Appointment of new Vice President, Sales & Marketing: Ms Catherine McNabb

Bangkok – Dusit International is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Catherine McNabb as the company’s Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

Ms Catherine McNabb, a former Director with the Singapore Tourism Board, will drive sales and marketing initiatives globally for the entire range of Dusit brands which include Dusit Thani, Dusit Princess, and dusitD2 hotels and resorts.

“We are delighted to welcome Catherine to the Dusit family. With her extensive cross-cultural management experience - within the public and private sectors in North America and Asia Pacific – combined with her solid commercial acumen and marketing expertise, we believe that she will successfully support our rapid expansion plans, with holistic and innovative sales and marketing solutions,” said Mr Chanin Donavanik, Chief Executive Officer, Dusit International.

A Canadian national, Ms McNabb brings to this position over 22 years of tourism and hospitality experience in Canada and Asia Pacific including positions with Tourism Toronto; Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; New World Hotels and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. During her five-year tenure with the Singapore Government she was instrumental in the development of numerous iconic business events including the co-creation of ITB Asia (now in its fourth edition) in conjunction with Messe Berlin; Wildlife Asia Film Festival; and Champions of the Earth/Business 4 the Environment, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme. She was also seconded to the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports to spearhead the commercial development of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore in 2010.

Ms McNabb holds a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brock University, Canada. She was also the recipient of an undergraduate scholarship from the Albert–Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany. She has partially completed a Doctorate degree in Business Administration.

Dusit International has gained more than 60 years experience in the hotel and hospitality field. Founded in 1948 by Honorary Chairperson, Thanpuying Chanut Piyaoui, whose first hotel was the Princess on Bangkok's New Road; Dusit has since acquired a unique portfolio of deluxe hotels, building upon Thai culture and tradition to create a personalised welcome for all guests, made distinctive under the Dusit brand promise: the delivery of an ‘experience that enlivens the individual spirit no matter what the journey.’

Dusit International comprises five hotel brands: Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts, Dusit’s second generation dusitD2 hotels & resorts, Dusit Princess Hotels & Resorts, Dusit Devarana Hotels & Resorts, and Dusit Residence Serviced Apartments. It also operates its own signature Devarana Spa.

THAILAND:

Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts:             Dusit Thani Bangkok
                    Dusit Thani Hua Hin
                    Dusit Thani Pattaya
                    Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket
                    Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai

dusitD2 hotels & resorts:            dusitD2 chiang mai
                    dusitD2 baraquda pattaya

Dusit Princess Hotels & Resorts:        Dusit Princess Srinakarin, Bangkok
Dusit Princess Korat
                    Royal Princess Larn Luang, Bangkok
                    Royal Princess Chiang Mai
                    Pathumwan Princess, MBK Centre, Bangkok
                    Bel-Aire Princess, Sukhumvit, Bangkok
                    Grand China Princess, Chinatown, Bangkok

OUTSIDE THAILAND:

Egypt:                    Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo

Philippines:                Dusit Thani Manila

United Arab Emirates:            Dusit Thani Dubai
Dusit Princess City Centre Dubai
Dusit Residence Dubai Marina
Pearl Coast Premier Hotel Apartments, Dubai

OPENING SOON:

Bahrain:                    Dusit Thani Dilmunia Bahrain

China:                    Dusit Thani Sanya

India:                    Dusit Devarana New Delhi
                    Dusit Devarana Jaipur
Dusit Devarana Rishikesh
Dusit Thani Goa
                    dusitD2 new delhi

Saudi Arabia:                Dusit  Thani Jeddah

Thailand:                     Dusit Devarana - Phang Nga    

United Arab Emirates:             Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi

United States of America:            dusitD2 pasadena, California