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People On The MoveMarc Groh brings over 25 years in the global luxury hospitality industry into the five-star wellness sanctuary in Malaysia's Ipoh.

A new GM checks into The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat

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Apr 14, 2022

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Marc Groh is now the new general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Ipoh.

Marc Groh is now the new general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Ipoh.

Sunway Hotels & Resorts has appointed Marc Groh as the new General Manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Ipoh, the state capital of Perak in Malaysia.

A German national and a graduate of the Hotel Management School in Heidelberg, Marc Groh brings with him over 25 years in the global luxury hospitality industry.

With a career spanning several countries, he has overseen the Akaryn Hotel Group’s boutique hotels in Hua Hin and Koh Samui, Karma Group’s mountain resort in Bavaria, and most recently served as group development manager of Hotel Management Asia, which owns two luxury villa properties in southern Thailand.

Nestled in a 9.2-hectare valley surrounded by lush jungle, soaring peaks and hidden caves, The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat is an all-villa resort best known for its wellness centre that includes geothermal springs and caves, as well as Jeff's Cellar, its signature restaurant set into the chamber of a limestone cave.

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