Janet Tan-Collis, managing director of East West Planners Singapore, has been elected president of Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers.

Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) has made Joana Yap general manager of the Singapore office, effective August 1. Yap first joined HRG in 2007 as head of client services before being promoted to head of service quality in 2010.
She replaces Greg James who will retire end-July.

Sharmini Moganasundram has been promoted to general manager of Parkroyal Serviced Suites Kuala Lumpur. She was hotel manager of Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur.

Mark Losi has moved from Parkroyal on Beach Road in Singapore to Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur, taking on the post of general manager.

Spa Village Resort Tembok, Bali has appointed Martin Büchele as its new executive chef. He has worked with several luxury hotels around the world, including Relais & Châteaux’s Hotel Jagdhof in Austria and the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Canada.

Murlidhar Rao has been named estate manager of The Sanchaya, Bintan, which will open in 2H2013. He has more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, having worked with hotel brands such as the Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental and Alila.

Alila Manggis has appointed Putu Susenayasa general manager. He previously held management positions at other Alila properties such as Kemang Icon in Jakarta and Alila Ubud.

Alila Hotels & Resorts has appointed Krishna Unni general manager of Alila Bangalore and Siddaharth Savkur general manager of Alila Diwa Goa. Unni brings more than 15 years of experience to the role, while Savkur joins from Hyatt Hotels.

Krishna Unni

Edward Scott has been appointed senior vice president and managing director of Jack Morton Hong Kong, succeeding Guy Parsonage who recently departed the agency that specialises in branding, communications and events. Scott joins from Jack Morton in Australia, where he had served as director of operations.

Raymond Ang is now general manager of Grand Park Kunming. Prior to this, he spent more than a decade in hotel management roles, helming both internationally branded and individually managed properties.