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PEOPLE SEND IN YOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO NAOMI.NEOH@NTMLLC.COM KNOW YOUR MOVERS AND SHAKERS. Get updated on www.meetings-conventions-asia.com News • Hot Ideas • Features • People 56 NOV-DEC 2017 meetings & conventions • mcmag-asia.com Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has promoted Christoph Mares (extreme left) to chief operating officer and appointed Richard Baker group chief relationship officer. Mares will be responsible for global hotel operations as well as overseeing the operational functions of food and beverage, rooms and quality, and spa and wellness. Baker will lead the company's portfolio management focus and continue to be responsible for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental portfolio. Both appointments are effective January 1, 2018, and are based at the group's Hong Kong corporate office. Gerald A Hendrick will assume dual roles as senior vice president of Resort Venture Pte Ltd and general manager of Bintan Lagoon Resort (BLR). In his new roles, he is responsible for the administration and operations of BLR, which has a staff strength of 500, the Resort's ferry operations and the Singapore corporate office. Previously vice-president – business development & hotel operations, Hendrick has been with BLR since September 2014. Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Markland Blaiklock as deputy chief executive officer, effective immediately. He will be responsible for steering the continued expansion of Centara, which aims to double both its revenues and number of properties over the next five years. Blaiklock returns to Centara after having previously served as the company's chief operating officer in 2015. The St. Regis Singapore welcomes the return of Marisa Ng as director of sales, assisting Sam Chia, director of sales and marketing. Ng returns with more than a decade of experience, joining the group from a stint with Conrad Centennial Singapore as its director of sales. She has also held other positions at Fairmont Singapore, Swissotel The Stamford and Raffles Singapore. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has tapped on the expertise of Gary Ye to take the helm as vice president, operations, China, based in the company's Shanghai office. He will also be a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Ye will join the company on December 18 and report directly to Katerina Giannouka, incoming president, Asia Pacific. A Chinese national, Ye brings with him a diverse 27-year hospitality career.

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