Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford has appointed chef Nicholas Issel as director of culinary operations.
In this role, he will oversee strategic planning and operational execution across the complex’s 12 restaurants and bars, as well as Raffles City Convention Centre.
A Canadian national with more than 20 years of global experience, Issel began his career in his teens at seafood restaurants in Vancouver before joining Shangri-La Hotels, where he worked in Thailand and Australia, and later at Shangri-La Vancouver under Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at MARKET by Jean-Georges.
He then moved to Shangri-La Singapore as executive sous chef, before subsequent tenures with Dusit Thani Manila, JW Marriott Parq Vancouver and Fairmont Château Lake Louise.
