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Paul Vincent Benedict Brown has been appointed as General Manager at Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island

Coco Collection has announced the appointment of Paul Vincent Benedict Brown as the General Manager of Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island, the ultimate private island retreat reserved for only the most discerning travellers. Secluded, secret and serene, Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island is one of the world's most exclusive private islands and the pinnacle of the Coco Collection experience.

Sunland Hotels Pvt Ltd
Male, Maldives
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Jean-Louis Ripoche has been appointed as Complex General Manager for the Maldives and General Manager at Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa

With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Jean-Louis started his Starwood journey back in 1982 as a Management Trainee at Le Meridien Abu Dhabi. During his professional career with Starwood Jean-Louis worked at Le Meridien Boston, Le Meridien Kuwait, Le Meridien Phuket, Le Meridien Jakarta, Le Meridien Hotel & Tower Bangkok and Le Meridien Khao Lak. Prior to his assignment to the Maldives, he served as General Manager at Sheraton Tel Aviv, Israel.

Starwood
male, Maldives
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Jean-Marc Ma-Poon has been appointed as General Manager at W Retreat & Spa Maldives

W Retreat & Spa Maldives is pleased to welcome Jean-Marc Ma-Poon as the new General Manager. With over 13 years of experience with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Jean-Marc will be responsible for the overall operation of the Retreat, providing strategic and inspirational leadership to his new team and delivering distinguished W experience to hotel guests and clients.

Starwood
North Ari Atoll, Maldives
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Tyronne Rajapakse has been appointed as Director of Revenue Management at Six Senses Laamu

Tyronne has a wealth of experience as he previously held several similar positions in the Maldives. Having being Sales & Reservations Manager at Coco Island by Como in 2008, he joined Huvafen Fushi as Reservations & Revenue Manager in 2010. The following year he was promoted to the role of Complex Senior Revenue Manger for Per Aquum Resorts, which added Niyama to his responsibilities.

Six Senses
Laamu Atoll, Maldives
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Katja Graf has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Jumeirah Dhevanafushi and Jumeirah Vittaveli

An Austrian national with 10 years’ experience in the luxury hospitality industry, Katja first joined Jumeirah in 2011 as Director of Sales for Jumeirah’s Leisure cluster group. Since 2012, she has been Director of Sales for Jumeirah Zabeel Saray; the spectacular Ottoman Empire inspired beachside resort located on the West Crescent of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

Jumeirah
Malé, Maldives
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Jamie Crisp has been appointed as Director of Sales at Centara Maldives

Thirayuth Chirathivat, Chief Executive Officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Jamie Crisp as Director of Sales for the Maldives. Mr Crisp, who will be based at Centara’s head office in Bangkok, will be responsible for the company’s three resort properties in the Republic of Maldives. Mr Crisp is a British national who has been living and working in the hospitality industry overseas for the past 19 years. He worked for almost eight years with one of the leading UK tour operators in various destinations such as the Maldives, India, Egypt, Malaysia and Dubai. He also spent a total of five years in Dubai, mainly heading up the corporate sales department for Arabian Adventures, the DMC owned by Emirates Airline.

Centara
North Male Atoll, Maldives
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Baros Maldives Reveals The Spirit of Summer Package

Baros Maldives, the award winning, boutique luxury resort in the Indian Ocean, has revealed an exclusive "Spirit of Summer" holiday package. The package is designed to give couples a chance to discover the fun of summer on Baros Maldives with lagoon dives, fishing and coral gardening, as well as a special spa treatment and romantic dinner for two on the beach under the stars.

Baros Maldives
Maldives
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Jennifer Buhr has been named General Manager at W Retreat & Spa Maldives

With over 40 years of experience with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Jennifer will oversee the operation of the brand’s flagship retreat, W Retreat & Spa Maldives. Prior to her appointment in the Maldives, Mrs. Buhr was the General Manager of Le Royal Meridien Chennai, India. Mrs. Buhr began her Starwood journey in 1972 at Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel, Germany as a Reservations Agent; Jennifer has grown with the Sheraton brand working in various operations positions and reached her goal of being one of the first female General Managers in 1991 at Sheraton Grand Edinburgh, Scotland.

Starwood
Fesdu Island, Maldives
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Graham Kiy has been appointed as General Manager at Jumeirah Vittaveli Resort

Kiy, a British national who is fluent in six languages, originally joined Jumeirah Group in August 2010 as the pre-opening hotel manager for Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai. Prior to this he gained extensive senior management experience in Asia with appointments in China, Singapore, Philippines, Bangkok, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan. Jumeirah Vittaveli, which celebrates its first year of operation on December 14, 2012, is located in the South Male Atoll of the Maldives – a twenty minute speedboat transfer from Male International Airport.

Jumeirah
Malé, Maldives
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Ulrich Hoffgen has been appointed as General Manager at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives

Thirayuth Chirathivat, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Ulrich Hoffgen as General Manager of Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives. Ulrich is a German national and has 20 years of international hospitality industry experience gained from working in Europe, Oceania and Asia, including management roles at leading resorts and hotels in Asia and the Maldives. He worked at Irufushi Beach & Spa Resort as F&B Director before joining Constance Halaveli Resort Maldives in the position of Executive Assistant Manager in 2009, where he was soon promoted to Resident Manager. He was working at Constance Halaveli for three years as Resident Manager prior joining Centara Hotels & Resorts to head up the team at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives as General Manager.

Centara
Fushi, Maldives