Andrew AbramAndrew Abram has been appointed as General Manager of the Niccolo Chengdu, the brand’s very first hotel. The Niccolo hotel will open in early 2015 within the upscale International Finance Square (IFS) Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province. Originally from Scotland, Andrew has over 20 years of international hotel industry experience in managing luxury properties in addition to a marketing background. With over 10 years of General Management leadership with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group coupled with 14 years of sales and marketing experience, culminating in the launch of the Jumeirah International brand, Andrew is ideally qualified to launch a new luxury brand. “The launch of the Niccolo brand will present many opportunities not least with our first property in Chengdu; to be part of the IFS family provides a very strong foundation to secure our market position quickly while establishing the brand for future growth” said Andrew. “Our success, however, will be the result of our people and how to immerse our guests in New Encounters and Timeless Pleasures.”