Rutger E. L. Verschuren appointed Corporate Director of Operations Dusit Hotels & Resorts

Mr. Khampi Suwanarat, Chief Operating Officer of Dusit Hotels & Resorts, announced the appointment of Mr. Rutger E. L. Verschuren as Corporate Director of Operations of Dusit Hotels & Resorts, to support the daily hotel operations of the total 21 Dusit and Royal Princess hotels and resorts in the Dusit Group, as well as representing the group's interests in new overseas ventures such as most recently the takeover of Dusit Inya Lake Resort in Yangon Myanmar.

Immediately prior to his present Dusit key executive position, Mr. Verschuren held previous posts as General Manager of Holiday Inn Manila, Philippines in 2000-2001, and GM in charge of the opening of Holiday Inn Resort Benoa, Bali, Indonesia, in January 2000 on behalf of Six Continents Hotels, for which he also worked as GM of Holiday Inn Resort Balihai, Bali in 1998-1999. He also worked previously in Thailand as GM of Thavorn Palm Beach and Thavorn Beach Village resorts in Phuket in 1990-1997.

He began his early training and management posts for the Steigenberger group in his native country, The Netherlands. Other experiences include management training at The Oriental, Bangkok (1985), and the position of Director of F&B for The Montien, Thailand (1988-90).

He holds a Certified Hotel Administrator (C.H.A.) degree from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association, and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University for Hotel Management, The Hague, The Netherlands. Among the honors he has received were those of President of Hotel & Restaurant Association of the Philippines and Vice President and Founding Member of the Federation of Tourism Industries of the Philippines, both in the same year, 2001. He was also Vice President of the Thai Hotel Association Southern Chapter (1994-97). He is married and has one son.