Senior Management Changes at Mandarin Oriental

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has made the following senior management changes:

Andrew Hirst, Operations Director – Asia is to retire on 31 July 2013. During his 25 years with the group, Mr Hirst has held Manager or General Manager positions in Manila, Macau, Singapore and Hong Kong. In 2006 he was promoted to his current position of Operations Director – Asia and has been instrumental in driving the successful performance of the group’s Asian portfolio during a time of significant growth and economic turbulence.

Richard Baker will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Operations Director – Asia and will move to Hong Kong in July 2013. Mr Baker joined the group in 2006 and took up his current role of Executive Vice President, Operations Director – The Americas in 2008 where he oversaw the successful launches of Mandarin Oriental hotels in Boston, Las Vegas and Atlanta.

Jan Goessing, currently Area Vice President & General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, New York, will replace Mr Baker as Executive Vice President, Operations Director – The Americas and will be based in the group’s New York office. Mr Goessing joined the group in 1994 as Hotel Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and has subsequently been General Manager of four properties, including Washington, Bangkok and New York.

Susanne Hatje will replace Mr Goessing as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, New York. Ms Hatje joined MOHG in 2000 and has held General Manager roles in a number of locations, successfully launching Mandarin Oriental, Boston as well as The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Since April 2012, Ms Hatje has held the position of Group Director of Residences, where she has been responsible for the global operations of all Residences at Mandarin Oriental in operation and under development.

In other developments within the group’s senior management, Christoph Mares will add the Indian sub-continent to his regional responsibilities, becoming Executive Vice President, Operations Director – EMEA and India.

Meanwhile, the group also announced the appointment of Bart Stone as Group Director of Residences replacing Susanne Hatje who moves to Mandarin Oriental, New York as General Manager. Mr Stone is currently the Group’s Vice President & Legal Counsel, The Americas. He is based in New York.

Wendy Hansen, currently Legal Counsel, The Americas has been promoted to the position of Vice President & Legal Counsel for The Americas, and will remain in Atlanta. Prior to joining the group in 2008, Ms Hansen was an Associate in the real estate department of the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco.