Guy is succeeded in Destination Asia Malaysia by Sadie Yeoh, general manager, who has led a team in the office since 2011. Yeoh will drive forward new initiatives to further develop the key sectors as she oversees all business activity from the now four operational offices located across Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu).
Destination Asia has announced the retirement of senior manager Bob Guy who is credited with opening the company’s Singapore office in 2010 and then Malaysia in 2011.
Guy will step down from his active role in the Asian inbound, DMC, meeting and events and cruise business segments to enjoy retirement.
Guy’s career spans more than 50 years in the travel industry with active roles in the United States, the Fiji Islands, Australia and numerous Asian countries, including Singapore where he was been based for nearly 40 years.
His career in the DMC segment began in Fiji in 1973 and concluded as managing director of Destination Asia in Malaysia and previously Singapore where he served alongside colleagues to develop innovative tours, shore excursions and new destinations.
In addition to company activities he served as advisor to several governments including those in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, including years as a director of both the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board and the Sentosa Development Corporation.
Guy is succeeded in Destination Asia Malaysia by Sadie Yeoh, general manager, who has led a team in the office since 2011. Yeoh will drive forward new initiatives to further develop the key sectors as she oversees all business activity from the now four operational offices located across Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu).
James Reed, executive chairman of Destination Asia, paid tribute to Guy’s outstanding career. “I have known Bob for over 35 years, many of them while he was with Pacific World and I was with Tour East - and then the company I formed with colleagues, Destination Asia.
“To me one of Bob’s main contributions to the travel industry was sharing his knowledge of the DMC business. He set standards and tirelessly gave of himself for the betterment of all inbound DMCs.
“Yes, we were competitors, but Bob excelled in the lobbying for advanced standards of operations. Bob’s main love was (and still is) MICE, though he was also one of the first cruise ship ground operators when there was little “port infrastructure” in the Far East.
“And I would be remiss to not mention Bob’s wife, Gill Guy, who was always there to support Bob. Bob and I became dear friends - and I will always cherish that relationship.”