Dusit International has appointed Sameh Shawkat regional director of sales and marketing – Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai. He was last executive assistant manager, sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Doha.

Rory Campbell is now director of sales and marketing with Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort. He was last director of sales and marketing – rooms at Hilton Barcelona.

Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park has appointed Tash Tobias and Michiel de Kleer as general manager and executive assistant manager, respectively. Tobias has almost 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, and was last general manager of InterContinental Singapore. De Kleer joins from Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers where he was director of F&B.

Tash Tobias

Centara Hotels & Resorts has named Robert Lohrmann general manager of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya. He was last general manager at the Renaissance Zhongshan Park Hotel in Shanghai.

Singapore Marriott Hotel has picked Pauline Ng as director of sales. Ng was last assistant director of sales – MICE at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore.

Kurt Macher has joined Pan Pacific Singapore as resident manager. Macher brings with him 18 years of international hospitality experience and was last executive assistant manager at The Peninsula Hong Kong.

Bill Sheppard now helms Crowne Plaza Changi Airport as general manager. He was regional general manager for UAE at InterContinental Hotels Group and general manager of Crowne Plaza Deira Dubai.

Alejandro Helbling has been made general manager of Capella Singapore. He joins from Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico where he was pre-opening general manager.

Frederic Chretien is now general manager of Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa, which will open next month. He joins from The Residence, Mauritius where he was general manager for 14 years.

Vineet Mahajan has been appointed both director of sales & marketing at InterContinental Bali Resort and area director of sales & marketing, Bali resorts at the group level. He also oversees Holiday Inn Baruna and Holiday Inn Penang. He was last director of sales & marketing at Ayana Resort and Spa.