Duncan Palmer is the Managing Director of the Langham Hotel, London. He joined the hotel in February 2004. Prior to taking up this position Palmer was General Manager at the Sukhotai hotel in Bangkok.
Before his post at the Sukhothai, Palmer was employed by the Savoy Group at The Connaught, London for four years, where he earned the hotel many awards, including placings in ‘Top 10 Hotels for Business Travellers’ in Condé Nast Reader’s Choice and ‘Top 10 Hotels in Europe for Service’ in Travel & Leisure. Prior to this, Palmer was General Manager of The Savoy, London for three years, during which time the hotel won ‘Best Business Hotel in the UK’, ‘Hotel of the Year’ and ‘Worldwide Hotel of the Year’ from various publications. Palmer’s career also includes 12 years with the Mandarin Oriental Group throughout Asia, which involved postings in Macau, Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta.
Duncan Palmer says:
'I have the most wonderful opportunity to work with the owners and management team I have appointed, together with all the staff, to re-establish the Langham Hotel as one of the most popular, luxurious, independent and service-orientated hotels in London - an exciting challenge!'
Further information:
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Gill Sutch, PR Manager
Langham Hotel London
T +44 (0) 20 7973 7540
E-mail: gillian.sutch@langhamhotels.com
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Lucinda Buxton
Mango PR, London
T +44 (0) 20 7936 9378
E-mail: Lucinda.buxton@mangopr.co.uk |
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NOTE: In May 2004 Langham Hotel, London - formerly the Langham Hilton - reverted to its original name and became the flagship of Langham Hotels International, a new 5-star hotel company with hotels in Hong Kong, North America and Europe. Duncan Palmer (formerly with The Connaught and The Savoy) was appointed Managing Director, and is currently overseeing a substantial schedule of change and renovation, which will take place over the next two years. www.langhamhotels.com.
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