James Riley has been appointed Group Chief Executive at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Mandarin Oriental International Limited today announced that Edouard Ettedgui is to step down as Group Chief Executive on 31st March 2016. He will be succeeded by James Riley. James Riley is currently the group finance director of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited. He joined the Jardine Matheson Group in 1993 from Kleinwort Benson, and has held a number of senior finance and commercial roles within the group prior to taking his current position in 2005. He has served on the board of Mandarin Oriental’s management company for the past ten years and has an extensive knowledge of the Group’s operations.