Christian Humbert Appointed GM of Le Méridien Bangkok

Christian Humbert has been appointed as General Manager of  the 282-room Le Méridien Bangkok.

A creative hotelier with more than 18 years experience in the industry, Christian is skilled at bringing new five-star hotels online and steering them to profitability.

For the past seven years he was heavily involved in the opening of three Starwood hotels, most recently, the W Bangkok. Prior to the W, Christian was part of the opening of W Retreat – Koh Samui and the St. Regis Bali Resor.

His first assignment in Asia was at The St. Regis Beijing, and prior to his Asian experiences he held several sales and marketing positions in Germany, such as Cluster Director of Sales for three Starwood hotels in Frankfurt.

“I am thrilled to join an outstanding team at Le Méridien Bangkok and ensure that we continue to deliver exceptional brand encounters for our guests,” said Christian. “More and more what our guests want are experiences over goods. Therefore, our focus besides exceptional services is also to “Unlock Bangkok” in connecting our guests with the destination through local culinary highlights, partnerships with art galleries and more.”