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Marco
Polo Hotels has made two executive appointments in preparation for the openings of its two
new hotels in Cebu and Beijing.
Hans Hauri has been appointed General Manager, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, the
group’s second property in the Philippines.
A Swiss national, Mr. Hauri is a graduate of
the Swiss Hotel-Management School in Lausanne and is fluent in English, German and
French. Mr. Hauri is a seasoned hotelier having worked in the hospitality
industry in Asia for 25 years. He started his Asia experience with The Peninsula and then Hilton International where he was General
Manager for various properties in the Far East including Jakarta Hilton, Colombo
Hilton and Seoul Hilton. Mr. Hauri joined the Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts in the 90s’.
During his tenure with the group, Mr. Hauri was General Manager for various
Shangri-La hotels in China including Shangri-La Beijing, China World Hotel Beijing
and Shangri-La Hotel Century Tower in Dalian.
Prior to joining Marco Polo Hotels, Mr. Hauri was General Manager of
the JC Mandarin Shanghai.
With
332 rooms, the Marco Polo Plaza, Cebu is scheduled to open in April 2006.
Eric Swanson has been appointed General
Manager of the Marco Polo Parkside, Beijing, the group’s second hotel in Beijing.
An American national, Mr. Swanson is fluent in English, French and
Spanish and had over 20 years experience working in hotel projects worldwide. He started his hotel career with Ritz
Carlton in the United States where he was a key member of the corporate opening team. He
then moved on as Director of Sales & Marketing for The Ritz-Carlton in Seoul, Korea.
He was promoted as General Manger responsible for the openings of numerous Ritz-Carlton
hotels in destinations including Palm Beach and Miami in the United States
and South Sinai in Egypt. Mr. Swanson was most recently General Manager of The Leela Palace Kempinski
Hotel, Bangalore, India.
With 330 rooms,
the Marco Polo Parkside is located 600 meters from the entrance to the Olympic Park, venue of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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