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Mark Heywood has been appointed as General Manager at New World Manila Bay Hotel

Mr. Heywood has more than 35 years hotel experience, most spent in Asia and including 23 years in hotel general manager positions. Most recently, he was area manager and general manager at Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel for five years following 19 years as general manager of various Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts properties in the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Thailand.

Dusit Thani Manila’s General Manager, Alex Willats, Shares Lifes Adventures as a Hotelier | manilatimes.net

IT has been over a year and a half since Dusit Thani Manila welcomed a new general manager, Alex Colin Willats, to the landmark hotel in Makati City. Though a first-time expatriate to the Philippines, the Englishman fell right at home in the five-star premises since he had just come from the same posting at the international chain’s flagship hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Dusit Thani, after all, has truly become this world traveler’s home —and family—away from home. Family, according to the respected hotelier, has always been a priority in his life, even if it has taken him all over the world even at a very early age. In fact, in embracing his professional family at Dusit Thani, so have his lovely wife Claire and sons Thomas and Henry, whom he brings with him from posting to posting.

Torsten Van Dullemen has been appointed as General Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Manila

Mr Van Dullemen has held several senior hotel management positions within the Group. He first joined the company in 2004 as Resident Manager of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. He was also Hotel Manager of the Group’s award-winning Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok property -- a post he held for two years. Mr Van Dullemen joins Mandarin Oriental, Manila from his most recent position as General Manager of the Group’s Chiang Mai hotel.

Jane Paulino has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila

As Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila takes off the first quarter with positive growth and development, the management has announced the appointment of Jane Paulino as the new Director of Sales and Marketing. A seasoned hotelier with 17 years of operations, sales and marketing with proven expertise in handling diverse business models and markets, Jane’s excellent strategies also encompass developing teams, planning and implementing effective sales and marketing procedures in maximising revenues.

Alex Willats has been appointed as General Manager at Dusit Thani Manila

Willats, a Hotel Management honors graduate, joined Dusit Thani Bangkok as resident manager before being promoted to general manager of the property. During his time as general manager he spearheaded oversaw significant improvement works to the facilities and infrastructure of the hotel. As a result, the hotel has won numerous honors and awards in the industry for both its accommodation and restaurant services.