This week, Marriott International announced the appointment of Herve Humler as President & Chief Operations Officer of its Ritz-Carlton brand.

Mr Humler was one of the original founders of the brand in 1983, and before joining Ritz-Carlton he held senior management positions with both Hyatt Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group.

Mr Humler, who will also oversee Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, will take over the role from Simon Cooper, who is to take up the position of Marriott's President & Managing Director for Asia Pacific.

Commenting on the news, Robert J McCarthy, Marriott International Group President, said: "Herve is a true international hotelier with more than 35 years in the luxury lodging business and has helped to build The [sic] Ritz-Carlton into a world-class brand".

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