IMPERIAL Hotel has appointed Tetsuya Kobayashi as chairman and Hideya Sadayasu as president, effective April 1.
Kobayashi first joined Imperial in 1969 and rose through the ranks of the hotel. He was last appointed president of Imperial Hotel and general manager of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo in 2004.
Likewise, Sadayasu rose through the ranks of Imperial Hotel, having joined the company in 1984. He brings over 29 years of experience to his new role as president, having received multi-operational training in numerous departments of the hotel.
He was made general manager of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo in 2009, a role he will retain concurrently with his new appointment as president of Imperial Hotel.
