Saraswati Subadia has been appointed director of sales MICE with The Westin Resort Nusa Dua and Bali International Convention Centre in Bali. She has worked exclusively in the MICE sector for the past 12 years and was managing director MICE with Smailing Tour – Ovation Indonesia. The hotel has also promoted Jason Leung to the position of hotel manager and Sally Fadjrina to senior director of sales.

Saraswati Subadia

Imperial Hotel has appointed Tetsuya Kobayashi as chairman and Hideya Sadayasu as president. Kobayashi was last president of Imperial Hotel and general manager of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, while Sadayasu has multi-operational experience in numerous departments across the Tokyo property.

Franz Zeller has returned to Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, this time as senior vice president, Asia. He was senior vice president, operations for Asia-Pacific and Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel’s general manager from 1999 to 2001, and then senior vice president, Middle East and North Africa, Millennium Hotels & Resorts.

Jimmy Kwan is now director of business development with Hotel Grand Pacific. He was last general manager of Fort Canning Lodge, Singapore, a property owned and managed by the local chapter of the World Young Women’s Christian Association.

Jessica Loh has joined Swissôtel Merchant Court as director of sales. With more than 10 years of sales management experience, she was last assistant manager of security, projects & planning at KPMG Services.

Lee Chee Koon is now CEO of Ascott, after relinquishing his prior appointments as deputy CEO and managing director for North Asia. He succeeds Chong Kee Hiong, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Andrew Donadel general manager of Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road. Donadel has 10 years of experience in managing serviced residences in Singapore and Australia.

Nopparat Maythaveekulchai, former executive vice president of telecommunications firm TOT, now heads Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. He fills a year-long vacancy left by former president Akapol Sorasuchart who resigned in March 2012.

Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Bangkok has promoted Klaus Sennik to the position of general manager. He was previously hotel manager.

Pacific World has appointed Mark Searle sales manager, who will focus on driving UK business to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was last business development manager, UK of AlliedPRA Destination Management.