Mark Simmons joins Delivering Asia

Mark Simmons is joining Joe Cauchi at Delivering Asia in Hong Kong as Vice President - Business Development.

Simmons will be responsible for developing all Sales and Marketing activities of Delivering Asia. His role entails strategic planning, as well as the formulation and implementation of Sales and Marketing strategies for clients. Apart from overseeing the Group's two brand new divisions, "Hospitality Sales and Marketing Outsourcing/Solutions" and "Hospitality Sales & Marketing Executive Resources", other key areas of focus include developing the South East Asia market, as well as increasing the Group's revenue growth.

Delivering Asia has successfully established itself as one of Asia's leading hospitality Sales & Marketing groups with current clients including Six Senses Hotels & Resorts, Sanctuary Resorts, Orient-Express Trains & Cruises, Hotel Littre' Paris, Uma Ubud, Bali and Bali Pavilions.

Mr. Simmons has over 16 years of senior hospitality industry experience in the areas of sales and marketing in Asia. Having worked in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Middle East, Mr. Simmons' international outlook and knowledge of diverse cultures will be an asset in his role.

Mr. Simmons began his career in the hospitality industry with Radisson Hotels in Australia in 1987. He moved to Asia and joined Century International Hotels in 1991 and held senior property based Sales and Marketing roles until 1997 in Hong Kong and Bangkok as well as pre-opening assignments in Indonesia and Vietnam. At the end of 1997, he joined the globally award winning, Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai as Director of Sales and Marketing. In 1999 he re-joined Century International Hotels as Vice-President Marketing & Sales based in Hong Kong and in 2001 was responsible for the Sales & Marketing integration of the Century Group into Accor Hotels following the acquisition of Century by Accor. He was subsequently appointed Director of Sales - Asia for Accor in October, 2001 responsible for the groups Regional Sales Offices and Hotel Sales strategies, an area that stretched from Japan to Indonesia. His last position was Hotel Manager at The Landmark Bangkok.

Delivering Asia managing director Joe Cauchi says "it is rare an individual of Mark's caliber steps outside the traditional corporate role and wants to put his years of experience to greater use. We are thrilled to have him onboard and as word of his engagement spreads I am sure clients will feel the same way".