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New Zealand International Convention Centre, Auckland
Flooded with natural light and anchored in indigenous design, the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) offers an intuitive, state-of-the-art environment built for effortless networking and large-scale global summits
Oakwood Premier Raffles Place Singapore
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The Slate Phuket
Just 10 minutes from Phuket International Airport on the serene northern coast, this 178-key, Bill Bensley-designed resort offers delegates a quiet, tropical paradise steeped in Phuket’s tin-mining heritage
As IHG continues its expansion across the region, two hotel executives will take on expanded roles to drive the company’s growth and performance.
Rajit Sukumaran takes on the role of senior vice president and managing director, East Asia & Pacific, and will oversee IHG’s growth, performance and reputation in more than 20 countries.
He has 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and brings a wealth of experience to his newly-created position having led IHG’s South East Asia & Korea business unit over the past four years.
Vivek Bhalla has been promoted to managing director, South East Asia & Korea and will be responsibility for the growth, performance and operations of its estate of more than 120 hotels across 10 brands, and a pipeline of over 90 properties.
Bhalla has been with the company since 2016, most recently spending four years as vice president, operations, South East Asia & Korea before which he had two years in India as regional vice president/head of South-west Asia.
Meanwhile, Matt Tripolone, managing director, Australasia & Pacific and Abhijay Sandilya, managing director, Japan & Micronesia continue in the roles and join the East Asia & Pacific Leadership team.