Alan Christie has been appointed as Senior Director – Growth & Business Development, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) at La Vie Hotels and Resorts
With an eye on supercharging its growth in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and in response for the growing demand and interest in independent full service hotel management solutions, La Vie Hotels & Resorts has promoted industry veteran Alan Christie to the role ofSenior Director - Growth & Business Development, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).
In this newly created role, Alan will report to Chris Batterham, Chief Development Officer, La Vie Hotels and Resorts, and will be charged with growing La Vie Hotels & Resorts portfolio across Asia, Middle East and Africa and increasing awareness of this business model which has seen great success in America and Europe and of which La Vie has been championing in the region since 2014.
Previous to this appointment, Alan was La Vie's Area General Manager, Sri Lanka where he was responsible for managing the strategic performance of the Radisson portfolio in Sri Lanka, following the group's landmark 30 property deal with Radisson Group in 2023.
Previous to his role at La Vie Hotel & Resorts, Alan worked for two decades in senior asset management across real estate, financial services and hospitality working for groups including JLL, Hospitality Advisory Partners and CBRE.
Alan Christie is an alumnus of Cornell | Executive and Professional Education – Class of 2012.