Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas and Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp and Resort welcome new General Manager.
A holder of dual Swiss and Belgian nationality, Serge Cuypers is very familiar with the Anantara brand, starting as Hotel Manager at the flagship Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel in Thailand in 2019 as well as General Manager of Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp and Resort from 2021. Serge brings over 22 years of professional experience in high-profile international luxury hospitality properties. With a career spanning the globe, he is comfortable leading a multicultural workforce and has several luxury hotel openings under his belt.
Arnaud Béril, the new Resort Manager at Anantara Golden Triangle, is a graduate of Vatel Bordeaux International Business School in France, Arnaud holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management. Arnaud is a Minor Hotels veteran, having started his career at Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villas as Food & Beverage Manager in 2013, where he received the Minor Award of Excellence. Arnaud then worked at the award-winning Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, followed by a stint at Anantara Sathorn Bangkok as a Food & Beverage Manager.
In 2018, he was promoted to the position of Director of F&B at Avani+ Hua Hin Resort, before being given the role of Cluster Director of F&B at Anantara Hua Hin Resort and Avani+ Hua Hin Resort. Most recently, Arnaud held the position of Director of Operations (Executive Assistant Manager) with Avani+ Samui Resort and the newly opened Avani Chaweng Samui Hotel & Beach Club.
“Anantara Golden Triangle is one of the most unique hospitality offerings in the country, if not the region, and I am excited to have the opportunity to join the team and bring Chiang Rai to the world,” said Arnaud.
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