Appointments w/e 10 February 2011
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HANNO STAMM has been appointed as Managing Director of Victoria Hotels & Resorts. Stamm has almost 20 years’ experience in companies such as Accor and Carlson, most recently serving as GM of the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa.
TABATHA RAMSAY has been named as Minor International’s new Vice President of Sales. An Australian national, Ms Ramsay joins Minor from the IHG where she served as Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Thailand, Indochina and the Maldives.
ANANDA ARAWWAWELA has been appointed Managing Director at The St Regis Singapore and Starwood’s Area Managing Director for Singapore. Arawwawela was previously Starwood’s Area Managing Director for Hong Kong and Macau.
JAE-SANG LEE has been named as the Korea Tourism Organization’s (KTO) new Director in India, responsible for driving tourism and trade between Korea and India. Previously, Lee was responsible for Presidential Committee of G20 Seoul Summit 2010.
SANNA AHONEN has been appointed to the newly-created position of Vice President of Corporate Development with Finnair, effective 7 March 2011. Ms Ahonen joins the Finnish national carrier from Nokia Siemens Networks.
TERRY GORDON has been announced as Khiri Travel’s new Joint Country Manager for Vietnam and Cambodia. Gordon, a former Royal Australian Air Force officer, was previously HR Operations Manager for the Supreme Group in Afghanistan and Dubai.
LEON PINK has been named as the new General Manager of the Outrigger Koh Samui Resort & Spa, which opened on 1 February. An Australian national, Pink has 15 years’ hotel experience, most recently as Resort Manager at the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji.
THOMAS SCHWALL has been named as the new Hotel Manager of The St Regis Singapore. Having joined Starwood in 2002, Schwall most recently served as Executive Assistant Manager - Rooms at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney.
SAMMY CAROLUS has been appointed General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. An Indonesian national, Carolus joined Hyatt in 1992 and has been Executive Assistant Manager – Sales & Marketing at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok since 2009.
SANDRINE KAISER has been named General Manager of Swiss Belhotel’s Pat-Mase Villas in Bali. She has more than 18 years’ experience in Madagascar, Maldives, West Indies, Italy, UK, France and Morocco, and is fluent in English, German and Italian.
DAVIDE PESENATO has been appointed Director of Food & Beverage at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali. He has previously worked for Starwood in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and Guangdong and most recently served as Director of F&B at Le Meridien Chongqing.
TREECHADA KANTACHA has been announced as the new Assistant Director of Sales for the Anantara Phuket Villas. Ms Treechada moves to the resort following her most recent posting as Senior Group Sales Manager at Le Meridien Phuket.
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