The appointments include – Top – Left to right, Katie Schenken – Director of Marketing • Georgia Mayne – Director of People & Culture • Robert Mulley – Director of Information Technology • Amy Cao – Director, Capital Projects & Sourcing • Georgina Williams – Director of Sales (portfolio) • Julio Gomez – Financial Controller and Pooja Sharma – Revenue & Distribution Manager
La Vie Hotels & Resorts, an independent hotel management company operating across Asia Pacific, has announced the strengthening of its Pacific corporate platform with the appointment of several experienced industry professionals.
Seven appointments to build out the corporate platform
Katie Schenken takes up the role of Director of Marketing, while Georgia Mayne has been appointed Director of People & Culture. Robert Mulley joins the group as Director of Information Technology, alongside Amy Cao, who has been named Director of Capital Projects & Sourcing.
Georgina Williams becomes Director of Sales for the portfolio, Julio Gomez takes on the role of Financial Controller, and Pooja Sharma becomes Revenue & Distribution Manager. These newly created or expanded positions add further depth to the regional platform already in place.
Development driven by several openings in Queensland
These appointments follow a period of sustained development for La Vie, marked by the opening and signing of several properties in Queensland and more broadly across the Pacific. The group recently opened the Holiday Inn Townsville, a property operated under licence of the IHG brand, whose British parent group recently passed the symbolic milestone of 1,000 open hotels in Asia Pacific.
La Vie has also signed Le Méridien Lindeman Island Resort & Spa as well as the Cairns Harbourside Hotel, strengthening its presence on Australia’s east coast, on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef. The Westin Gold Coast, developed in partnership with Marriott International, rounds out this portfolio under construction.
At a glance by The Hospitality Tribune
La Vie Hotels & Resorts strengthens its Pacific corporate platform with seven senior appointments.
New or expanded roles span marketing, people & culture, IT, capital projects & sourcing, sales, finance and revenue management
Move follows recent openings and signings in Queensland, including Holiday Inn Townsville and Cairns Harbourside Hotel
Portfolio additions also include Le Méridien Lindeman Island Resort & Spa and Westin Gold Coast, developed with Marriott International
La Vie operates as an independent hotel management company across Asia Pacific
CEO Jerry Xu frames the appointments as an investment ahead of the company’s next phase of rapid growth in the Pacific
