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Feb-2021.Pdf Feb-21 Country Name Property Position Australia Caitlin Smyth Vibe Hotel Gold Coast Reservations Manager Australia Jay Bang Holiday Inn and Suites Parramatta Executive Assistant Manager Australia Maria Salazar Wyndham Hotel Surfers Paradise Resort Manager Australia Ben Mellor Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains, General Manager MGallery by Sofitel Australia Jason Jewell Palazzo Versace Gold Coast Australia Executive Chef Australia Kate Pooley Holiday Inn Express Hotel Manager Australia Stephen Hollow Rockpool Bar and Grill Perth General Manager Australia Alie Stuart The Old Clare Hotel Reservations and Revenue Manager Australia Josh Brenton Daydream Island Resort Business Development Manager Australia Gabriel Polias Ovolo Nishi General Manager Australia Nathan Vasallo Peppers Beach Club and Spa Operations Manager Australia Daniel Simpson Adelaide Oval Executive Chef Australia Janine Kerner SMC Conference & Function Centre Director of Sales and Events Australia Jenifer Dwyer Slee Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains, Director of Sales and Marketing MGallery by Sofitel Australia Kustin Biskup Vue De Monde Melbourne Head Sommelier Australia Felicity Cincotta InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort Business Development Executive Australia Peter Rogerson Amana Living Village Manager Australia Nathan MacIntosh Rydges Campbelltown Front Office Manager Australia Peter Refell Colonial Leisure Group Group Executive Chef Australia Sam Nanayakkara Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders Finance Manager Australia James David Meriton Suites Mascot Central Hotel Manager - Special Operations Australia Ezio Russa Essence Hotel Carlton Hotel General Manager Australia Jason D'Eath Hamilton Island Head Housekeeper Australia John Hepburn Stamford Plaza Brisbane Revenue Manager Australia Grant Fleet Yarra Valley Lodge General Manager Australia Dave Baswal Ovolo Hotels Managing Director ANZ Australia Anthony Pridgeon Meriton Suites North Sydney Hotel Manager Australia Manuel Wong Sydney Darling Harbour Chief Engineer Australia Scott Freund Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas Hotel Manager Australia Scott Nicholas Park Hyatt Melbourne Cluster Director of Revenue Management Hyatt Regency Brisbane Australia Amelia Pike Pullman Adelaide Food and Beverage Manager Australia Michael Foster Dorsett Gold Coast General Manager Australia John O’Shea The Langham, Gold Coast General Manager The Jewel Residences, Gold Coast New Zealand Sudip Misra The Golden Nest at Woodpecker Hill Head Chef China Simon Song The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu Executive Chef China Danny Chen Shanghai Sanjiagang Greenland Cluster Director of Food and Beverage International Resort Primus Hotel Shanghai Sanjiagang China John Chatzipetros Wanda Reign on the Bund Managing Director China Alex Lau Four Points by Sheraton Hangzhou General Manager Binjiang Hong Kong Timothy Tan Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Director of Sales and Marketing Hong Kong Mr Khan Sung Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel General Manager Indonesia Pratiwi Damayanti Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta Director of Rooms Indonesia Michael Leuwol Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort Executive Pastry Chef India Subhash Jana Renaissance Lucknow Hotel Executive Chef India Aditya Ray The Claridges Hotels & Resorts Group Director of Revenue India Hemant Choudhary Holiday Inn Goa Candolim Director of Sales India Pradipt Sinha Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla Director of Food & Beverage Malaysia Li Na Koo Avante Hotel Bandar Utama Sales and Marketing Manager Maldives Fatima Lopez LUX* North Male Atoll Sous Chef Maldives Ruben Cortiguierra Gili Lankanfushi Maldives Executive Sous Chef Maldives Henar Gil Rios The Ozen Collection General Manager Maldives Christian Eggers lti Maafushivaru, Maldives F&B Operation Manager Maldives Alan Ball Soneva VP Sales, Europe, Russia and Americas Maldives Ali Navaz Hurawalhi Island Resort Resort Manager Maldives Vishen Mootoo Cora Cora Maldives Director of Sales and Marketing (Pre- Opening) Maldives Yaman Did Cora Cora Maldives Chief Engineer Maldives Wayne Milgate Velaa Private Island General Manager Maldives Patrice Aira LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort and Villas General Manager Singapore Anuj Sharma Marriott International Area Director of Operations - Singapore, Malaysia and Maldives Taiwan Daniel Roland Meier Fairfield by Marriott Taichung General Manager Thailand Mark O'Sullivan Minor International Area General Manager - Bangkok Thailand Aloysius Michael Dusit International Assistant Vice-President, Operational Excellence Thailand Volker Burth W Bangkok Hotel Manager Thailand Christian Lueke MeliaKoh Samui Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing Melia Chiang Mai Thailand Pravin Kumar Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort General Manager Thailand Jan Weisheit Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hotel Manager Hua Hin Thailand Michael Hofstetter Amari Watergate Bangkok Hotel Manager Thailand Harry Thaliwal Cross Hotels & Resorts Chief Executive Officer Thailand Bruce Ryde Kamalaya Koh Samui General Manager Vietnam Lucky Ou Hilton Da Nang General Manager Vietnam Miguel Angel The Secret Con Dao General Manager Vietnam Bruno Anon Regent Phu Quoc Executive Chef Vietnam Paul Pettini The Reverie Saigon Chef De Cuisine Vietnam Le Huu Nghia The Anam Executive Sous Chef Vietnam Nguyen Duy Anh The Anam Chef De Cuisine Vietnam Le Thanh Hoa The Anam Food and Beverage Manager Vietnam Le Thi Cam Van The Anam Assistant Food and Beverage Manager Vietnam Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nga The Anam Assistant Purchasing Manager Bahrain Anish Chakrapani The Gulf Hotel Bahrain Convention & Cluster Executive Housekeeper Spa Oman Mohammed Al Harrasi Kempinski Hotel Muscat Director of Finance Qatar Thushara Gamage The St. Regis Residences Doha Director of Finance Qatar Esat Levent Akyildiz Le Place Vendome Doha, A Luxury Culinary Director Collection Hotel Le Royal Meridien Lusail United Arab Emirates Ranveer Ramdour Radisson Blu Hotel Canal View Guest Service Manager United Arab Emirates Javed Akhtar Emaar Hospitality Group Cluster Assistant Director of Revenue United Arab Emirates Kathy Scheepmaker The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences Manager, Residences United Arab Emirates Gurcan Gulmez Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites Executive Chef United Arab Emirates Emanuele Raffuzzi The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Executive Assistant Manager Sofitel United Arab Emirates Afif Salibi Raffles Dubai General Manager United Arab Emirates Monique Lindsay Studio One Hotel Food and Beverage Operations Manager United Arab Emirates Russell Impiazzi Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk Executive Chef .
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