Peter Nilsson Joins Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin as GM

Peter Nilsson has been appointed General Manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin.

Peter, a Swedish national, holds a certificate in the General Manager Programme from Cornell-Nanyang University of Hospitality Management in Singapore.

Peter has over 28 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has worked with many leading hotels in various management roles including the Reso Hotel Olympia and Marco Polo Nevskij Palace Hotel in Russia, and Hotel Equatorial Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam.

Peter has also been general manager of prestigious resorts like Soneva Resorts by Six Senses in the Maldives, Koh Kood and Samui, as well as Anantara Resort & Spa Phuket.

Peter is no stranger to Centara having previously worked with the company between 1997 and 2004 in the role of executive assistant manager at Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui before being promoted to general manager of Centara Villas Samui.

Prior to being appointed as general manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, Peter was general manager of Conrad Maldives Rangali Island.

The five-star Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas is widely regarded as one of the classic colonial-style hotels of Asia. Opened in 1923 as the Railway Hotel, it has in recent years been extended and upgraded. Set within 16 hectares of gardens, its location at the heart of Hua Hin is hard to beat. 

See also: Pictures from Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2014.