Sammy Carolus, newly-appointed general manager of the Grand Hyatt Taipei
HOSPITALITY veteran Sammy Carolus has been appointed general manager of the Grand Hyatt Taipei, which last April celebrated its 25th anniversary with a relaunch party after a complete renovation of all 853 rooms and suites.
In his new role, Carolus will lead the property and all its 1,000 staff, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and management of hotels in Asia.
He started as a sales executive with Hyatt Bali in his home country of Indonesia in 1992 and later served in business development roles at Grand Hyatt Bali.
In 2003, he became director of marketing for Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. A year later, he was transferred to Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, where he helped launch several initiatives in the region, including the first residential-style event facility in the Asia-Pacific region and Bangkok’s first residential spa. He was then promoted to executive assistant manager of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok in 2009.
Carolus took on his first general manager role in 2010, when he was selected to lead Thailand’s Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, where he was most recently.
