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Douglas Maxwell Glen has been appointed as General Manager at Steigenberger Hotel Riverside

Douglas Maxwell Glen has taken on the role of General Manager at the Steigenberger Hotel Riverside in Bangkok with effect from 1 October. 54-year old Mr. Glen, who is originally from the UK and is able to look back on 30 years of experience in the upscale hotel sector, will take charge during the pre-opening phase. He has held various management positions with prestigious hotel groups both at home and abroad, his most recent position being General Manager of "The Landmark Bangkok".

H World International
Bangkok, Thailand
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Andrew Langdon has been appointed as Senior Vice President Development Asia at AccorHotels

Andrew Langdon, comes across to AccorHotels following one of its most recent acquisitions - Movenpick Hotels & Resorts - where he held the role of Global Chief Development Officer. With AccorHotels, Langdon will hold the title of Senior Vice President Development Asia, responsible for South East Asia, Japan & Korea. At the same time, Langdon will continue the development of the Movenpick brand in addition to his new duties.

Accor
Bangkok, Thailand
Development Pipeline

Akaryn Hotel Group to Triple Number of akyra Hotels by 2022

Akaryn Hotel Group, a Thailand-based boutique hotel operator, has unveiled plans to significantly expand its akyra brand, including the first akyra hotels outside Thailand. There are currently four akyra hotels in operation in Thailand: akyra Manor Chiang Mai, akyra Beach Club Phuket, akyra Thonglor Bangkok, and the most recent addition to the collection, akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok.At a press conference held in Bangkok on Thursday, Anchalika Kijkanakorn (pictured), Managing Director and Founder of Akaryn Hotel Group, unveiled plans to triple the number of akyra hotels and resorts to twelve by 2022.

Akaryn
Bangkok, Thailand
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Sanjeev Kapoor has been appointed as General Manager at Shama Sukhumvit Bangkok and Ekamai Gardens

Sanjeev Kapoor has been named General Manager of Shama Sukhumvit Bangkok and Ekamai Gardens Bangkok. Sanjeev joins ONYX from Oakwood where he served as General Manager for Oakwood Premier in Bangalore. His hotel career started with Hyatt in Melbourne, before taking on leadership roles with Crown Resorts, The Leela Group in New Delhi and TFE Hotels in Melbourne.

Onyx
Bangkok, Thailand
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James Robert Wilson has been appointed as General Manager at Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok

Wilson has almost 30 years' hotel experience in Europe, Middle East and Asia and was general manager at Pathumwan Princess Hotel Bangkok from 2000 - 2006 before being promoted to be vice president of operations at Dusit International (Corporate Head Office in Bangkok). In 2009, he has transferred to manage Dusit Thani Dubai as general manager until 2013, then starting his career at Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi as general manager until 2016.

Centara
Bangkok, Thailand
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Simeon Olle has been appointed as General Manager at Waldorf Astoria Bangkok

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok, which will soon open in 3Q, has appointed Simeon Olle as general manger. Prior to joining Waldorf Astoria Bangkok, Olle served as general manager of Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund from 2012 to 2016. The Australian has more than 30 years' experience in the hospitality sector, and is known for his extensive background in launching luxury hotels, includes the opening of The Address Downtown Dubai, Park Hyatt Beijing and Park Hyatt Seoul.

Marriott
Bangkok, Thailand
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Benjamin Perera has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Dusit Princess Srinakarin

Dusit International, one of Thailand's foremost hotel and property development companies, has appointed Mr Benjamin Perera as Hotel Manager of Dusit Princess Srinakarin Bangkok.Mr Perera joined Dusit in March 2014 as Executive Assistant Manager - Food and Beverage of Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket. He was promoted to Resident Manager of the hotel in October 2014, and he took on the same role at the flagship Dusit Thani Bangkok in July last year. Prior to joining Dusit, Mr Perera spent more than 20 years working in various roles for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in Moscow, Russia; Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; and Hua Hin, Thailand. Prior to becoming Hotel Manager of Dusit Princess Srinakarin, Bangkok, he acted as Interim Hotel Manager of the hotel from 1 January 2018 to 31 May 2018.

Dusit
Bangkok, Thailand