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Christopher Chung has been appointed as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing Southeast Asia at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific recently announced the appointment of Christopher Chung as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Starwood in Southeast Asia. Under this role, Chris is responsible for overseeing the overall strategic sales and marketing direction for all 31 Starwood hotels in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, covering ten world-renowned hospitality brands, including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Westin, Sheraton, Le Méridien, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft, Element and Tribute Portfolio.

Starwood
Singapore, Singapore
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Dany Bolduc has been appointed as General Manager, AsiaPacific at Revinate

Dany Bolduc has over 20 years of global business experience in executive, senior management and sales leadership roles in travel & hospitality, mobile, cloud computing and e-commerce. Prior to Revinate, Dany was SVP – APAC for Silent Circle, an encrypted communications firm based in Geneva. He was previously Chief Operating Officer at Crescentrating/HalalTrip.com, the world's leading Halal friendly online travel agency, GM of AirAsia iVentures, responsible for online and ancillary income business units, and Vice President for Southeast Asia at BlackBerry.

Revinate, Inc.
Singapore, Singapore
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Jens Uwe Parkitny has been appointed as Company Advisor, Asia-Pacific at TrustYou

TrustYou announced today that Jens Uwe Parkitny will serve as the company’s new advisor in the Asia-Pacific market. Jens is an online travel veteran who started his career as a Senior Producer in Microsoft’s Travel Business Unit in 1997, the division that launched the online travel agency Expedia. In 1999, when Expedia spun-off from Microsoft, Jens became one of the founding members of Expedia, Inc.

TrustYou
Singapore, Singapore
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Peter Yap has been appointed as Country Director at FASTBOOKING

FASTBOOKING, an Asian-bred company that enables more than 2.000 hotels across Asia to improve their profitability, is expanding its footprint in Thailand. The company has appointed Peter Yap, a long-serving industry executive, as Country Director and will invest to bolster its customer service team and improve technology to underscore its business proposition in this country. Thailand is a key market for the company, where it has been serving customers[1] for at least a decade.

FASTBOOKING
Singapore, Singapore
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Rupert Hallam has been promoted to Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific at Hilton Worldwide

Rupert Hallam was promoted to vice president, sales, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide, on July 23, 2015. Rupert is in charge of spearheading all sales initiatives, as well as building the capability of sales teams across the region. He was most recently the regional director of sales, South East Asia, Hilton Worldwide and recognized for his contributions in driving significant revenue increase across Hilton Worldwide hotels in the region.

Hilton
Singapore
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Ben George has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Revenue Management, Asia Pacific at Hilton Worldwide

Ben George was promoted to senior vice president, sales and revenue management, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide, on July 23, 2015. He is a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Ben’s new role reflects the integration of the leadership of sales and revenue management in Asia Pacific as part of global alignment of the two key functions to drive greater synergy. Ben was most recently vice president, revenue management, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide. He has been credited with building a world-class revenue management team in Asia Pacific and deploying a best-in-class revenue management service for hotels, which has enabled Hilton Worldwide to consistently deliver market-leading performance.

Hilton
Singapore
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Michael Slaton has joined Hilton Worldwide, Singapore as Vice President, Finance, Asia Pacific

Michael Slaton joins the Asia Pacific leadership team from the United States, where he was most recently vice president, finance, global brands and commercial services (GBCS), Hilton Worldwide. His appointment as vice president, finance, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide and as a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee took effect on August 1, 2015. In his new role, Michael is responsible for all finance and accounting operations and for ensuring financial compliance throughout the region. He also provides strategic input on business improvement projects and talent development initiatives, as well as supports the execution of key strategic priorities across the region. Michael is a member of the inaugural class of Hilton’s global VP Excellence Leadership Development Program.

Hilton
Singapore
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Laurent Auzanneau has been promoted to CEO Engineering & Construction Project Worldwide at Sodexo

Laurent AUZANNEAU ESSEC IMHI 1990 was recently given the responsibility as CEO to lead the Engineering & Construction Projects Worldwide for Sodexo. Laurent joined Sodexo in 1990 in France as Operations Manager in the HealthCare segment. There, he learned the fundamentals of the industry. This was the beginning of his long and successful career with the Group. Laurent moved on two years later to Sodexo in The Congo to work in the Remote Sites business and more specifically the oil & gas offshore environment, for which he has had a passion since. He later moved to Saudi Arabia as Regional Manager, based in Riyadh. After four enriching years, he was promoted to Country Manager in Qatar as this country began to grow exponentially. Laurent stayed in the Middle East a total of 7 years and continued to develop Remote Site markets in addition to launching Sodexo services in the Education and Corporate segments. He moved to Jakarta shortly after Sodexo acquired Universal; a US based company specialized in the offshore segment with activities in Asia. In 2005, Laurent was promoted to Senior Vice President for Remote Sites activities in the Asia-Pacific Zone. In 2007, the Group enlarged his responsibilities to include the Corporate, Education, Healthcare and Defense segments in the region.

Sodexo Group
Singapore, Singapore
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Craig Syphers has been appointed as General Manager at Pan Pacific Orchard

A passionate Australian hotelier, Craig has worked at several reputable hotels in Australia and New Zealand, including Pullman Cairns International, Citigate Central Sydney, Sebel Parramatta, Carlton Crest Hotel Sydney and Centra Auckland Hotel. He brings to his first role in Asia an impressive resume with over 25 years of experience spanning general management, food & beverage, sales as well as conferences and events.

Pan Pacific
Singapore, Singapore