Bangkok--1 Sep--Best Western International Best Western appoints Kevin M O'Hagan as General Manager of Best Western Premier Amaranth Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Ms.Dolly Belo as Regional Communications Manager stationed at Best Western Asia Head Office in Bangkok. Best Western International has appointed Kevin M O'Hagan as General Manager of Best Western Premier Amaranth Suvarnabhumi Airport, scheduled to open 1st quarter of 2009. Kevin was born in Britain 52 years ago. Besides his native English he speaks Bahasa Indonesian, Tagalog, and French that he picked up during the course of his 30-plus year career to-date. From catering college in Ealing, Kevin trained at London’s famous Claridge’s Hotel and Ulster University. Over the course of his career he has recorded many notable achievements, including winning the Sheraton President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in 1989, being the founder chairman of the Jakarta International Hotels Association in 2000, and being on the board of directors of the Indonesia Chapter of PATA from 2002-2004. Kevin has extensive experience in both city center properties and resort operations along with in-depth knowledge of the various key aspects of hotel operations. His distinctive achievements include at least three property openings and rebrandings along with a long list of successful sales and marketing and brand positioning campaigns. He is also particularly noted for the high-quality service standards he develops and his strong grasp of statistical tools in hotel management. Best Western Premier Amaranth Suvarnabhumi Airport, a 278-room deluxe airport hotel is slated to open 1st quarter of 2009. Hotel offers business and leisure facilities including international restaurants, spa, conference and banquet rooms, and recreational swimming pool. In addition, Ms.Dolly Belo has been appointed as Regional Communications Manager at Best Western Asia Head Office in Bangkok, effective September 15, 2008. Dolly has been appointed as Regional Communications Manager for Best Western Asia Head Office in Bangkok with responsibility for communications strategies and activities throughout Asia. Among her many distinctions, Dolly has been a key contributor to Marriott Hotels in the Philippines, winning several awards, both as part of various successful teams and individually. Her distinctions include 2007 Manager of the Year at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel and Hotel Industry Employee of the Year from the Ayala Business Club Cebu. Her professional strengths include over ten years of diversified experience in advertising, marketing and public relations in hotels. In her most recent position, Dolly was training manager at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel, ensuring that all training programs were in compliance with Marriott standards, goals and strategic plans. She moved up to that position from Public Relations Manager in the same hotel. A graduate of the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines in Fine Arts with an Advertising Major, Dolly has continued her education throughout her career, on the way picking up expertise in among other areas, sign language, effective speaking, and seven habits of highly effective people.ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Best Western International is THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN(R), providing marketing, reservations and operational support to over 4,000* independently owned and operated member hotels in 80* countries and territories worldwide. An industry pioneer since 1946, Best Western has grown into an iconic brand that hosts 400,000* worldwide guests each night. Best Western's diverse property portfolio, its greatest strength, stems from a business model designed to give owners maximum flexibility to address market-specific needs. Equally committed to the business and leisure traveler, Best Western recently embarked on a five-year mission to lead the hotel industry in customer care. Since 2004, Best Western has served as the Official Hotel of NASCAR(R). For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com. *Numbers are approximate and can fluctuate. For more information please contact: Kanapa Pitakpong Public Relations Coordinator Best Western International Tel: +662 656 1260 Fax: +662 6561252 Email: [email protected] Nootnaree Bootpim Public Relations Coordinator Best Western International Tel: +662 656 1260 Fax: +662 6561252 Email: [email protected]