The latest industry appointments
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ALAN TANG has been announced as the new chief operating officer of Frasers Hospitality. With 13 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Tang joins the serviced apartment company from GIC Real Estate, where he was senior vice president and head of hospitality.
GREG HART has been named as the new executive vice president & chief operations officer for United Airlines. The move marks a promotion for Hart, who was previously the airline’s senior vice president of technical operations. He joined United in 1997.
PAUL EDGECLIFFE-JOHNSON will take over a chief financial officer of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) on 1 January 2014. He joined the company in August 2004 and has since held a number of senior positions, including CFO of the Europe and Asia, Middle East & Africa regions.
MICHAEL VAN DER ENDE has been appointed as Travelport’s new head of OTAs (online travel agencies) for the Middle East, Africa & India. He joins the company from dnata, where he held the position of B2C manager, and has also worked with lastminute.com and Opodo.
MARK MEANEY has been appointed general manager of the Conrad Centennial Singapore. An Irish national, Meaney has held several management positions in Japan, the US and Ireland in his 17-year hospitality career, most recently as director of operations at the Conrad Tokyo.
SHEIKH MAJID AL MUALLA has been appointed as Emirates’ divisional senior vice president of commercial operations for the airline’s central region, covering the Middle East, Iran and West Asia. He was previously SVP of commercial operations for the Gulf, Middle East & Iran.
ALAN GLOVER has been named as Etihad Airways’ new sales manager for the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. He relocates to Melbourne from his current role as corporate sales manager in Dublin. Glover will start his new role on 1 January 2014.
VIPASIRI NAPAWONGDEE has become the new director of marketing communications for the Okura Prestige Bangkok. Ms Vipasiri began her hospitality career with the Chiva Som International Health Resort in Thailand, and has also worked for Marriott, IHG and Zinc InVision Hospitality.
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