SINGAPORE, 6 May 2021: Hilton appointed Clarence Tan as
senior vice president, development Asia Pacific, effective 1 May.
With more than 20 years of experience, he joins Hilton from
the international hotel management and development company Valor Hospitality,
where he served as the principal and corporate advisor. Clarence Tan.
He also served as
Group CEO at Millennium & Copthorne and worked at IHG in several
senior leadership positions, including as chief operating officer for Japan,
Korea and Southeast Asia.
He will be based in Hilton’s Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore, reporting to both Hilton Asia Pacific president Alan Watts, and
chief financial officer and president global development, Kevin Jacobs.
Words by: HD Staff
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