Lawrence comes with 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has extensive experience in human resource development and management at both a strategic and global level

Armed with a BSc degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, Belton has previously interned with several hospitality companies including Union Square Hospitality Group, The Ambrose Hotel in Santa Monica California and MGM Mirage in Las Vegas

Idenburg joined Suntec Singapore in 2005 as its senior director of business operations. His contributions earned him the position of chief operating officer (COO) in early 2007 with enhanced responsibilities. His tenure at Suntec Singapore also saw him helming landmark projects such as the building enhancement and the complex Suntec Singapore venue operations for the recent IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in 2006

As part of his new role, Durfort will be responsible for promoting and delivering Amadeus distribution products and services to hotels around the world, and working with travel agencies to boost Amadeus hotel bookings.

Prior to this appointment, Durfort held a variety of sales and marketing positions at American Express, the last being that of director - multinational sales

Richard Baker will be appointed executive vice president - northern region, and will be responsible for the group's hotels in the Northeast, the West Coast and the Midwest United States. Richard joined the group in May 2006 as general manager - corporate, and has been responsible for providing operational input to the group's hotels under development in The Americas.

Jorge Gonzalez will be appointed executive vice president - southern region, which covers the hotels on the Southeast Coast of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Jorge will also maintain his position as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Miami, which he has held since joining the group in July 1999. He previously held senior management roles at Loews Hotels, Ritz Carlton and Hyatt.

Mandarin Oriental has also announced the appointment of Rudy Tauscher as area vice president - New York, Boston and Chicago. In his new role Rudy will oversee operations at each hotel under development in Boston and Chicago and will continue in his existing role as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, New York.

Terry Stinson, who joined the group in April 1998 as development director, will assume the title of development director and president - The Americas. Terry will continue to oversee the group's global development and technical services departments and will work closely with the Group's external partners on the continued development and execution of new Mandarin Oriental projects around the world. In his enhanced role, Terry will be the group's most senior representative in The Americas, providing strategic advice to the region's leadership team

Prior to this appointment, Coleman served as vice president - Market Strategy for the InterContinental Hotels group, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and before that he was with Accor. Kevin holds a BBA in marketing from Texas A&M University in the USA

Martin, a Canadian national has been working in key positions for several leading hotel chains for years. Before joining Astudo Hotel & Resort Management, he worked at Rome Marriott Park Hotel, Hilton International Hotel Canada, Four Seasons Hotel Milan and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Philippines

Grassmann has almost 20 years of professional experience in various international postings. Prior to his arrival in Manila, Grassmann served at notable Dusit properties in Thailand: The Dusit Thani, Bangkok and The Dusit Laguna Resort, Phuket. He has also held posts at an InterContinental property in the Middle East, a Sheraton property in Mexico, the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt, Germany and the world-renowned Savoy Hotel in London, England

With more than 20 years experience in the hotel industry, Cadman, an Australian national, has worked for well-known international hotel chains including Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton and Accor in the USA, Australia and Jamaica. In his new capacity, Miles-Cadman will be responsible for overall rooms operation of the hotel.

A British national, McHendry has more than 10 years experience in front office operations and sales. McHendry joined the Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong in 2004 as assistant front office manager, then was promoted to front office manager and later, director of sales - corporate.

Graduated from the prestigious Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Ms Mabel Chan has more than 14 years experience in marketing, communications and public relations. Chan has worked for a number of hotels in Hong Kong, namely, Regal Kowloon Hotel, The Kowloon Hotel, The Langham Hong Kong and Regal Airport Hotel