ANANTARA Hotels, Resorts & Spas has appointed Giles Selves as general manager at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Resort and Lutz Mueller as general manager at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort.
Born in the UK, Selves joins Anantara after 19 years with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, most recently as general manager at Keraton at the Plaza, A Luxury Collection Hotel & Residences in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He first came to Asia in early 2011 as hotel manager at St Regis Bangkok, owned by Minor Hotel Group, Anantara’s parent company, before moving to an Indonesian property as general manager in 2012.
German national Mueller spent 22 years with Marriott International in Germany, India, Thailand and China, before joining Anantara as general manager at Wanda Vista Resort Xishuangbanna in southern China, which was his most recent position
In 2007, Mueller was promoted to his first general manager position at The Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Kamala Beach in Thailand. This was followed by several more general manager positions at the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa and Wanda Realm Nanjing in China.
