James Hewitson has been appointed as Cluster General Manager at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas and Anantara Vacation Club Khao Phuket.
A familiar face to Anantara, British national James Hewitson first joined the brand in 2011. His extensive knowledge and expertise is top-class boasting eight years working with Anantara, and a total of 27 years in the hospitality industry. The tri-linguist who speaks fluent English, French and Arabic has worked across the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia.
James joined Anantara as Executive Assistant Manager of Anantara Lawana Resort and Spa in Koh Samui in 2011. He later oversaw the pre-opening of Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort as Resident Manager. In 2014 he undertook the role of Task Force General Manager for the pre-opening of Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas and Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara. A year later, James assumed the role of General Manager for Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, where he spent over 4 years successfully managing the resort and garnering fantastic regional and international awards and recognition. James is thrilled to return to Thailand to take on his next role with Anantara.