28 result(s) for new property in Interviews
XpatLoop Interview: Laurent Langlais, Lifestyle Consultant
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Laurent is French born and raised, and his accent is still here to prove it. Fascinated by cities and the metaphysics from an early age, he always wanted to explore urban reality 2.0. After having worked as a computer artist creating virtual worlds, he left this creative but hectic profession to travel the world and ended up spending much time in Asia. This is where he found his true calling as a ...
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
XpatLoop Interview: Colm FitzGerald, Travel Writer and Photographer
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Colm FitzGerald was born in Ireland and moved to Southern California at the age of three. He grew up in the harbor city of San Pedro and then in the agricultural town of Fillmore.
Áron Barka, Chef De Cuisine, Araz Restaurant, Continental Hotel Budapest
- 25 Jun 2014 12:00 PM
Áron Barka started his career at the Kempinski Hotel in Budapest after leaving school. During the years he spent at this 5 start property he gained great experience in gourmet cooking. In order to develop further, he went to one of the most beautiful parts of Germany, to work at the Four Season Hotel in the Black Forest.
Tina Liu, General Manager, Le Méridien Koh Samui
- 6 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
Tina has been with Starwood Hotels & Resorts for over 10 years. She described how her career began as a Front Office Manager at the Sheraton Grande Bangkok in 1998 with an interim period during her move back to the United States to work with a prestigious hotel in the heart of New York City for 3 years.
Interview 3: Diego Massidda, Former CEO, Vodafone Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
1. Vodafone is one of the fastest networks in the world. In your opinion, what are the most competitive services of the company that makes Vodafone unique from competitors?
Interview 3: György Beck, Chairman, Vodafone Hungary
- 14 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your last Xpat Interview in May 2012?
Emile Bootsma, Former GM, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
- 17 Dec 2010 11:00 AM
Mr. Bootsma, a native of the Netherlands, spent two years in the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, managing the 526-room property and almost 900 permanent employees. Prior to China, he managed the similarly important Kempinski property Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Munich, Germany. He also worked for the Arabella Sheraton in that city as well as Cape Town in South Africa, where he was ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
XpatLoop Interview: Laurent Langlais, Lifestyle Consultant
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Laurent is French born and raised, and his accent is still here to prove it. Fascinated by cities and the metaphysics from an early age, he always wanted to explore urban reality 2.0. After having worked as a computer artist creating virtual worlds, he left this creative but hectic profession to travel the world and ended up spending much time in Asia. This is where he found his true calling as a ...
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
XpatLoop Interview: Colm FitzGerald, Travel Writer and Photographer
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Colm FitzGerald was born in Ireland and moved to Southern California at the age of three. He grew up in the harbor city of San Pedro and then in the agricultural town of Fillmore.
Áron Barka, Chef De Cuisine, Araz Restaurant, Continental Hotel Budapest
- 25 Jun 2014 12:00 PM
Áron Barka started his career at the Kempinski Hotel in Budapest after leaving school. During the years he spent at this 5 start property he gained great experience in gourmet cooking. In order to develop further, he went to one of the most beautiful parts of Germany, to work at the Four Season Hotel in the Black Forest.
Tina Liu, General Manager, Le Méridien Koh Samui
- 6 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
Tina has been with Starwood Hotels & Resorts for over 10 years. She described how her career began as a Front Office Manager at the Sheraton Grande Bangkok in 1998 with an interim period during her move back to the United States to work with a prestigious hotel in the heart of New York City for 3 years.
Interview 3: Diego Massidda, Former CEO, Vodafone Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
1. Vodafone is one of the fastest networks in the world. In your opinion, what are the most competitive services of the company that makes Vodafone unique from competitors?
Interview 3: György Beck, Chairman, Vodafone Hungary
- 14 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your last Xpat Interview in May 2012?
Emile Bootsma, Former GM, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
- 17 Dec 2010 11:00 AM
Mr. Bootsma, a native of the Netherlands, spent two years in the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, managing the 526-room property and almost 900 permanent employees. Prior to China, he managed the similarly important Kempinski property Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Munich, Germany. He also worked for the Arabella Sheraton in that city as well as Cape Town in South Africa, where he was ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.