ICMS Australasia has appointed Melissa Lawlor as event manager in its Sydney office. After working for a successful PCO, Lawlor moved to Ireland to join Amnesty International as a major giving & legacy officer before returning to Australia earlier this year.

Henry Banson is now executive assistant manager for sales & marketing at The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing. Banson has vast experience in the hospitality trade and had joined the Starwood family in April 2011.

Jan Büttgen is now general manager of Grand Millennium Beijing. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the industry, having served in cities such as London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta. He was last general manager of Shanghai 88 Xintiandi.

The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou has named Franco Io as general manager. Io has more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality business under his belt.
Before joining The Garden Hotel, he had held numerous senior management roles with Marriott International.

Philip Yu has taken over as general manager of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. Yu first joined Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in 2007 as resident manager, part of the opening team of the Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai, and has assumed a number of other roles since. He was last general manager of Hyatt Regency Hangzhou.

Vinod Ajmera has been promoted to managing director of of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation. He was executive director as well as additional director for tourism with the Rajasthan government.

Richard Schestak has moved from Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh in Cambodia to oversee the opening of Raffles Jakarta in the position of general manager.

Charles Marshall is now general manager of Hilton Petaling Jaya. Marshall has over 30 years of hospitality experience and was most recently general manager for Crowne Plaza in Kuala Lumpur.

David Donald is now general manager of Parkroyal on Beach Road in Singapore. He was previously general manager of the 196-room Parkroyal hotel in Parramatta in the Greater Sydney area.

Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford has promoted Ng Sok Hia to executive assistant manager, sales & marketing. She was previously director of sales & marketing for the hotel complex.