Oriol Montal now leads JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa as general manager. He has 20 years of experience in hospitality and had started his career in the industry at the Hotel Barcelona Sants. He joins the Thai resort from The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka where he was general manager.

J Edward Brea has taken the helm as general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok. Armed with more than 30 years of hospitality experience, Brea was last general manager of Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai. He joined Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in 2000 and was the first hotel manager at Island Shangri-La Hong Kong and Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore before moving through the ranks.

Jeffrey Tan has joined Pan Pacific Singapore as director of events, overseeing MICE, group rooms, catering sales, banquet operations and event services for the hotel. Armed with a decade of experience, Tan has been with The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and Marina Bay Sands and most recently, Resorts World Sentosa. He is, however, no stranger to Pan Pacific Singapore, having worked with the hotel’s sales team from 2006 to 2008, and the Singapore sales team in 2009.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Gino Tan as general manager of Parkroyal on Pickering Singapore. Tan brings 20 years of experience to his new role and was last general manager of Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. He spent the first 15 years of his hospitality career in sales and marketing positions with Omni Marco Polo Hotel, Merchant Court Hotel and Raffles Hotel in Singapore, as well as Swissôtel Beijing and Raffles Hotel Beijing in China.

Joy Florentino has joined Marriott Hotel Manila as its first director for convention sales. The hotel will open in January 2015. Florentino has a strong background in the MICE trade and has worked with Marriott International as director of sales for the Sacramento Area Cluster and senior market account executive for Western Mountain Pacific Sales.

Sean Choo Shyang Lin is now general manager of Sunway Lagoon Theme Park. Choo has over 17 years of professional experience in the hospitality industry, specialising in hotel management and sales and marketing. He was hotel director at Legoland.

Bede Barry is now general manager of Conrad Macao Cotai Central. Barry has more than 25 years of hospitality experience, working in luxury hotels throughout Europe and South-east Asia. He has a strong business and management background, as well as extensive experience in hotel pre-openings and renovations, both at the property and corporate level.

The St Regis Chengdu has chosen Richard Deutl as its general manager. Armed with nearly three decades of hospitality experience, Deutl will lead the hotel’s pre-opening team in preparation for the grand opening in July 2014. Prior to this appointment, Deutl served as general manager of The Westin Nanjing where he led its successful opening.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Justin Guo area general manager, China and general manager of Pan Pacific Suzhou. An experienced hotelier, Guo is tasked with overseeing the Group’s expansion in China and taking charge of Pan Pacific Suzhou’s daily operations and overall performance.

Beverley Parker, former executive director of sales and marketing for the Dockside Group, has moved to join the International Convention Centre Sydney as director of business development. Parker’s career in business events and hospitality industries include senior roles with Four Seasons Hotels, Accor Asia Pacific and Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.