Auberge Resorts Collection Principal and Chief Operating Officer, Eric Calderon has announced the appointment of Mark Stanford to the role of General Manager at Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji, effective immediately.
An Australian national, Mark needs little introduction to the international hospitality industry, with his career spanning 25 years specialising in resort and operations management with a passion for luxury and alpine resorts. His experience includes key roles in the start-up of six international resorts, including three in the role of General Manager.
Prior to his Fiji appointment, Stanford served as pre-opening General Manager at the Royal Purnama in Bali overseeing construction and design as well as recruitment and service training of all staff. Under his leadership, the resort was nominated for the 2015 World Luxury Hotel Awards and the 2015 Luxury Travel Guide Awards.
Mark Stanford’s Bali experience also includes to a stint at the C151 Luxury Villa Resorts where he oversaw operation of two separate resorts.
His international experience also extends to operations and senior management roles in several alpine resorts in Australia and Japan, boutique luxury resorts in the Maldives and the Six Senses Zighy Bay in the Sultanate of Oman.
