On 13 July at Dusit Thani Bangkok, Thai Military Bank signed a contract with Dusit International to provide financial support for Dusit Thani Hotel School. Thai Military Bank has agreed to provide financial support for renovations and purchasing of the latest equipment and modern technologies for the computer systems.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Simon Rindlisbacher as General Manager of its first Bangkok property, the five-star Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok.
Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Orhun Denizoglu as Director of Food and Beverage, overseeing all of the hotel’s prestigious outlets, namely, 57th Street, the District Grill Room and Bar, Octave Rooftop Lounge and Bar, Chocolate Cake Company and banquet.Orhun has been building up his extensive background in Food and Beverage for the past decades and sharpened his skills with different luxury properties around the world, including Ritz Carton properties in Turkey and Bahrain, Fairmont in the UAE and Ayada resort in Maldives. His last assignment prior to Bangkok was with JW Marriott Medan in Indonesia, where he held the position of Director of Food and Beverage for the past 2.5 years with impressive performance by achieving financial results, service excellence and employees satisfaction across 7 F&B outlets.
Killian Donoghue has been announced as the new general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok. Donoghue has worked with Marriott since 2001, holding sales & marketing roles across Europe and Asia. He moves to Bangkok following a spell as GM of the Renaissance Koh Samui.
Area Vice President, Marriott International – South-East Asia, Karl Hudson recently announced the appointment of Lars Kerfin as a General Manager of Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel. Prior to joining Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, Lars Kerfin was the General Manager of Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa, Koh Samui, Thailand.
HVS Managing Partner Asia Pacific, Daniel J. Voellm, is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Christian Pucher to Vice President of HVS Bangkok, Thailand.
Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Wim N.M. Fagel as general manager for Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok. Wim is a Dutch national from the Netherlands and has extensive experience for over 30 years in management at many international leading hotels both in Asia and Europe including the Summit Hotel in Nepal. During the year 1999 – 2003 he was managing director of the Summit Hotel and Summit Nepal Trekking in Kathmandu before moving to Thailand in 2003 and was working as general manager for Amari Rincome Chiang Mai, after that he transferred to be general manager for Amari Residences Bangkok in 2009. Wim joined Centara Hotels & Resorts in 2012 as general manager of Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok and in 2014 he was promoted to be area general manager Indonesia.
Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Orhun Denizoglu as Director of Food and Beverage, overseeing all of the hotel’s outlets, namely, 57th Street, the District Grill Room and Bar, Octave Rooftop Lounge and Bar, Chocolate Cake Company and banquet.
Vignesh Mani, appointed general manager of Oakwood Residence Sukhumvit Thonglor, has returned to the Oakwood fold, where he was previously director of sales and marketing for the two properties in Bangalore. His past experience included working at Marriott. Vignesh holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad and a Bachelors in Hotel Administration from Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, India.
Lina Abdullah, appointed general manager of Oakwood Residence Garden Towers Bangna, Bangkok, joins from Onyx Hospitality Group where she was general manager at the 5-star business hotel, Amari Dhaka in Bangladesh. Her 14 years’ experience in the hospitality industry included stints in the Marriott group where she spent ten years, and at InterContinental. She has worked in Malaysia and in the U.K. At Oakwood Residence Garden Towers Bangna, she will not only manage the serviced apartments but also the Bangna Convention Center and the Food Camp by Oakwood.
Mr Snoeks, a Dutch national, moves to Bangkok from Hong Kong where he has worked as General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay hotel since August 2013.
Thailand's based hotel management company, Well Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of its first property "Well Hotel Bangkok" which is set to open in Q4/2015. Debuting in Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2015 on 3-5 June 2015, the feedback was very positive from travel agents and media due to the nice design and unique concept. The hotel is situated on Sukhumvit 20 Road and in a short walking distance to BTS Asok and MRT Sukhumvit.
AVANI Bangkok Riverside has celebrated its official "Topping Off" ceremony, attended by senior executives from Minor International (MINT) including William E. Heinecke, Chairman and CEO, Dillip Rajakarier, MINT COO and CEO of Minor Hotel Group, along with Nikolaus Priesnitz, General Manager of the new hotel. The executives met on the roof of the 26-storey hotel for the ceremonial completion of the building, with an impressive back drop of Bangkok's skyline and the Chao Phraya River.
Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel is proud to have appointed one of the most successful female general managers in Thailand’s hospitality industry – Ms. Titiya Chooto. Bringing with her almost 20 years of key managerial experience, Ms. Chooto is delighted to uphold the excellent reputation of the recently rebranded hotel in one of the capital’s most prestigious addresses, as well as enhancing the guest experience with Anantara’s signature hallmarks.
As a natural step to ensure successful sales and marketing strategies for its properties in Asia, which is confirmed to triple in five years, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Holger Jakobs as Vice President Sales & Marketing Asia. As part of his new remit, Jakobs will support the company’s resorts and city hotels in Asia with sales and marketing strategies to drive performance, as well as leveraging key account relationships to grow Mövenpick’s status as a preferred partner.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is making its Bangkok debut, with the opening of a contemporary hotel in one of the Thai capital's most prime locations, Sukhumvit Soi 15. The five-star Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok represents the Swiss hospitality firm's first city hotel in Thailand, but its fourth countrywide, with three upscale beach properties already in operation; one in Koh Samui and two in Phuket.
Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok is pleased to announce the appointment of Samir R. Wildemann as General Manager of Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, Thailand, and Senior Vice President Operations South-East Asia for Kempinski Hotels, effective 11 May 2015.
Ms. Nongluck Narkman is a seasoned sales & marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in both sales & marketing and conventions & catering fields, working for various brands such as Shangri-La, Conrad, Sheraton and The Luxury Collection.Ms. Nongluck Narkman first became a 5-star hotel Director of Sales in 2006 at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, A Luxury Collection Hotel. Later, in 2008, she became Director of Sales & Marketing at Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa and posted to Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Vietnam in August 2012, giving her over seven years of direct experience in the demanding position. With her extensive experience with hotels under the same Starwood Hotels & Resorts umbrella as The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, along the way, she has picked up a string of Starwood awards. These include 2013 & 2009 Best RevPar Index Improvement, 2013 Best Hotel / SSO Collaboration with Starwood Sales Organization Beijing, 2011 Best Sales & Marketing Awards with Customer Contact Center Engagement Index and 2008 Starwood Preferred Planner, Regional Winner – Starwood Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Divisional Awards.
Australian native Peter Feran brings to the position extensive hospitality industry experience gained in his home country as well is in the U.K and Asia. Peter began his career in 1997 soon after receiving an advanced diploma in Business (Tourism) in South Australia. His path to general manager then proceeded with a number of Room Division positions at major international hotels, before Peter eventually joined Carlson Rezidor Hotels Group for the first time as Rooms Division Manager at Radisson Playford Adelaide. By 2010 he had risen to general manager at another Carlson Rezidor property, Radisson Hotel Brunei Darussalam. From that Southeast Asia location it was a short trip – but with nearly two decades of experience earned along the way – to Peter’s new appointment in Bangkok.
Ms. Nongluck Narkman is a seasoned sales & marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in both sales & marketing and conventions & catering fields, working for various brands such as Shangri-La, Conrad, Sheraton and The Luxury Collection.