Released on: April 16, 2008, 7:09 pm

Press Release Author: Ms. Karen Tukalan-Pinn / Shangri-La\'s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

Industry:

Press Release Summary: Mr. Matthias Roeke, the general manager of Shangri-La's
Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu is pleased to announce the appointment of
Ms. Suzaini Ghani as director of marketing.

Press Release Body: Suzaini, a seasoned professional of the hospitality industry
with more than 19 years of sales and marketing experience, is responsible for the
development and implementation of a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy to
maximise market share, revenue, sales activities and occupancy growth while
upholding the organization's mission. In her new capacity as the director of
marketing, Suzaini leads the sales and marketing division, which includes events
management, sales, reservations, marketing services, revenue management,
communications and the Shangri-La Club membership programme.

Suzaini first joined Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu in 1989
as a management trainee and subsequently moved up to sales coordinator in the sales
department. In January 1993, she accepted the challenge of sales manager and later
held the position in Kuala Lumpur's sales office for approximately two years.
From May 1996 to September 2005, Suzaini held prominent positions in numerous
international five-star hotels and resorts before rejoining Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru
Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu in November 2005 as director of sales.


Web Site: http://www.shangri-la.com/tanjungaru

Contact Details: No. 20 Jalan Aru,
Tanjung aru,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: (60 88) 327888
Fax: (60 88) 327878
E-mail: karen.tukalan@shangri-la.com