Hong Kong, 3 September 2009 – Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Jonas Schuermann as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong effective 1 September 2009

Mr Schuermann is a veteran hotelier with over 25 years of hospitality industry experience worldwide. His career includes more than 15 years in senior management positions in Mandarin Oriental properties.

For the past five years, Mr Schuermann has been General Manager of the award-winning Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, which he and his team have successfully positioned as the best hotel in the city. Prior to this, Mr Schuermann was General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau. He was also part of the management team at the Group’s flagship property in Thailand, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.

Mr Schuermann’s other career highlights include hotel management positions with The Peninsula in Hong Kong and The Palace Hotel in Beijing.

A Swiss national, Mr Schuermann graduated from Hotel Management School, Belvoirpark, Zurich, Switzerland and speaks four languages: English, German, French and Italian.

“On behalf of my colleagues at Mandarin Oriental, we are delighted to welcome Jonas Schuermann back to Hong Kong to take up his new responsibility as General Manager of the Group’s flagship property. I have no doubt that Jonas has exactly the right character and experience for this important role and will build on the property’s legendary reputation as one of the world’s finest hotels. ” said Andrew Hirst, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Operations Director, Asia.