Pierre Barthes Appointed General Manager Of Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Pierre Barthes Appointed General Manager Of Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Category: Asia Pacific - Malaysia - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-09-07
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that Pierre Barthes will succeed Jonas Schuermann as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur with effect from 1 September 2009. Mr Schuermann has moved to Hong Kong to take up his new position as General Manager of the Group’s flagship property, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong.
A French native, Mr Barthes has more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. He joined Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in 1998 and has held a variety of senior management positions in the Group’s US hotels, including Resident Manager at Mandarin Oriental, New York, where he contributed to the successful opening of hotel. Mr Barthes was General Manager of the former Mandarin Oriental, Macau from 2004 to 2007 and was appointed General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Beijing in 2007. Following a fire at the construction site in the spring of 2009, the development of this property has been postponed.
Commenting on the appointment, Andrew Hirst, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Operations Director Asia, said: “Pierre has the experience to build on Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur’s reputation as one of the city’s best places to stay for either business or leisure. We are delighted that he is joining the property, where he will lead a dynamic and quality focused team.”
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