Giles Selves Joins Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Resort as GM

Giles Selves has been appointed as General Manager of the Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Resort.

Giles joins Anantara after 19 years with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, most recently as General Manager at Keraton at the Plaza, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Residences in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Born and educated in the UK, Giles has followed the F&B route to hotel management, having started his career with Starwood in 1996 as a Head Waiter at the Sheraton Park Tower in London.

Moving up through the ranks in F&B, his time with Starwood took him to The Westin Turnberry Resort in Scotland, saw him heading up Restaurant & Bar Development for Europe, Africa & the Middle East based in Starwood’s regional office in Brussels for five years from 2005, and then moving back into hotel operations as Director of Operations for the pre opening of The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, as well as The Westin Costa Navarino Resort in Greece.

Giles then made his first move to Asia in early 2011 as Hotel Manager at the St. Regis Bangkok, a hotel which is owned by Minor Hotel Group, Anantara’s parent company, before being promoted to his first General Manager position in Jakarta in 2012.

Giles holds a BA in Business Administration as well as an MBA.