9 May 2003KUALA LUMPUR -
After more than one and a half years with
the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur and
having oversee the completion of the
hotel's re-imaging programme, Michael
Cottan leaves Malaysia today to take up
his new posting as general manager for
Shangri-La Sydney, Australia.
The Shangri-La Sydney is the newest
property in the Shangri-La group
portfolio, and Cottan will be responsible
for its overall operations and financial
results.
Riley, the new general manager for
Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur, brings
with him more than 21 years' experience
in the hospitality industry. He has held
various portfolios with international
hotels in Hawaii, Japan, Australia,
Singapore, China and Mauritius. He joined
the Shangri-La group in 1996 as hotel
manager of the Portman Shangri-La Hotel.
Riley was most immediately the general
manager of Makati Shangri-La and area
manager-Philippines, overseeing the
operations and financial results of the
Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort, Cebu;
Edsa Shangri-La, Manila; Makati Shangri-
La; and Traders Hotel, Manila.