Two Senior Appointments at Mandarin Oriental

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(17/05/23)
 Mandarin Oriental has appointed Amanda
Hyndman as Chief People Officer and Francesco Cefalú as Chief
Development Officer.

With a career that spans over 30 years in the
luxury hospitality industry, Amanda Hyndman joined Mandarin Oriental in
2007 and has held several senior management
roles in the UK, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Washington DC.

Her
impressive contribution to the success of the group led to her
appointment as Group Director of Quality & Rooms in 2020.

In her
new role as Chief People Officer, Amanda will oversee the
development of Human Resources strategies that support the growth
of the brand and colleague career development.

“I am delighted to announce Amanda and Francesco’s
promotions to their new roles,” said James Riley, Group Chief
Executive. “Both have made outstanding contributions to the
success of the group and I am confident that they will continue to
lead their teams with passion and dedication, helping us achieve
our ambitious growth plans for the future.”

Francesco Cefalú joined the company in 2016 as Regional Development
Director for EMEA.

With Mandarin Oriental he has thus far led the development strategy in EMEA,
resulting in several successful agreements, including Lake Como,
Muscat, Kuwait, Zurich, Tel Aviv, Vienna and Cortina.

In his new
role as Chief Development Officer, Francesco will be responsible
for overseeing the development of the Group’s pipeline of hotels
and residences worldwide.

The two appointments
reflect the company’s commitment to promoting and nurturing talent
from within its ranks.

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