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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 MAR-APR 2018 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS • MCMAG-ASIA.COM Raes Cambodia has appointed Oliver Dudler cluster general manager of Raes Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh and Raes Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Siem Reap. With over 20 years' of experience, Dudler has previously held management roles at The Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula New York, The Peninsula Beijing and The Peninsula Manila. Prior to joining Raes Cambodia, he was with Raes and Fairmont Makati Manila. The 273-key Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit, set to open later this year, adds to its pre-opening team with the appointments of Sammy Carolus (above) as general manager and Maria Sitanggang (above right) as director of sales and marketing. Carolus returns to Thailand to lead Bangkok's rst Hyatt Regency hotel. Heidi Kunkel has been named vice president, operations, Australasia with eect from April 4. She will oversee operations of Hilton's 23 trading and nine pipeline properties and lead the company's growth strategy across Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Kunkel was most recently CEO New Markets Europe & Africa at Club Med. Hilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton has named Stephen Richard Magor the general manager of the 538-key DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur– the brand's rst Malaysian property. Magor will support Jamie Mead, regional general manager for Malaysia, and oversee property management. He was previously general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Shenyang, China. The St. Regis Singapore has named Xavi Gonzalez its new general manager, eective January 2018. His appointment follows a long stint within Marriott International and covers nearly 20 years of international experience in the hospitality industry. Gonzalez was most recently responsible for the opening of The Sanya EDITION–the rst in Asia Pacic–and the opening of The New York EDITION. The Spanish national has held management roles within the group at properties such as The Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa Golf & Spa Resort, Portugal, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong, and The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacic Place. He was previously general manager of Grand Hyatt Taipei, where he oversaw the hotel's landmark refurbishment. Sitanggang was previously director of sales at Bali Hyatt, followed by Grand Hyatt Bali. She then joined Hyatt Regency Hua Hin & THE BARAI in 2011 as director of sales and marketing.