FIH Regent Hotels Group officially announced the young and accomplished Mr. Melvin Yang, former Silks Place Taiwan Area GM, as the General Manager for the hotel group’s flagship property, The Regent Taipei. With nearly two decades of hotel management experience, Mr. Yang will beinstrumental in imbuing the brand with even more vigor, detail-oriented service and innovation.Originally from Hsinchu, Mr. Yang spent time living in Australia, where he studied Hotel Management. At age 38, he is outgoing, optimistic and proactive. Although relatively young, he possesses diverse skills and extensive hotel management experience. Mr. Yang’s career began with entry level service work, where hedeveloped his passion for the service industry. After joining Regent Taipei as a function dining sales in 2002, he rose through the ranks from Assistant Manager to Manager and then to Director of Regent’s Outside Dining. With years of F&B and sales experience, he built great results for Regent’s Outside Dining. Hisdemonstrable management and business development abilities earned him the position of Silks Place Taroko EAM in 2011 and in quick succession, Silks Place Taroko GM in 2012. Once again, he was able to significantly elevate Silks Place Taroko’s brand image and sales results. In 2014, he was named Silks Place Taiwan Area GM, where he oversaw all of Silks Place hotels’ management and operation; Mr. Yang was also Regent Beijing’s Hotel Manager in 2015.