Richard Baker has been appointed Group Chief Relationship Officer at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Richard Baker, currently Executive Vice President, Operations Director – Asia, has been appointed Group Chief Relationship Officer effective 1, January 2018. In this new role, Richard will lead the company’s portfolio management focus, bringing new hotel opening projects to fruition, and managing key owner and partner relationships. Richard will continue to be responsible for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental portfolio. He will also coordinate internal projects, ensuring the Group’s readiness for its future growth. Richard will remain based at the Group’s Hong Kong corporate office. Richard has over 30 years’ experience in luxury hotel management, holding senior management positions with Rosewood Hotels and Resorts and Four Seasons, before joining Mandarin Oriental in 2006 as General Manager, Corporate in the Americas. He was promoted to Executive Vice President, Operations Director – The Americas in 2008, before moving to Asia in 2013 to take up his current role.
