Thailand-based hotel and property development Dusit International has
appointed Nichlas Maratos as vice president – commercial, responsible
for planning, developing, and implementing global commercial strategies
and initiatives.
In his new role, Maratos will work closely with the company’s
marketing and creative strategy departments to align all sales and
marketing efforts to achieve optimal performance across Dusit Hotels and
Resorts worldwide.
He will also work with luxury villa rental group Elite Havens, which
Dusit acquired in 2018, to develop mutually beneficial commercial
strategies with an emphasis on synergising resource utilisation to
maximise value creation.
Maratos brings to his role more than 20 years of experience working
in senior sales and marketing positions for renowned global hospitality
companies such as Starwood Hotels and Resorts (and subsequently
Marriott), and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
He was previously executive vice president – sales for Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts and vice president – sales, distribution &
marketing for Asia Pacific (Ex. China) for Marriott International,
following a long career with Starwood.