Marco Polo Hotels is pleased to announce the appointment of Fritz Sommerau as General Manager of the Prince Hotel, Hong Kong, effective Sept 1, 2011. A Swiss national and graduate of Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Fritz is a veteran of the Asian hospitality industry, having held Executive positions at Moevenpick Hotels International, The Peninsula Group in Hong Kong, Manila and Beijing and for the past 23 years, Head of Hospitality Services at The Hong Kong Jockey Club. He has actively served for many years on the Advisory Board of The School of Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Mr. Sommerau was honoured by the French Government as Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite Agricole.