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Appointment Sales & Marketing

Eugene Oelofse has been appointed as director of marketing and e-commerce, Asia Pacific at Outrigger Hotels & Resorts

Outrigger
Phuket, HI, Thailand
Eugene Oelofse
Outrigger Enterprises Group has appointed Eugene Oelofse as director of marketing and e-commerce, Asia Pacific, effective June 1. Oelofse is based in the Outrigger Asia-Pacific office in Phuket, Thailand, and reports to Mark Simmons, VP Sales and Marketing, Asia Pacific. Oelofse, from South Africa, brings 13 years’ experience in branding, communications, digital, marketing and CRM to Outrigger. Before joining Outrigger, Oelofse was branding and communications director at AKARYN Hotel Group in Thailand. For two years prior to that he was group marketing manager at the Premier Hotel & Resorts Group, a diverse portfolio of business, leisure and luxury hotels in South Africa. Before moving to Asia, Oelofse also held roles as creative director at leading advertising and communications agencies in South Africa focusing on lifestyle, golf and property.Oelofse has honours and postgraduate certification in marketing management from the IMM Graduate School of Business in South Africa. He has also studied strategic brand management, graphic design, accounting and economics.
Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific Thailand Phuket
Outrigger
Management CompanyHotel Group

For more than 70 years, Outrigger Hospitality Group has charted a journey of discovery – expanding from Hawaii to premier resort destinations in Fiji, Thailand, Guam, Mauritius and the Maldives. The privately held hospitality company currently operates and/or has in development 38 properties with approximately 6,500 rooms – inviting guests to ‘Escape Ordinary’ with authentic Signature Experiences and the Outrigger DISCOVERY loyalty program.