HOT | Team
NEW CAPTAINS ON DECK AT ALILA
Pre-opening GMs for properties opening in 2014
Ankur Rastogi_
Regional Sales
Director India
Demeiter Vaubell_
DOSM_Alila Jabal
Akhdar
Jork Bosselaar_GM_
Alila Jabal Akhdar
Marco Groten_GM_
Alila Villas Uluwatu
Andrew Tan_GM_
Alila Jakarta
Alila Hotels and Resorts have
announced a series of appointments
at Alila properties across the group.
Five new General Managers have
been named alongside three Director
of Sales positions.
Taufik Rachman_
Regional Sales
Director Indonesia
Vijai Singh_GM_Alila
Fort Bishangarh
Vijai Singh has come on
board at the historic Alila Fort
Bishangarh as pre-opening
General Manager. The property, due to open Q2 2014, was
previously a fortress lovingly
restored and transformed into
a luxury resort. Coming in from
LUX* Maldives, Singh has held
a number of management roles
in luxury hotels and resorts
including Taj Hotels, One and
Only Resorts, The Westin and
The Rania Experience.
Jork Bosselaar has been
appointed as pre-opening
General Manager at Alila
Jabal Akhdar, Oman. Already
an established member of the
Alila family, Bosselaar first
joined Alila Hotels and Resorts
in 2006 as General Manager
of Alila Manggis before moving to Alila Ubud in 2008.
With a fantastic track record,
Bosselaar is the perfect choice
to introduce the Alila brand
into the Middle East when the
resort opens in early 2014.
Andrew Tan has joined Alila
as General Manager at Alila
Jakarta. Having worked in
Indonesia for eight years, Tan
has considerable hospitality
experience in Indonesia and
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has also lived, worked and
studied in Malaysia, USA,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai,
Miami, San Francisco and
Taiwan.
Marco Groten will move to
Alila Villas Uluwatu as General
Manager in August. Groten
first joined Alila in February
2009 as the opening General
Manager for Alila Villas Soori.
During his time at Soori,
Groten successfully introduced the West Bali Journeys
and established the property
as one of Bali’s premier resorts.
In his new role he will continue
to build on the strong foundations the current team has put
in place at Alila Villas Uluwatu.
Further to the property management team, Demeiter
Vaubell, has joined the preopening team at Alila Jabal
Akhdar as Director of Sales &
Marketing. Meanwhile, Taufik
Rachman, Regional Director of
Sales, oversees cluster sales &
marketing operations for Alila
resorts in Indonesia and Ankur
Rastogi, Regional Director of
Sales will manage sales and
marketing operations for Alila
properties in India.
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