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Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel Appoints DOSM and DOFB

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The Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel has appointed Mr. Stephan Van Tilburg as Director of Food and Beverage and Ms. Lily Chen as Director of Sales and Marketing.

Located next to the Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Center and across from Macau, the 548-room Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel is scheduled to open in November 2014.

“We are delighted to welcome Mr. Tilburg and Ms. Chen to our team,” said Sunny Heng, Managing Director of Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel. “Stephan’s energetic direction and leadership skills will enable our food and beverage team to deliver the world-renowned signature Sheraton dining experiences. Lily’s experienced guidance will motivate our Sales and Marketing team to capitalize on our offerings and deliver excellent results.”

Stephan Van Tilburg

A native of the Netherlands, Mr. Tilburg has 12 years of international experience in five-star hotels from Europe to North America to Asia Pacific, most notably with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and The Waldorf Astoria.

Prior to joining the opening team for Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel, Mr. Tilburg was Director of Food and Beverage for the Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort on Taihu Lake in Eastern China and as the Director of Food and Beverage for the Sheraton Shenyang Lido in Liaoning, China. Mr. Tillburg also served as the Manager for Food and Beverage for the prestigious St. Regis Singapore.

From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Tillburg served as Director of Food & Beverage on the re-opening team of Hotel De L’Europe, a five-star boutique hotel in Amsterdam. Within the first year of re-opening, the hotel’s restaurants earned acclaimed recognition, including a Michelin Star for Bord’Eau and Bib Gourmand for the Hoofdstad Brasserie.

Mr Tilburg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Stenden Hotel Management School in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. He speaks more than four languages including Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish. In his spare time, he enjoys fitness and studying history and gastronomy.

Lily Chen

As a member of the opening team for Sheraton Zhuhai Hotel, Ms. Chen is leading all of the sales and marketing initiatives to promote the hotel regionally and internationally.

Ms. Chen has over 19 years of hospitality industry experience, including more than 14 years in sales and mrketing for some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Marriott, IHG and Starwood.

Over the past 14 years, Ms. Chen has risen from Sales Executive to Director of Sales & Marketing, building an impressive list of accomplishments along the way. Most recently, Ms. Chen was the Director of Sales and Marketing for The Hongta Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Shanghai where she successfully rebranded the property from a St. Regis to a Luxury Collection Hotel. She led a restructuring of the sales team and improved performance tremendously across all sectors.

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