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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announces five new General Manager appointments

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announces five new General Manager appointments

Category: Asia Pacific - Careers - Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2007-10-05


Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is delighted to announce five new General Manager appointments at its hotels in Hong Kong, Boston, Beijing, Macau and Munich. The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Anthony Costa, most recently employed as Resident Manager of the Group’s flagship Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, has been appointed General Manager of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental. Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental, he was with Four Seasons Hotel Group, where he held the position of Hotel Manager at their Dublin property. He has also held senior managerial roles with Radisson SAS Group in Leeds and Helsinki as well as Airth Castle, Scotland. Mandarin Oriental, Boston Susanne Hatje, most recently General Manager of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, will become General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Boston, opening in 2008. Prior to taking up her Hong Kong position, Ms Hatje held senior management positions with Mandarin Oriental hotels in Hawaii and Munich. Having opened Hong Kong’s most stylish hotel in 2005, Ms Hatje is now looking forward to launching the elegant Mandarin Oriental, Boston located adjacent to the Prudential Center on prestigious Boylston Street. Mandarin Oriental, Beijing Pierre Barthes, most recently General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau has moved to Beijing to open Mandarin Oriental, Beijing which is set to become the finest luxury hotel in the city. Located in the new, landmark headquarters of China Central Television in the central business district of the Chinese capital, the hotel is scheduled to open in time for the Beijing Olympic games in 2008. A French native, Mr Barthes brings with him a wealth of more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. He joined Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in 1998 and held a variety of senior management positions in the Group’s US hotels. Prior to his Macau appointment in 2004, Mr Barthes was Resident Manager at Mandarin Oriental, New York, where he contributed to the successful opening of hotel. Mandarin Oriental, Macau Michael Ziemer will replace Pierre Barthes as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau. For the past three years Michael has been General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Munich, and most recently oversaw the stylish room renovation at this elegant hotel. He is now looking forward to returning to Asia, where he was Resident Manager of the award-winning Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong prior to his move to Europe. Mr Ziemer has more than 23 years of hospitality experience, which includes senior management positions in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Australia and Hong Kong. Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental in 2003, Mr Ziemer was Hotel Manager of the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong. Mandarin Oriental, Munich Lars Wagner has been appointed General Manager of the award-winning Mandarin Oriental, Munich. Mr Wagner, who is new to the Group, has two decades of senior experience in the global hospitality industry. He was Hotel Manager for Four Seasons, Prague and Resort Manager for Four Seasons, Provence. Mr Wagner was most recently General Manager of the Intercontinental Paris, Le Grand Hotel.



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