Per AQUUM Names Nigel Pace as GM of NIYAMA Maldives
Maldives - February 5, 2013 - Per AQUUM has appointed experienced hotelier Nigel Pace as General Manager of NIYAMA Maldives. Nigel will be joining the resort on 1st February 2013.
Nigel has over 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry with his last position General Manager of the world renowned Singita Safari Collection in the Kruger National Park. Prior to this Nigel was General Manager at the award winning Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town where he was recognized by the Luxury Travel Advisor's Awards of Excellence in 2011 as 'Top General Manager of a Luxury Hotel/Resort Worldwide'.
Per AQUUM Retreats • Resorts • Residences CEO, Neil Palmer comments, “Nigel is a seasoned and highly respected General Manager who brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise in the 5 star premium luxury field. We are very much looking forward to having Nigel on our award winning team.”
On completion of his contract, NIYAMA's opening General Manager Brian Gardiner has returned to South Africa to join his wife and children. Brian continues to be an ambassador for Per AQUUM.
Per AQUUM Retreats • Resorts • Residences is a specialist management and development company that offers a different kind of company ethos: one that is passionate, visionary, imaginative and naturally modern. The architecture and design of each project is inspired by the individual beauty of the property's host culture, while development is based on principles of realism, sustainability and responsibility. Renowned for creating bold, imaginative spaces and signature attention to detail the Per AQUUM name has built significant brand value within the top echelons of the travel industry. The current portfolio includes Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives, Desert Palm in Dubai, NIYAMA Maldives, Nurai Island (opening 2013). Per AQUUM is in a further strategic expansion phase, with new properties under development or negotiation in Europe, South East Asia, the Middle East and the South Pacific.
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