Herman Kemp Appointed GM of Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh

The Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh has appointed Herman Kemp as General Manager.

A Dutch national with extensive experience in Southeast Asia, Herman will oversee the pre-opening of the 247-room property, which will become the first Hyatt Regency hotel in Cambodia when it opens its doors in the first quarter of 2021.

Herman brings more than 20 years of hospitality experience to the Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh. He has worked in Netherlands, Indonesia and Cambodia, most recently as General Manager of Park Hyatt Siem Reap from 2016 to 2019.

“Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh is without doubt one of the most exciting new projects I’ve been involved in,” said Herman who joined Hyatt in 2016. “I look forward to building our team and hotel from the ground up and to welcoming guests to this amazing city next year.”

Growing up in Jakarta, hospitality was in Herman’s blood. His father was F&B Director at Sanur Beach Hotel Bali, one of the first five-star hotels Bali, and Herman’s first job was as a waiter in his father’s Dutch restaurant ‘Memories’ in the Indonesian capital. His mother, meanwhile, taught English at a hospitality school in Jakarta.

Herman commenced his hospitality career as a Marine Hotel Operations Controller with the Seattle-based cruise company Holland America Line. Over the next 12 years, he rose through various F&B and management roles at Le Meridien, Sofitel and Carlton hotels, all in The Hague. In 2012, Herman was appointed General Manager of Aryaduta Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia before moving in the same role to The Edge Bali in 2014.

Herman is a graduate of Hotel School The Hague in Netherlands, where he majored in International Hospitality Management and Hotel Administration. He speaks four languages including English, Dutch, Indonesian and French.

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