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Jerry John has been appointed as General Manager at Angsana Laguna Phuket

Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has appointed three associates to join Angsana Laguna Phuket, the flagship property of sister brand Angsana Hotels & Resorts, set to open on December 1, 2011. The team will consist of Jerry John as General Manager, Ed Diluca as Resident Manager and Luhu Winarno as Executive Assistant Manager, Rooms. Together, this top-notch group has more than 16 years of experience managing some of the top Banyan Tree properties around the world. Leading the hotel as General Manager is Jerry John, who has 25 years of hospitality experience under his belt. Prior to Angsana Laguna Phuket, Mr. John oversaw operations of the award-winning Banyan Tree Phuket as Hotel Manager. Ed Diluca was an integral part of the opening team at Banyan Tree Mayakoba in Mexico, and directed the food and beverage function there for two years. Executive Assistant Manager, Rooms, Luhu Winarno, has been with Banyan Tree since 1999 and was most recently Hotel Manager, Banyan Tree Ringha in China.

Banyan Group
Phuket, Thailand
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William Visser has been appointed as VP Operations, Asia Pacific at Outrigger Hotels & Resorts

Visser will be based in Outrigger's Asia Pacific corporate office in Phuket, Thailand. He will be responsible for overseeing and directing all hotel operations of the Group in the Asia Pacific region. Visser previously held finance and operations positions with the Mandarin Oriental and Peninsula hotel groups. A native of New Zealand, Visser will help Outrigger expand its portfolio of hotels in Asia Pacific. Outrigger currently has properties open in Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand, Bali in Indonesia, Fiji, and three in Queensland, Australia. It has confirmed additional projects in Bali, Vietnam and Hainan, China. Apart from the Mandarin Oriental and Peninsula groups, Visser also worked for Hyatt International and as a management consultant in London.

Outrigger
Phuket, Thailand
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Adrian Croft has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Banyan Tree Phuket

Mr Croft started his career at Banyan Tree in 2006 as the Director of Sales, UK where he successfully managed leisure accounts and business out of the UK. He also held the role of Director of Sales & Marketing for Angsana Riads Collection, Morocco where he was involved in pre-opening and opening of six riads, responsible for marketing plans, rates and sales strategy.

Banyan Group
Phuket, Thailand
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COMO Hotels and Resorts to open a new property in Phuket, Thailand in 2012

COMO Hotels and Resorts, the award-winning fivestar hotel group based in Singapore, is to develop and manage a new property on the Yamu peninsula of Phuket in Thailand. Located in Phang Nga Bay on the northeast coast of Phuket, this property is the ninth member of COMO’s family of unique destinations and is scheduled to open in September 2012.

COMO Hotels and Resorts
Phuket, Thailand
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Thitaya Yenwattana has been appointed as Director of Sales at the Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach

Ms. Yenwattana joins the resort from XEN Hotels and Resorts where she was employed as Group Director of Sales and oversaw the sales activities of five properties throughout Thailand. Previous work experience includes tenure as Assistant Director of Sales, Senior Sales Manager and Sales Manager at Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square. Her employment portfolio also includes placments in the Sales department at Conrad Hotel Bangkok and as part Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit’s pre-opening team. Thitaya brings fifteen years of dedicated experience to the team and will be based at the resort’s Bangkok Sales Office.

the Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach
Phuket, Thailand
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Siriwan Nipatchareon has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach

The resort’s general manager, Peter Schiess is delighted to announce the promotion of Siriwan Nipatchareon as Director of Sales and Marketing following a two year tenure as Director of Sales with the Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach, the first Radisson Plaza in Southeast Asia. Siriwan played an instrumental role in managing the resort’s pre-opening sales activities. Originally from Bangkok with more than ten years experience in the hospitality industry, Ms. Nipatchareon brings an extensive and in-depth knowledge of tourism to her new posting as Director of Sales and Marketing.

the Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach
Phuket, Thailand
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Michael Nurbatlian has been appointed as Sales Manager at Indigo Pearl

The Indigo Pearl announced the recent appointment of Michael Nurbatlian as Sales Manager. Michael, a Lebanese National with French heritage, holds a bachelor degree in Political Sciences from the American University in Beirut and a post graduate degree in Hospitality Operations from the renowned Glion hotel school in Switzerland. Prior joining the Indigo Pearl, Michael was the e-commerce executive in charge of online marketing at the 5 star Millennium Resort Phuket.

Indigo Pearl
Phuket, Thailand
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Peter Schiess has been appointed as General Manager at Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach

The Swiss national is a highly regarded hotelier who brings to his new role over 25 years of hospitality background across more than ten cities. He most recently served as general manager of the 330-room Radisson Blu Resort Hotel, Tala Bay in Aqaba, Jordan where he played a pivotal role in the resort’s successful launch. From 2006 to 2009, he successfully managed the Radisson Blu Resort, Taba, Egypt and was also instrumental in the opening of the Ramada Renaissance Hotel Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach
Phuket, Thailand
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Cornell-Nanyang Institute Conducts Hospitality Strategic Marketing Seminar At The Phuket International Hospitality Show 2009

The Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management (CNI) will be exhibiting at the upcoming ‘The Phuket International Hospitality Show 2009’ in Phuket, Thailand from 24th to 26th September 2009. Members of the public who are interested in hospitality education programs should visit the CNI booth to talk to representatives about CNI’s executive education and Master of Management in Hospitality programs.

Phuket, Thailand