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PEOPLE www.travelweeklyweb.com A A S Singaporean Ch FROM one food-loving island to another, newly arrived Singaporean chef Khairudin 'Dean' Nor is making sure guests at The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah not only tour Bali's fertile rice paddies, but also get a taste of its flourishing gardens. Last month the Chedi launched a timely refresh of its F&B offerings with a new destination-inspired a la carte menu, an expanded beverage list and bespoke dining invitation from the chef that is rean Chef on bo d Ched Cl board Chedii Club Tanah G as personalised as the resort's butler service. Chef Dean The 39-year-old chef brings more than 17 years of culinary experience to the Chedi, a 20-villa estate set amid five hectares of landscaped gardens, ponds and pagodas sharing a border with a sweeping panorama of undulating rice fi elds and tropical jungle. Raised in multi-ethnic Singapore, Chef Dean was mentored for eight years by acclaimed chef Emmanuel Stroobant, host of the "Chef in h Gaajah Black" TV series. He cooked his way up the ranks from Chef de Partie to Sous Chef at the prestigious Saint Pierre restaurant in Singapore, winner of 'Restaurant of the Year' at the World Gourmet Summit 2007. A world away from the competitive kitchen of Saint Pierre, Chef Dean says going off into the garden is half the fun of his new position as executive chef of 70-seat semi-fine-dining restaurant at The Chedi Club in Ubud. Berman takes on new role at eRevMax International GREG Berman, former chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Hotel Bookings Solutions Inc. (HBSi), has been appointed COO of eRevMax International. Prior to joining eRevMax, Berman spent seven years at HBSi, a US-based Hospitality Electronic Distribution provider, where he was responsible for building and delivering all facets of the company's Software-as- a-Service (SaaS) business to the global hospitality community. In his role as COO at eRevMax, the experienced Greg Berman hospitality technology executive will be responsible for developing the commercial operations and product delivery in support of the business' global expansion and market penetration. Berman will be based in Atlanta with time spent in eRevMax's core global locations Orlando, London, Kolkata, Bangalore and Singapore. He has over 24 years experience in sales, marketing, information technology, software development, international business management and operations including delivery of enterprise business solutions, and cloud-based services. He has also worked with many of the leading players in hospitality regarding electronic distribution including major brands such as Fairmont, Raffl es, Swissotel Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group, Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands Corporation as well as the major online travel and wholesale travel companies including Travelocity, Orbitz Worldwide, Liberty Travel and MLT Vacations. As eRevMax International redesigns its customer service to provide tailored account support and increases its service provision to hotels worldwide, internal systems will be upgraded to support the company for signifi cant growth. New GM for Koh Chang Tropicana Beach Resort & Spa JONAS Sjostedt has been appointed as the new general manager for Koh Chang Tropicana Beach Resort and Spa. Prior to this post, Sjostedt was general manager for Centra Ashlee Hotel Patong. In his new role, Sjostedt will be overseeing the extensive upgrading of facilities and services being carried out from now until the hotel's official rebranding as Centara Koh Chang Tropicana 6 | ■ TRAVELWEEKLY ASIA | 10 JULY 2012 Beach Resort on October 15, 2012. The hotel will still remain open to guests during this period and that is why leading and managing the team requires an important man like Sjostedt to ensure a smooth execution and delivery of results. Experienced in leading tour operators, the Swedish national has also worked with leading Scandinavian tour operator and has therefore, experience working in various countries including Greece, Spain, Brazil and Cyprus. The Koh Chang Tropicana Beach Resort & Spa (managed by Centara) is a low-rise resort set in beachside landscaped gardens and featuring 157 guestrooms and suites. Meetings and incentives will also form a signifi cant part of the marketing mix, as the resort has its own dedicated meeting room that can hold between 80 and 240 persons, and which is equipped Jonas Sjostedt with full professional visual and sound equipment. www.travelweeklyweb.com

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