Marcus Hanna joins La Vie after almost two decades with Accor hotels, most recently as Vice President Operations Pacific, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems. He has worked in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane, as well as in London, Malta, San Francisco and Singapore, where he was Managing Director for Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford.
His career started at Sydney’s pioneering luxury hotel, The Regent, while he was completing a Hospitality Management course and also pursuing a sporting career in rowing, winning the Australian Champion title many times over and being selected to represent the country on four occasions, twice at the World Championships.
In 1995, Marcus joined InterContinental Sydney before venturing abroad to InterContinental London, Malta, and San Francisco. He returned to Australia almost a decade later and resumed his Australian hospitality career at Sofitel Melbourne. He has opened and operated many award-winning hotels and worked as Project Manager for Sofitel on the opening of the Qantas First Class Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne.
Hanna joins La Vie Hotels and Resorts at a time of major expansion for the group. Created and led by entrepreneur Jerry Xu, over the past year La Vie has grown its lifestyle portfolio with the addition of Adge Hotel and Residences, introduced NOOE Hotels and Restaurants with a flagship resort in the Maldives, and built up its senior leadership team in Sydney and Bangkok, which Hanna will now lead.
La Vie will soon open its first hotel in Laos, the Radisson Red in Vientiane, and will soon unveil the refurbishment of Hobart’s heritage hotel, The Islington.
La Vie’s CEO, Jerry Xu, said that Hanna’s exceptional experience working with owners, operational excellence in hotels, and recognised leadership talent made him the ideal candidate to drive the group’s future progress.
“We work across multiple platforms – franchise, white label, and our own brands – with our success based on our ability to add value to owners and partners,” said Mr Xu.
“We are committed to delivering performance and operational excellence, and Marcus has a proven record of bringing the best out of hotels under his management.
“We are aiming to add some 20 additional hotels for the group over the next 18 months, and Marcus will play a key role in onboarding and integrating these hotels into our network.”
Marcus Hanna said he was excited about working for a company with such a rich vision for its future direction and its ability to deliver maximum value for owners and partners.
“Jerry Xu is a pioneer in the Asia Pacific hotel industry and I’m looking forward to contributing to the company’s expansion,” said Mr Hanna.
“I have extensive international experience across the Asia Pacific region with luxury, upscale, and boutique properties, building exceptional teams and driving superior returns for owners have been core pillars in the way I operate.
“Asia Pacific is gearing up to return fully to 2019 levels of travel, with leisure, business and conference travel all being boosted thanks to increased air capacity. Connecting the regions and maximising the revenue opportunities for our hotels will help keep La Vie at the forefront of the industry.”
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About La Vie Hotels & Resorts
La Vie Hotels and Resorts is an owner centric independent hotel management company that offers a tailor-made, cohesive and strategic approach in response to our clients’ real estate objectives within the hospitality sphere. We are the region’s leader in third party hotel management partnering with major international hotel brands. The portfolio represents a collection of diverse properties from hotels in bustling downtown cities, resorts in popular tourism destinations and boutique hotels in sought after locations. The group currently operates hotels and resorts across Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Greater China, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam including many more under development, with offices in Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai.
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Cynthia Dammerer PR@laviehotels.com
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About La Vie Hotels & Resorts
La Vie Hotels and Resorts is an owner centric independent hotel management company that offers a tailor-made, cohesive and strategic approach in response to our clients’ real estate objectives within Hospitality. We are the region’s leader in third party hotel management partnering with major international hotel brands. The portfolio represents a collection of diverse properties from hotels in bustling downtown cities, resorts in popular tourism destinations and boutique hotels in sought after locations. The group currently operates hotels and resorts across Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Greater China, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam including those underdevelopment.