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 Carlson Hotels has appointed Linda Scully as 
			  Director of Human Resources for Asia Pacific. Scully is based at 
			  Carlson Hotels’ regional corporate office in Singapore. Scully takes up this role following five years 
			  of experience with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Most recently, 
			  Scully was with Four Seasons in Sydney where she was responsible 
			  for the property’s overall human resources strategy, and 
			  successfully introduced various talent retention programmes. Prior 
			  to that, she worked at the Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi, 
			  Malaysia where she was an integral member of the luxury resort’s 
			  pre-opening team. She set up the entire human resources department 
			  and spearheaded recruitment, training, industrial relations and 
			  manpower planning. Scully also worked with the 
			  United Nations Development Programme in the Asia Pacific region, 
			  where she was responsible for training and development. At 
			  Carlson, she will continue to focus on training and development, 
			  and promoting the group’s “Yes, I Can!” service philosophy, which 
			  encourages every employee to make decisions and empowers them to 
			  ensure 100% guest satisfaction. Carlson Hotels has an aggressive 
			  Asia Pacific growth strategy in the pipeline and is currently focussing on key 
			  regional markets including China, India, Thailand and the South 
			  Pacific. It is also one of the largest international hotel 
			  operators in India.
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