Mueller Names Shanghai Team
SHANGHAI, January 16, 2006. Thomas Mueller, the General Manager of the soon-to-be opened Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong has identified his pre-opening team.
The following Executives have been appointed:
- Benjamin Ye, Director of Rooms
A native Shanghainese-born and -educated Hotelier, Benjamin was promoted to his present position from the Sheraton Ningbo Hotel, where he held the Director of Rooms position in the Opening team. Before that, he was the Director of Rooms at the St. Regis Shanghai. Benjamin has vast 5-star experience in all aspects of Rooms Division from previous positions at the Ritz Carlton, Portman Shangri La and Hua Ting Sheraton in Shanghai and the Shangri La Hotel in Shenzhen. Benjamin is married.
- Francis Xu, Director of Human Resources
He joined the Four Points pre-opening team after holding the same position in the Sheraton Ningbo Hotel and before that in the award-winning Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers. Previously he also worked as Executive Assistant to the General Manager in Suzhou. During his tenure at the Sheraton Suzhou the hotel won the "Hotel of the Year"- Award for Asia-Pacific and "Best GOP Performance in 2002 and again in 2004. Before joining the Sheraton Suzhou, Francis was the Administration Executive at the Suzhou Wugong Hotel Company and Production Coordinator at the Shenzhen Jade Animation Production Company. Francis is the holder of a Bachelor Degree in English Language & Literature from prestigious Qindao University, and a MBA in Business Administration of the Webster University Shanghai.
- Samson Zhang - Director of Sales and Marketing
He joined the Four Points pre-opening team after holding the same position in the Sheraton Ningbo Hotel and before that in the award-winning Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers. Previously he also worked as the Revenue Manager and Six Sigma Green Belt in Suzhou. During his tenure at the Sheraton Suzhou the hotel won the "Hotel of the Year"- Award for Asia-Pacific, and "Best GOP Performance" in 2002 and again in 2004. Samson is the holder of a Bachelor Degree in Management from prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai. With 320 Rooms and Suites and an exiting array of Food and Beverage outlets, the Four Points by Sheraton is presently converted from the Grand You You Hotel, the first 4-star hotel in Pudong.
The hotel is part of the You You International Plaza Complex, the newest multi-purpose development in the heart of fast-growing Pudong, right next to the Nanpu Bridge and closest to the World Expo site.
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