Far East Organization (FEO) announced the appointment of Mr Arthur Kiong, 45, as Director of Hotel Operations.
Mr Kiong will head the newly created Hotel Division within Far East Organization to oversee the operations of the five hotels under the organisation, namely Albert Court Hotel, Changi Village Hotel, The Elizabeth Hotel, Golden Landmark Hotel, and Orchard Parade Hotel. Mr Kiong will also hold a concurrent appointment as Director of Hotel Operations in Orchard Parade Holdings Limited, which owns Albert Court Hotel and Orchard Parade Hotel.
Mr Kiong's appointments will take effect on 1 August 2005.
In his new role, Mr Kiong will provide leadership to the Hotel Division asit gears up to achieve a new level of operational and business excellence.
He will leverage on successful change initiatives implemented in the last it gears up to achieve a new level of operational and business excellence. He will leverage on successful change initiatives implemented in the last few years to further improve the financial performance of Far East Organization's hotel portfolio. These efforts include the outsourcing programme as well as centralisation of housekeeping and engineering services to achieve greater efficiency, consistency and optimisation of organisational resources. In the last few years, Far East Organization has also made substantial investments to upgrade and expand its hotel properties including the Changi Village Hotel, Albert Court Hotel and Golden Landmark Hotel.
Mr Kiong will augment the sales and marketing capability and branding of Far East Organization Hotels to position the business strongly for the exciting emerging opportunities in Singapore's hospitality and tourism industry.
A Singaporean, Mr Kiong is a veteran in the hotel industry having spent the last 20 years focusing on hotel operations and sales and marketing for various hotels in Asia and the USA. Mr Kiong joins Far East Organization from The Peninsula Hotels, where he is Vice President, Marketing. The Peninsula Hotels is the hotel operation of the Hong Kong listed The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, a pioneer world-class hotel group in Asia. Mr Kiong has also worked with The Ritz Carlton, New York and Singapore, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, Hyatt International and Westin Hotels.
Far East Organization together with its Hong Kong-based sister company Sino Group is a substantial owner of hotels in both Singapore and Hong Kong. Its collection of 10 hotels ranges from three-star to five-star, with a total inventory of 4,450 rooms. The flagship is The Fullerton Singapore.
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