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PEOPLE www.travelweeklyweb.com Kohn heads Sales & Marketing at Mandarin Oriental Hailing from Germany, Kohn served as a sales manager for the Renaissance hotel in Hamburg, before being promoted to director of Sales position in Prague. He then took on the position of director of Sales and Marketing in Bahrain and subsequently moved back to Prague. In 2001, Kohn joined the newly opened JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta as director of Marketing. In 2004 he SINGAPORE – Andreas Kohn has been appointed as the new director of Sales and Marketing for Mandarin Oriental, Singapore. Kohn's 18 years of experience in the same capacity spans both domestic and international luxury hotels, having held the position of director, in Sales and Marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore, from 2007 to 2012. was transferred to Dubai, where he assumed the role of cluster director of Sales and Marketing for three Marriott properties until his transfer to Singapore in 2007. Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, Andreas Kohn held the position of regional director of Sales and Marketing for the Viceroy Hotel Group. Crisp to oversee three Centara properties BANGKOK – Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Jamie Crisp as director of Sales for the Maldives. Crisp, who will be based at Centara's head office in Bangkok, will be responsible for the company's three resort properties in Maldives. "The Maldives is of great potential to us, and is an essential part of our growth strategy," said Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer, Centara Hotels & Resorts. "We have two resort properties open in the Maldives, with a third under construction. Jamie Crisp brings great experience to this position, and we are confident he will help us achieve our objectives in this beautiful destination." Crisp is a British national who has been living and working in the hospitality industry overseas for the past 19 years. He worked for almost eight years with one of the leading UK tour operators in various destinations such as the Maldives, India, Egypt, Malaysia and Dubai. He also spent a total of five years in Dubai, mainly heading up the corporate sales department for Arabian Adventures, the DMC owned by Emirates Airline. Moving to Thailand six years ago, Crisp worked with Kuoni Destination Management at Asian Trails, looking after the MICE business for the Southeast Asia region. Previous to joining Centara Hotels & Resorts, he was Director of Sales for Evason & Six Senses Resorts in Hua Hin. Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives, a villa-only resort located just 15 minutes by speedboat from Male International Airport, opened earlier this year and is an adultfocused with no guests under the age of 12 years accommodated on the island. The resort has been named by TripAdvisor as the top North Male Atoll destination for honeymooners. Centara's third resort in the Maldives will open in 2014. Donald spearheads operations at PARKROYAL SINGAPORE – PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of David Donald as general manager of PARKROYAL on Beach Road in Singapore. Donald will lead the 343-room hotel into a new phase of growth as it unveils its brand new state-of-the-art meetings and events facility this August. With over 20 years of hospitality experience spanning Australia and New Zealand, Donald brings a fresh perspective to PARKROYAL on Beach Road 12 | ■ TRAVELWEEKLY ASIA | AUGUST 2013 as general manager, his first role in Asia. No stranger to the PARKROYAL brand, Donald was previously the GM of the 196-room PARKROYAL hotel in Parramatta, Australia, a key MICE destination in the Greater Sydney area. Before joining PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts, Donald also held operations, rooms and revenue management roles at InterContinental Hotels Group, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and the former Southern Pacific Hotels Corporation. His prior experience as general manager of Crowne Plaza Canberra and National Convention Centre will also allow Donald to leverage his experience and keen knowledge of the MICE segment to drive business for PARKROYAL on Beach Road's all-new dedicated meetings and events space. "Reflecting the PARKROYAL brand promise of 'Your Trusted Local Companion', our service and the amenities of the dedicated new space will fulfil the needs of any wedding, corporate meeting or social event," said Donald. www.travelweeklyweb.com

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