The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore has placed Shane Krige at its helm. Krige joins The Ritz-Carlton from his role as general manager of The Plaza New York, where he led the hotel’s three-year US$450 million renovation.

Hans Loontiens has been made general manager of Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong. He was previously general manager of Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel.

Agus Suananda is now hotel manager of Centra Taum Seminyak Bali. He has more than 20 years of hospitality industry experience, and was general manager of Fivelements Puri Ahimsa, a five-star boutique hotel in Bali.

GHM has appointed Katharina Kustos as director of sales and marketing for both The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah in Ubud and The Legian on Bali. Kustos has held sales positions in the Jumeirah Group and Park Hyatt Dubai.

John Autelitano has been promoted to group general manager of Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa. In this role, Autelitano oversees the operations of five Sunway hotels including The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat and the pre-opening programmes for SP3 Hotel and Sunway Velocity Hotel, which are due to open in 2016.

Alex Willats has moved from Dusit Thani Bangkok to Dusit Thani Manila, where has taken on the role of general manager. He is joined by new hire Anna Patricia Villareal, director of sales. Villareal was area director of catering sales at Crimson Hotel and Resorts and Quest Hotel.

Park Hotel Group (PHG) has promoted Mohd K Rafin from senior vice president to chief corporate officer. Mohd K Rafin joined PHG in 2007 as vice president and was promoted to senior vice president after two years. Prior to PHG, he undertook leadership positions with reputable hotel chains.

The Sentosa, A Beaufort Hotel has appointed Ian Ekers general manager. Prior to this, Ekers was general manager of Parkroyal on Kitchener Road for three years.

Chris Ehmann now leads the upcoming Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok (opening this month) and DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit (opening May) as general manager. He was most recently general manager at Hilton Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Andrew Abram has been appointed general manager of Raffles Dubai. Abram joins from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, where he held a number of positions since 2003. He was most recently general manager of the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai, Thailand.