Oakwood Appoints Lina Abdullah as Regional General Manager

Oakwood has appointed Lina Abdullah as Regional General Manager, adding to her current role as General Manager of Oakwood Hotel & Residence Sri Racha in Chonburi, Thailand.

Lina began her hospitality career with an eight-year tenure at Marriott properties in Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

While in the United Kingdom, she joined Thistle City Barbican in London as Hotel Manager before being promoted to Acting General Manager.

Lina accepted her first General Manager role at Holiday Inn Northampton West in England before venturing to the Middle East to open the Holiday Villa in Bahrain in the same capacity.

Prior to Oakwood, Lina worked at Onyx Hospitality Group where she was the General Manager responsible for opening the Amari Dhaka in Bangladesh in 2014.

Lina began her Oakwood journey in March 2015. Tasked to manage the former Oakwood Residence Garden Towers Bangna, Bangkok, her remit included the Bangna Convention Center and Food Camp by Oakwood. Lina went on to open Oakwood Hotel & Residence Sri Racha in 2017.

“With our target of achieving over 100 operating Oakwood properties within the next three years, we are committed to nurturing internal talents who personify our brand of hospitality excellence,” said Paul Stocker, Vice President Operations of Oakwood Asia Pacific. “Over the past five years, Lina has achieved remarkable success both on the professional and personal front. We have no doubt that she will continue to deliver exceptional results for Oakwood and our business partners in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.”

In her dual capacity, Lina will oversee a cluster of six operating properties in Thailand as well as pre-opening projects in Cambodia and Myanmar while maintaining the growth of Oakwood’s portfolio in these countries.

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