Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Christian Sack as General Manager of Raffles Grand Hotel dAngkor in Siem Reap and Gareth Walters as Director of Sales & Marketing for both Raffles Grand Hotel dAngkor and Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh.
Christian Sack joins Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Siem Reap from the Shangri-La Tokyo, where he was Resident Manager. Mr. Walters joins from Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, where he was the Director of Sales.
Just last August, Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh announced the appointment of Richard Schestak as General Manager. Previously Hotel Manager/Director of Operations of Fairmont Bab al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, Mr. Schestak has 20 years of international hospitality experience in Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa.
Mr. Sack and Mr. Walters join at an exciting time for these two French Colonial masterpieces. Both are being subtly, yet inspirationally, refurbished and updated - to give them new vitality, elegance and comfort. The work will be completed by November – including the transformation of two large private villas in Siem Reap.
Commenting on the new team, John Johnston, President of Raffles Hotels & Resorts said:
“We now have exactly the right team to give these two incredible heritage hotels the recognition and care they deserve. These are safe hands that will take these hotels - that are part of Cambodia’s history - into the next chapter of their stories.”
Mr. Sack, originally from Vienna, is an internationally experienced manager with over 22 years working in five star hotels and resorts. Before joining the Raffles team in Siem Reap, he was Resident Manager at Shangri-La Tokyo. Here his role involved creating and implementing a business recovery plan, following the earthquakes and the tsunami crisis. Prior to Tokyo, he held prominent positions at the Shangri-La Sydney, Australia; Banyan Tree – Angsana Resort & Spa Maldives; Hilton Trafalgar Hotel, London and the Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Gareth Walters brings extensive sales and marketing experience to Raffles. During his tenure as Director of Sales for Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the hotel strongly led the market and secured numerous international awards and prestigious events. Gareth has also held strategic sales positions at The Monarch, Dubai and the Langham Hotel in London.