Two Senior Appointments at Ascott

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(14/11/23)
 Ascott has appointed David Cumming as Regional General Manager for Vietnam,
Cambodia and Myanmar, and Kanit Sangmookda as Country
General Manager for Thailand and Laos.

David Cumming

A British national, David joins Ascott
with over two decades of global hospitality industry experience
across the United Kingdom, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and
most recently Thailand.

He has held leadership roles with Onyx
Hospitality, IHG and Accor, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Hotel, Catering and Institutional Administration from the Robert
Gordon University in the United Kingdom.

As RGM, David will
oversee a portfolio of over 40 properties, with more than half
of those slated to open in the next three years.

“Southeast Asia holds one of Ascott’s
largest footprint spanning more than 65,000 units across almost 90
cities and growing,” said Wong Kar Ling, Managing Director,
Southeast Asia and Head of Strategy & Global Operations, Ascott. “Our Regional and Country General Managers play
integral roles in leading our network of operationally-ready teams
that go deep in-market across geographies. Both David and Kanit
bring with them extensive experience with global hotel chains
which will further strengthen our capability to grow Ascott’s
portfolio of flex-hybrid properties to further us on our continued
journey as a global hospitality company.”

As
Country General Manager for Ascott Thailand and Laos, Khun Kanit will
manage a portfolio of more than 30 properties with over a third
slated to open during the next three years.

A hospitality
professional with over two decades of experience in Malaysia,
Indonesia and Thailand, Khun Kanit has strong operational
and commercial experience from the past management of large hotel
portfolios under chains such as Marriott
International, Minor Hotels and the former Starwood Hotels &
Resorts.

A Thai national, Khun Kanit holds a Master’s
Degree in International Business Management majoring in Management
and Economics from Wollongong University in Australia.

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