Michael Monks has been named general manager for Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur to oversee the overall operations and business growth at the 650-room hotel.
A Kenyan-born British national with over 35 years of hospitality industry experience, Monks joins Sunway from his previous position as general manager of the Crowne Plaza Xi’an in China.
Prior to that, he was general manager in Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort & Spa, Shangri-La’s Golden Flower Hotel Xi’an, Shangri-La Hangzhou and Traders Hotel Manila, Philippines.
He also has experience as lead consultant in environmental, eco-hotel and tourism projects in Guyana, Seychelles and the Maldives.
