S Hotels and Resorts has appointed Bart Callens as the new cluster general manager of SAii Phi Phi Island Village and SAii Laguna Phuket, two five-star resorts in southern Thailand.
Callens has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, with a career spanning four continents – Europe, North America, Africa and Asia – and roles with some of the world’s leading hotel brands. He is also an F&B expert, having led the culinary teams in many major hotels and resorts around the globe, and even a year on a Cunard cruise liner.
He has held leadership roles in South-east Asia for more than a decade.