Bangkok--19 Jun--JW Marriott John Northen, Area Vice President South East Asia recently announced the new appointment of Theera Kanjana as General Manager for Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Surin Beach. Kanjana is a long-time associate of Marriott whose career spanned over many years. Prior to his current assignment, he spent the last 5 years at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa as Resident Manager and Food & Beverage Director. After open the hotel as Director of Operation at Guam Marriott Resort & Spa Spending the first 27 years of his career in the United States, Kanjana’s first position with Marriott International Inc. was Catering Service Manager at the original Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C. “The Twin Bridges” in 1975. During 1977 to 1989, he moved to California and took the position of Banquet Manager for Marriott Hotels in California in 1989 he moved to Texas to open JW Marriott Houston . Kanjana is a native of Thailand and holds US Citizenship. He received a BA in Education. For more information, please contact Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Surin Beach Tel: +66 7630 3300 Website: courtyard.com/hktsb