...

Mr. Crook’s commitment to The Peninsula Hotels spans more than 10 years, with key executive positions both in North America and Asia. He was most recently General Manager of The Peninsula Manila, a position he held for more than two years. Prior to that, Mr. Crook served as Hotel Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo and Resident Manager of The Peninsula Beijing. Mr. Crook began his Peninsula career i...

Ms. Sonja Vodusek joined HSH in 2010 as Hotel Manager of The Peninsula New York. She has been promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Manila, a role which she will assume from April 2011, taking over from Mr. Jonathan Crook. An Australian native, Ms. Vodusek received a Diploma in Hotel Management from Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School and a Diploma in Business Manageme...

Mr. Joseph Chong joined HSH in 2000 as Director of Rooms at The Peninsula Beijing. In 2005, he was promoted to be Executive Assistant Manager, Rooms and soon after that, he was transferred to The Peninsula Bangkok as Resident Manager. In early 2009, he joined the pre-opening team of The Peninsula Shanghai as Hotel Manager and played an instrumental role in the opening of the hotel in October 2009...

Mr. David Batchelor joined HSH in 1994 and served as General Manager of The Peninsula Manila from 2001 to 2008. He was General Manager, Operations Planning and Support from 2008 to 2011, based in Hong Kong. On 14 March 2011, he will take on the newly-created position of Managing Director, The Peninsula Shanghai, tasked with overseeing the management of the hotel complex including the shopping arc...

Mr. P.T. Wong first joined HSH in 1996 but left in 2002. In 2006, he re-joined the Group and was promoted in 2008 to be General Manager, Project Coordination and Technical Services. On 1 March 2011, he was appointed to be General Manager, Projects Group overseeing both the project management and design and planning functions. Mr. Wong was born in Malaysia and educated in Hong Kong and the UK. He...

Mr. Paul Tchen joined HSH in 1991 with The Peninsula Beverly Hills. In subsequent years, he took on various executive positions within the Group and in 2007 he was appointed General Manager, Operations Planning and Support. In 2008, he was appointed to be the first General Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai, with responsibilities for the pre-opening and launch of the Group's ninth Peninsula hotel ...

Mr. Beliard joined HSH in 2009 as Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong. Born in France and educated in the US with a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Management and a Master of Management in Hospitality from the Cornell School of Management, Mr. Beliard began his hotel career in St. Tropez, France. He progre...

Ms. Chan joined HSH in 1994 and was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong in April 2007. Born and educated in Hong Kong, Ms. Chan began her hospitality career in Maui, Hawaii in 1989 and became Front Office Manager at The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1994. Successive promotions within the Group saw her taking on the Resident Manager role at Peninsula New York and General Manager roles at...

Mr. Longbon is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has previously held the position as President of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Hong Kong Chapter, for four years. A UK native, Mr. Longbon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and earned a Master of B...

Mr. Williams joined HSH in 1998 and was previously the Group’s Head of Audit and Risk Management, prior to his new position. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a member of the Institute of Hospitality (UK) and the Institute of Internal Auditors, Hong Kong Chapter. A UK native, Mr. Williams graduated from the University of Surrey with a Bachelor of Scien...

In 2000, Mr. Crook joined The Peninsula New York as Assistant Food and Beverage Manager and a year later, he was transferred to The Peninsula Chicago as Assistant Food and Beverage Director. He was promoted to Director of Food and Beverage in 2003. In 2005, he relocated to Asia, where he first took up the role of Resident Manager at The Peninsula Beijing, before moving onto The Peninsula Tokyo in...

Mr. Wong joined HSH in 1996 as Senior Assistant Project Manager but left the Group in 2002. He re-joined in 2006 as Senior Manager, Projects. In early 2008, he was appointed Assistant General Manager, Project Coordination and Technical Services and further promoted to General Manager in July 2008. In his capacity, Mr. Wong is responsible for the technical services and project management of the Gr...

Mr. Herland joined HSH in 2006 when he took on the position of Manager -- Engineering. He was promoted to be Assistant General Manager, Research & Technology in early 2008, and subsequently further promoted to General Manager in July 2008. In this capacity, he is responsible for the Group's design and development engineering division, which is responsible for the technological innovations for HSH...

Mr. Batchelor joined the Group in 1994 as Financial Controller of The Peninsula Hong Kong, and was promoted to the position of Resident Manager in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Manila. An Australian national and a graduate of The University of Adelaide in South Australia, Mr. Batchelor is a member of the Australian Society of CPAs. He possesses extensive experie...

In his new capacity, Mr. Tchen will be overseeing the launch of the ninth Peninsula hotel in Shanghai, which is due to open in late 2009. Born in France, Mr. Tchen is an alumnus of The California State Polytechnic University where he was named in 1999 as a Distinguished Alumnus. He was also awarded the prestigious "Young Hotelier of the World Award" in 1996 by the International Hotel Association ...