Christian Westbeld will assume his role as general manager of Raffles Hotel Singapore, effective October 1.
In his new role, Westbeld will oversee the hotel through its restoration and into its reopening in the middle of next year.
Previously based in Macau with MGM China Ltd, Westbeld led the Hospitality Operation at MGM Macao and was part of the pre-opening team for MGM Cotai.
He has previously held various roles at Raffles Hotel Singapore, having served as its executive assistant manager, following which he was appointed resident manager at Raffles Beijing before returning to Raffles Hotel Singapore as hotel manager.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Westbeld has worked in Germany, Bangkok, Manila, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing and other countries.