Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the promotion and transfer of Mario Taulien, former resident manager at Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui Thailand, as general manager of Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka.

Hailing from Germany, Taulien brings over 10 years of experience in the hospitality business. He has worked with a number of well known hotel operators, including InterContinental Hotel in Hamburg, Hotel Bergstrom-Luncburg and Steigenberger Conti Hansa Kiel-Germany.

Prior to joining the Centara family, Taulien was the executive assistant manager (Operations) at Sutera Harbour Resort-Pacific Hotel, Kota Kinabalu-Malaysia.

Taulien has worked hard and showcased his solid managerial skills during his time at the Centara Grand in Samui, Thailand. He was one of the key persons to push forward many successful events and achievements at the resort, including international recognition, such as EarthCheck Gold Award 2016 which has been given to the resort for five consecutive years and Thailand Tattler’s Best Restaurant 2015 for Zico’s Brazilian Grill & Bar.

Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer of Centara Hotels and Resorts, said: “Mario Taulien has an impressive proven track record of distinguished performance and well-rounded skills in hotel management throughout the time working at the Centara Grand in Samui. He has been playing an important role to push through achievements and positive improvements for the property. I firmly believe that he will be a great team leader for Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka.” - TradeArabia News Service