Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has appointed Timothy Wright, as Vice President and General Manager and Chris McFall, as Director of Sales and Marketing, for Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo due to open in the second half of this year.
The hotel will be the second property in Sri Lanka for the Asian hospitality group, joining Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa, which opened in June last year.
Wright brings with him over thirty years’ experience in the hospitality industry, including senior management positions within Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
Wright will be responsible for the management of the 500-room property and 41 serviced apartments, and oversee all the operations within the hotel. His remit also includes overlooking the operations of its sister property, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa as well as Shangri-La’s two properties in India.
His most recent assignments include General Manager positions for Traders Hotel Singapore (now Hotel Jen); Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, New Delhi; Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu; Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok; Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu, and Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong. A team of experienced leaders will support Wright in his mission, including Director of Sales and Marketing, Chris McFall.
With over 20 years’ experience in the hospitality trade in the UAE., UK., Switzerland, US, Thailand and South Africa, British-born Chris McFall brings a wealth of knowledge to the hotel.
His most recent role was with Jumeirah Group, as Director of Sales and Marketing for Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai.
Before that, McFall was the Group Director of Sales and Marketing for Abjar Hotels International.