Toby Smith has been appointed Managing Director at Swire Hotels
Born and brought up in the U.K., Toby joined the Swire group as a Management Trainee in 1991 after graduating from the University of Bristol. During his tenure at Swire, Toby has held positions within the group’s shipping and aviation sectors, which has taken him to countries as diverse as Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Australia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, France, Singapore and Hong Kong. As Managing Director of Swire Hotels, Toby will assume the day to day leadership of the Swire Hotels portfolio, with the latest addition – The Middle House, Shanghai scheduled to open at the end of 2017. Prior to joining Swire Hotels, Toby was the General Manager of Sales and Distribution at Cathay Pacific, overseeing the distribution channels including online, corporate sales and Cathay Holidays.
