ARYADUTA Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Maurizio Moncalvo as General Manager of ARYADUTA Bali, in Kuta. The Italian executive took up the role in September 2026, having spent the previous three years as Hotel Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in Jakarta.
A career built between Italy, the Gulf and Asia
A graduate of the Scuola Alberghiera di Agliano Terme in Italy, and holder of professional wine qualifications from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, Maurizio Moncalvo began his career in Milan in 2001 as Restaurant Manager at the two-Michelin-starred Cracco-Peck.
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He went on to Dubai, where he served as Italian Restaurant Manager at Dusit Dubai from 2004 to 2006, before joining The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai as Restaurant Manager and later Assistant Food & Beverage Director, a role he held until 2010. He then moved to Food & Beverage Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Krabi, in Thailand.
A decade of rising responsibility within the Hotel Mulia group in Jakarta
Maurizio Moncalvo then settled in Indonesia for the long term. He joined Hotel Mulia Senayan in Jakarta in 2011, initially as Assistant Food & Beverage Director, before being promoted to Food & Beverage Director from 2015, a position he held for more than eight years. This twelve-year tenure at the same property formed the operational backbone of his Indonesian career, ahead of his move to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in Jakarta in 2023, as Hotel Manager.
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This move to Ritz-Carlton reflects a broader pattern of Indonesian-trained executives moving into other international hotel brands across the region, following the path of Subin Dharman, appointed General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Taipei after leading The Ritz-Carlton Bali and The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place.
A mandate focused on operational excellence in Bali
As General Manager of ARYADUTA Bali, Maurizio Moncalvo will oversee rooms, food and beverage, banqueting, guest services and the overall management of the property. The group points to his extensive experience in hotel operations and food & beverage as central to this appointment.
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Ram Nurani, Vice President of Operations at ARYADUTA Hotels Group, said the group was looking forward to the leadership and experience Maurizio would bring to strengthening operational excellence, building on the team and delivering an even stronger guest experience at ARYADUTA Bali, and wished him every success in his new role.
Maurizio Moncalvo appointed General Manager of ARYADUTA Bali
New role: General Manager, ARYADUTA Bali, Kuta, Indonesia (from September 2026)
Previous role: Hotel Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Jakarta (2023-2026)
Career base: 12 years at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, rising to Food & Beverage Director
Background: Trained at Scuola Alberghiera di Agliano Terme, Italy; career spanning Milan, Dubai, Shanghai, Thailand and Indonesia
Focus areas: Rooms, F&B, Banquet and Guest Services operations at ARYADUTA Bali
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