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.

Arthur WC Ho will assume the role of general manager of the soon-to-open Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen, bringing with him 28 years of hospitality experience. He will be joined by Francois-Regis Simon who will serve as hotel manager.

Arthur Ho

Andre Erasmus has been appointed general manager of Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain, which is due to open in 2014. He joins from Anantara Xishuangbanna Resort and Spa where he was general manager and pre-opening manager.

Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa has appointed Evi Knoeckel and Kerry Fowler business development managers. Knoeckel and Fowler have vast business development experience with five-star properties.

Jörg T Böckeler is now general manager of InterContinental Sydney, following on from his last posting as general manager of InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto.