Two Senior Appointments at Ascott

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(14/11/23)
 Ascott has appointed David Cumming as Regional Normal Supervisor for Vietnam,
Cambodia and Myanmar, and Kanit Sangmookda as Nation
Normal Supervisor for Thailand and Laos.

A British nationwide, David joins Ascott
with over twenty years of world hospitality trade expertise
throughout the UK, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and
most just lately Thailand.

He has held management roles with Onyx
Hospitality, IHG and Accor, and holds a Bachelor’s diploma in
Resort, Catering and Institutional Administration from the Robert
Gordon College in the UK.

As RGM, David will
oversee a portfolio of over 40 properties, with greater than half
of these slated to open within the subsequent three years.

“Southeast Asia holds one in every of Ascott’s
largest footprint spanning greater than 65,000 models throughout virtually 90
cities and rising,” stated Wong Kar Ling, Managing Director,
Southeast Asia and Head of Technique & World Operations, Ascott. “Our Regional and Nation Normal Managers play
integral roles in main our community of operationally-ready groups
that go deep in-market throughout geographies. Each David and Kanit
deliver with them in depth expertise with world lodge chains
which is able to additional strengthen {our capability} to develop Ascott’s
portfolio of flex-hybrid properties to additional us on our continued
journey as a world hospitality firm.”

As
Nation Normal Supervisor for Ascott Thailand and Laos, Khun Kanit will
handle a portfolio of greater than 30 properties with over a 3rd
slated to open throughout the subsequent three years.

A hospitality
skilled with over twenty years of expertise in Malaysia,
Indonesia and Thailand, Khun Kanit has sturdy operational
and business expertise from the previous administration of enormous lodge
portfolios below chains reminiscent of Marriott
Worldwide, Minor Accommodations and the previous Starwood Accommodations &
Resorts.

A Thai nationwide, Khun Kanit holds a Grasp’s
Diploma in Worldwide Enterprise Administration majoring in Administration
and Economics from Wollongong College in Australia.

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