Puri Returns to Singapore
SINGAPORE, December 23, 2005. Dinky Puri has taken a role with Millennium & Copthorne which includes management responsibilty for the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore.
Dinky returns to Singapore from London, United Kingdom, where he was President of Millennium Hotels Europe. "An experienced hotelier, Dinky has returned to Singapore at a time when the industry is looking at increasing yield and return. I am confident that in his new role as General Manager of GCW, he will be able to propel the hotel and its Waterfront Conference Centre to greater heights and profitability," said Mr Vincent Yeo, President of Millennium & Copthorne International Limited.
A Singaporean, Dinky is a veteran hotelier with over 31 years of hotel industry experience. His extensive experience and distinguished career span over four continents, including countries such as the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Germany, France, Barbados and Kenya. He has worked with several international deluxe hotel chains such as Steigenberger Hotels, Oberoi Hotels and the InterContinental Hotels Group.
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