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Peter Skinner has been appointed as Vice President, Design and Projects at Outrigger Enterprises Group

Outrigger Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Skinner as Vice President, Design and Projects. Skinner joined the company on 8 August, 2014, and is based in the Outrigger Asia-Pacific corporate office in Phuket, Thailand and reports to Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger Managing Director, Asia-Pacific. Skinner's job responsibilities include leading the design direction for projects Outrigger has planned across the Pacific, Asia and the Indian Ocean. From the planning and design direction of new 'greenfield' hotel projects down to redesigns of restaurants and other internal facilities, Skinner will drive brand consistency and help Outrigger create new, innovative and exciting resort products. With 25 years experience in the design industry, Skinner has been responsible for a large number of international design projects. Core areas of expertise include feasibility, concept planning, architectural and interior design. Most recently, Skinner was design director at The Beaumont Partnership, an interior design consultancy with its head office in Bangkok, Thailand. While there, he was responsible for numerous architectural and interior designs including the concept planning and interior design of Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa and concept work for Outrigger Surfers Paradise. Before that Skinner was equity principal and creative director for Hassell, Bangkok, principal for Hassell in Perth, Western Australia, and hospitality interior and senior designer for GA Design International in London.

Outrigger
Phuket, Thailand
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John Manley has been appointed as Executive Assistant Manager (EAM) at Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Pattaya

General Manager, Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Pattaya, Jorge Carlos Smith announced the appointment of John Manley as the Executive Assistant Manager of Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Pattaya. An Australian by nationality, most recently John was Director of Food & Beverage at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Prior to that, he was Executive Assistant Manager at Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers Bangkok, Director of Food & Beverage at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok and Executive Chef at Sheraton Hotels in Sydney and Perth. John is passionate for hospitality, talent in cuisine, as well as exceptional service delivery. His love of spans all styles, from Nick Cave to early Pink Floyd and to the most recent Deep House to name just a few Artists. Food and travel spills into everything he does, John loves nothing more than a glass of great Australian wine with friends and colleagues, or to cut up the waves at Jomtien beach on a wind surfer, perfectly complementing the spirit of Hard Rock.

Hard Rock
Pattaya, Thailand
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Sanjeev Tandon has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has announced the appointment of Sanjeev Tandon as Director of Sales & Marketing, effective from 23 July 2014. An Indian national, Tandon holds a master’s degree in management studies with specialization in marketing from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai University, India plus extensive key account management, revenue management, marketing communications and operations experience.

Dusit
Phuket, Thailand
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Marshall Orton has been appointed as Director of Food and Beverage at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit

Orton, who has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 30 years and joins a crew that already includes Michel Bourdin-trained Executive Chef Spencer Kells and up-and-coming Executive Sous Chef Jeremy Tourret. Orton comes to the Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit after serving as the Executive Chef at Pullman Bangkok King Power. Prior to that posting, he was responsible for overhauling the food-and-beverage concepts at the Sofitel Brisbane.

Accor
Bangkok, Thailand
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Itthipon Meesawat has been appointed as General Manager at Eastin Hotel Yama Phuket

Mr. Itthipon, a Master of Arts in International Tourism and Hotel Management from Southern Cross University, Australia and Naresuan University, Thailand, began his career as Guest Service Manager at Krabi’s Nakamanda Resort and Spa in 2002. After that he joined Centara Hotels & Resorts as Assistant Front Office Manager at Sofitel Central Plaza Bangkok before moving on to Sofitel Centara Grand Resort and Villas Hua Hin in the same position. In 2009 he was promoted to Front Office Manager at Centara Villas Samui before achieving the position of Rooms Division Manager in 2010. In 2011, Mr. Itthipon decided to expand his knowledge and practice his language skills at the Faculty of Chinese Language, Beijing Jiaotong University, China for a year before returning to Thailand. In 2012 he became Executive Assistant Manager at Melati Beach Resort Samui before being recruited by Absolute Hotel Services as General Manager of the group’s boutique property U Chiang Mai in November 2012.

Absolute Hotel Services (AHS)
Phuket, Thailand
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Angela Brown has been appointed as Chef de Cuisine at Park Society Sofitel So Bangkok

Sofitel So Bangkok is proud to announce the appointment of Chef Angela Brown as the new chef de cuisine at the hotel's signature Park Society restaurant. Park Society is Chef Angela's third Sofitel posting in six years with the group; this latest appointment was immediately preceded by a stint in Sofitel St. James in London, where she was the sous chef at the hotel's Brasserie Roux, and on the opening team of The Balcon. Prior to that, she was junior sous chef at the multi-award-winning fine dining restaurant Room 81 at Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach in Australia.

Accor
Bangkok, Thailand