Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya has announced the appointment of Simon Soo as its new resident manager.
Simon brings his extensive experience in hotel operations to Surabaya after exploring the Asian continent, including such cities as Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Dubai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Manila, Ningbo and, lastly, Fuzhou.
Prior to his assignment in Surabaya, he was with Shangri-La Fuzhou, China for two years.
Simon, a Malaysian-born Chinese, has been with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts since 1989, when he started as a front office manager at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Throughout his career with the group, he has been involved in several hotel opening projects and has successfully delivered every time.
A Malaysian who speaks fluent English, Malay and Mandarin with Cantonese and Fujian dialects, Simon enjoys travelling and sports on his leisure time.
He looks forward to implementing the knowledge he has gained from his vast experience in hotel operations at Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya to improve its services for the guests.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages nearly 90 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 37,000. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Qatar and Sri Lanka
