The Peninsula Hotels Appoints First Female General Manager of a Tokyo Luxury Hotel (Japan)
Sonja Vodusek named General Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo |
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The Peninsula Hotels Appoints First Female General Manager of a Tokyo Luxury Hotel (Japan)
Sonja Vodusek named General Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo |
Category: Asia Pacific - Japan - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2015-10-26
The Peninsula Hotels announced the appointment of Sonja Vodusek as General Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo, effective December 15, 2015. Opened in September 2007, the awardwinning Peninsula hotel has established itself as Tokyo’s premier address.
Currently General Manager of The Peninsula Manila, Ms. Vodusek joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (holding company of The Peninsula Hotels) as Hotel Manager at The Peninsula New York in 2010. She relocated to Manila seven months later as General Manager in 2011. A native of Yarrawonga in Victoria, Australia, she received separate diplomas in hotel and business management from the Blue Mountain International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) in Sydney and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, respectively. Prior to joining The Peninsula Hotels, she had 16 years of experience holding various executive management positions in the luxury hospitality sector at Four Seasons hotels in the United States, Japan, Ireland, Australia and the Czech Republic.
Committed to the “one big family of people” who are the hospitality industry worldwide, Ms. Vodusek has applied her international experience across all disciplines – Housekeeping, Front Office, Reception, Kitchens, Food & Beverage – as a volunteer instructor for underprivileged youth at the Sala Baï Hotel & Restaurant School in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Her prior experience in Japan includes a six-month internship as Room Attendant for the Sheraton Grande in Tokyo as part of her diploma requirement for BMIHMS, and two and a half years as Consulting Director of Rooms at the former Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so, where she oversaw a Rooms Division staff of 230 and was involved in the opening of the property’s spa.
On her new appointment, Ms. Vodusek remarked, “I am looking forward to returning to Japan where my career first started and am honored to have this opportunity in a country that I have such great respect for.”
About The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)Incorporated in 1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited is the holding company of a Group which is engaged in the ownership, development, and management of prestigious hotels and commercial and residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of tourism and leisure, club management and other services. The Peninsula Hotels portfolio comprises The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula Shanghai, The Peninsula Beijing, The Peninsula Tokyo, The Peninsula Bangkok, The Peninsula Manila, The Peninsula New York, The Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, and The Peninsula Paris. Projects under development include The Peninsula London and The Peninsula Yangon. The property portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower, The Peninsula Office Tower and St. John’s Building in Hong Kong; The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1-5 Grosvenor Place in London, UK, and 21 avenue Kléber in Paris, France. The clubs and services portfolio of the Group includes The Peak Tram in Hong Kong; Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand; Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California; Peninsula Clubs and Consultancy Services, Peninsula Merchandising, and Tai Pan Laundry in Hong Kong.
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