International luxury hotel operator, Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Anita Hemrajani as the Director of Global Sales – MICE as part of the group's strategic plan to further strengthen the growth in MICE business. Aviva Chow, Director of Global Sales and Marketing Programmes indicated: "We believe, with the substantial MICE experience that Anita has, she will drive MICE initiatives in the...

In her new role, Fiona will raise visibility of the company and its four brands namely The Langham, Langham Place, Eaton Luxe and Eaton Smart. She is also responsible for devising and implementing strategic public relations plan to support the significant business growth in the region. Fiona is a seasoned public relations and communications professional, bringing a wealth of experience in media ...

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Danish national, Soeren Hansen to the new position of Vice President – Food and Beverage Projects. He will establish new restaurant, bar and dining concepts for all hotels under development. Soeren will lead the food and beverage development, provide technical assistance and project management of the concepts until the hotel pre-opening teams are fully es...

Formerly Manager of the hotel’s sleek executive floor lounge, Club L, Vincent in his new role, will work closely with the hotel’s talent to infuse a fresh perspective into the hotel’s innovation revolution. Through measuring guest experience, interacting regularly and monitoring operational standards, Vincent will identify improvements dedicating to the “Know Our Guest, Build Great Memories” comp...

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Sam-Erik Ruttmann to the position of Vice President – Development (Middle East) as it continues its drive for growth along the “New Silk Road” of China, India and the Middle East. Sam-Erik has enjoyed a career spanning 30 years in the luxury hospitality sector. His most recent career appointment was Regional Vice President of Development for a Thai-based h...

Langham Hospitality Group has created two new regional director of sales and marketing roles to support its growing international operations on four continents. It has named Robert Touzel as the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Europe and North America while Jack Lim is the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for China. The Regional Directors of Sales and Marketing will help to...

Langham Hospitality Group has created two new regional director of sales and marketing roles to support its growing international operations on four continents. It has named Robert Touzel as the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Europe and North America while Jack Lim is the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for China. The Regional Directors of Sales and Marketing will help to...

The former Director of Sales and Marketing of The Langham Yangtze Boutique Shanghai was transferred to the China Development team as Director of Development (China) in April and will be stationed in Shanghai. David Kwan, Vice President – Development (China) said: "Mandy's in-depth knowledge of the industry at the highest levels and her relationships developed over the years will be an invaluabl...

French national, Franck Naulleau has 20 years hospitality management experience in Asia including Indonesia and Vietnam. During this time, he has held leading roles in pre-opening and rebranding projects. He was general manager of several properties in China before becoming General Manager of Langham Place, EDZ, Guangzhou. The new Langham Place in Guangzhou Economic Development Zone (EDZ) is l...

German national, Sven Isberg, with almost 30 years experience, will lead the team to open The Langham, Shenzhen. His international career has spanned Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Most recently, Sven has spent 7 years in China as a General Manager where he gained extensive pre-opening experience, rebranding and regional cluster management experience. Scheduled to open in 2012, The La...

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Cindy Li as Director of Customer Relationship Marketing & Partnership, overseeing the group's loyalty programmes and partnerships with credit cards companies and airlines across the globe. Ms. Li brings over 10 years of in-depth experience in marketing, partnership and business development. Her career has taken her to a number of blue-chip international co...

Helmut Knipp takes up the newly-created role of Senior Vice President Development (North America), focusing on developing investment opportunities and management contracts in the group’s strategic markets. His 30 years of senior experience across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific includes pre-opening project management, acquisition, redevelopment, multi-property and international operations...

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Andrew Jessop to the role of Vice President -Development (Worldwide) and created its first development post for North America as it gears up for additional expansion opportunities, following the recent investment in The Langham, Chicago. Industry veteran, Mr. Jessop has over 28 years of hospitality experience working for luxury hotel groups in Thailand, Au...

Mr. Young has over 28 years of hospitality experience spanning from food & beverage, rooms and operations gained from well-known international hotels group in various major cities like Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Singapore, Guangzhou and Tianjin. He is former regional responsibilities included supporting over 50 hotels under a number of brands covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. He...

Mr Lam brings to the role almost 30 years of corporate finance, strategic planning and management experience, holding senior roles in both privately held and publicly listed organisations. Prior to Langham Hospitality Group, he served as Strategic Planning and Development Director with the Fok Ying Tung Group and General Manager – Corporate Development of HKR International, a Hong Kong stock exch...

The appointment to lead the sales drive in Langham’s fastest growing market coincides with the opening of the first Langham Place in China at Beijing Capital Airport, the third property in the country for the fast-growing luxury hotel operator. China forms the backbone of Langham’s expansion in Asia accounting for almost half its hotels open or in the pipeline. Taiwanese national, Ms Lee will pl...

Langham Hotels International has appointed Amy Ho as Director of Public Relations (Asia) to drive awareness of the luxury hotel group as it expands its footprint in Asia. Working in conjunction with the public relations teams in Asia, Amy will develop strategic publicity campaigns to maximise media coverage for the group’s operating hotels and new properties in the region. She will also be re...

Langham Hotels International has appointed Henk Meyknecht as the new managing director of its first boutique property in China - The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai, which opened in May 2009. Prior to joining The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai, Meyknecht’s was previously area general manager for Marco Polo Hotels China, based in Beijing. His career spans over 25 years with assignments fo...

Nadine’s brief will include development of the MICE and corporate segments in this arena and drive business from the region to all our properties under The Langham, Langham Place, Eaton Luxe and Eaton Smart brands. German-born Nadine has over 10 years experience in the hospitality industry and has most recently managed the Group and Incentive markets for One&Only Resorts and the Atlantis brand. P...

Sean Seah will be responsible for the group’s global online presence to ensure that the brand experience is engaging from the second they enter any Langham virtual space. His remit will include the integration all the digital brand platforms, driving online revenues, building a consistent world-class experience for guests and partners and developing innovative online experiences. Sean Seah joined...

In addition to this capacity, Mr. Palmer will also assume the role of Vice President, Design – The Langham Brand for LHI. With a distinguished career of 30 years in the hotel industry, Mr. Palmer will continue to lead the repositioning of The Langham, Hong Kong and take the only member of The Leading Hotels of the World in Hong Kong to the next level in terms of operational excellence, world-cla...

In her dual role, Ms Benson will lead the repositioning of The Langham in London as it evolves and take up the strategic responsibility for The Langham properties in North America. She will also be active in the future developments for LHI in the USA and Europe. Before her promotion, Ms Benson served as Managing Director of The angham, Hong Kong, where she oversaw all aspects of the operation fr...

Mr. Butcher will lead LHI in focusing on an ever-expanding pipeline of quality hotel properties that already circles the globe. This planned growth will deliver Langham Hotels more than 30 operating properties within the next five years. He will continue the company's focus on Total Quality Management leading to accredited status in all properties while building a culture of innovation and contin...