Nathalie Cockayne has been appointed as General Manager at The Standard, Hua Hin
Respected general manager Nathalie Cockayne has left the Middle East after a decade working in Dubai and Doha. Her most recent role was GM of Meliã Desert Palm Dubai, where she worked for three years.
Cockayne is now in Thailand heading to The Standard, Hua Hin as general manager.
Well-known and well-liked in the industry, she featured on the front cover of Hotelier Middle East for our March 2022 International Women's Day issue.
During her time at Meliã Desert Palm Dubai, she steered the hotel through Covid and was running the property when it shifted from a four-star to five-star classification. She reflected on this experience with Hotelier in 2022.
Before Dubai, she helped open the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Doha as hotel manager from 2016 to 2019.
Before that, she was hotel manager of The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi and hotel manager at Zaya Nurai Island.
For two years, she was director of operations at The H Dubai from 2012 to 2014.
Before the Middle East, Cockayne was director of rooms at Shangri-La Hong Kong and director of rooms at Fairmont Beijing. In 2006, she was director of rooms at the world-famous Savoy in London.
All the way back in 1999, she was in Dubai as guest services manager at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.
Cockayne leaves Dubai as a respected name in the industry, with thousands of people reacting to the LinkedIn post announcing her new role.