Austin Frost, Vice President, International Sales for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, is pleased to announce the appointment with immediate effect of Celine Doyle to the position of Sales Manager, France and Belgium.

Reporting directly to Joan Lewis, the Director of Sales for Western Europe, Doyle will be responsible for managing Shangri-La's existing client base and driving new business for the group's predominantly Asian-based hotels from these important markets.

Commenting on the new appointment, Austin Frost said: "we are delighted to welcome to the Shangri-La's sales team someone of Celine's proven sales experience in these critical European markets. Her impressive credentials reflect the importance we place on these key European countries as an on-going source of business for the Shangri-La group."