KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― André Scholl was announced today as the new chief executive of Sunway Group’s hospitality arm.

Scholl, a Swiss national,  is a hospitality industry professional with over 30 years of leadership experience, having worked for global hotel groups after starting his career in Switzerland.

Sunway said he will bring with him diverse international exposure, sound business acumen and successes in leading multiple city and resort properties.

“It is a privilege to be leading Sunway Hotels & Resorts at this exciting time. As we move towards achieving Sunway’s new vision of becoming Asia’s model corporation in sustainable development by innovating to enrich lives for a better tomorrow, I am confident we will be able to build on the success and lead Sunway Hotels & Resorts through the next phase of the group’s operational excellence, development and growth,” said Scholl. 

In his role, Scholl will be responsible for Sunway Hotels & Resorts’ 11 hotels and resorts in Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam, which represents over 3,300 guestrooms, suites, serviced residences and luxury villas; and a multitude of convention, meeting and exhibition facilities.

Scholl is a hospitality industry professional with over 30 years of leadership experience, having worked for global hotel groups after starting his career in Switzerland.
Scholl is a hospitality industry professional with over 30 years of leadership experience, having worked for global hotel groups after starting his career in Switzerland.

His immediate focus is to steer the company’s strategy, enhance its operational excellence and support the future growth of its properties; maximising the potential of the brand’s footprint especially in the traditional and new markets, and to achieve greater yield.

Scholl’s previous role before joining Sunway Hotels & Resorts was the group senior vice president of operations for Regent Hotels & Resorts where he was responsible for the brand’s operations for its hotels in Taipei, Beijing, Berlin, Porto Montenegro and Chongqing. He had also led the group’s new hotel developments in Harbin, Jakarta, PhuQuoc and Boston.

Scholl has held numerous senior leadership positions for leading luxury international hotels throughout Asia, Middle East and Europe, with brands such as Shangri-La, Conrad, Mandarin Oriental and Hilton Hotels & Resorts. He attained his professional qualification from Australia’s RMIT University in Business Administration.