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Wed, 20 Dec 2017

Jan-Hendrik Meidinger Returns to Grand Hyatt Taipei as GM

The Grand Hyatt Taipei has appointed Jan-Hendrik Meidinger as General Manager.

Meidinger has relocated to the Taiwanese capital with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Jan-Hendrik Meidinger. Click to enlarge.

A German national, Meidinger began his career with the Hyatt Group in 1999 as assistant front office manager at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. He was then promoted to the position of executive assistant manager, rooms, before being named hotel manager of Grand Hyatt Taipei in 2006. In 2010, Meidinger was named general manager of Hyatt Regency Guam before taking the helm at the Park Hyatt Saigon in 2014. Most recently he was general manager of The Excelsior in Hong Kong.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to Taiwan and to Grand Hyatt Taipei,” said Meidinger, who succeeds Sammy Carolus to lead the 853-room property. “The Taiwanese have an excellent tradition of hospitality and I’m excited to work with the team here. Together, I believe, we can take the hotel and our guest experience to the next level. Coming back to Taipei feels like I’ve come home, in particular, since both of my children were born here.”

Meidinger is a graduate of the University of Surrey in England where he majored in International Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Born in 1970, he is fluent in German and English. 

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