ANANTARA VELI MALDIVES RESORT REOPENS

Offering a reimagined adult-only experience set amid lagoon waters, Anantara Veli Maldives Resort reopened in December 2022 following nine months of extensive renovations. With revamped accommodations, including stylish new beach pool villas, a new villa host service for all guests, newly redesigned restaurants and a hammam added to the wellness-focused spa, the Maldivian playground is all set to cradle couples into vacation mode. Set on a natural island in the South Male Atoll, surrounded by a pristine lagoon, Anantara Veli Maldives Resort boasts an unspoiled setting.

The resort’s beach pool villas are set on soft white sands and come with sliding glass doors that open onto a private pool flanked by a cushioned daybed, an open-air living and dining space, and an island-style bedroom surrounded by tropical foliage. The most exclusive of Anantara Veli’s villa categories, each of the six new beach pool villas offers 148 square metres of luxurious space, with direct beach access and the utmost in privacy.

The relaunch of Anantara Veli also sees the introduction of a new wellness concept which allows guests to book a personalised wellness villa experience. Enhanced with light, sound and scent therapy that changes the ambience from day to night, the villa comes with Ayurvedic spa amenities, an earthing mat for meditation, and a wellness minibar with herbal teas, healthy shakes and wholefood snacks.

DH Park moves from Hyundai Motor India to Head Middle East and Africa Regional HQ

Hyundai Motor Company announced appointment of DH Park as its new Head of Hyundai Motor Company Middle East and Africa Regional HQ. With HMC, Park has assumed his duties at the regional headquarters in Dubai as of this week. He is to oversee operations across the Middle East Africa region.

During his career at HMC, Park has worked in nearly every role related to Marketing and Sales and has extensive work experience in numerous countries across Canada and Australia, as well as Spain where he served as President of Hyundai Motor in the country.

Later, he went back to Hyundai HQ as the Head of the Asia & MEA Group. Park’s previous position was at Hyundai Motor in India where he was the Executive Director of Sales, Marketing, and Services. Park brings over 27 years of automobile experience with global leadership roles in various positions at Hyundai Motor Company.

Aiken Group announced several key appointments to its leadership team. Dominic Koh was appointed as CEO of Aiken Digital Vietnam and Global Account Director. Joshua Ooi, who was previously Project Management Office Lead at Aiken Digital, has recently been appointed as General Manager of Aiken Digital APAC and Onyx Island. He will be reporting to Joseph Chua, CEO of Aiken Group. Kenneth Chiew, who was previously General Manager of Aiken Digital, has taken on a new role as General Manager of Velocity 678, an integrated live commerce arm of Aiken Group. Meanwhile, Jan Ong, pictured on left has been appointed as Business Director of Aiken Digital’s Mastercard account, reporting to Dominic Koh.

Joshua Ooi brings over 15 years of experience in developing insights-led digital campaigns and strong client relationships to his new role as General Manager. He will lead Aiken Digital’s strategic planning, business growth and talent development, and act as a thought leader in new business and client partnerships.

In his previous role as Partner of Onyx Island, a digital marketing agency, Joshua played an instrumental role in leading the Business team, growing the client portfolio, and expanding the agency’s MarTech capabilities.

Jan Ong has been appointed as Business Director, overseeing the Mastercard account of Aiken Digital. Jan has extensive industry expertise, including experience in financial institutions and various merchant verticals, travel, retail, F&B.

SK bioscience recruits Kenneth Lee as VP Biologic Business Development in South Korea

SK bioscience has recruited Kenneth Lee, former Head of Commercial Division, Americas of GenScript Probio, as Vice President of Biologic Business Development Department at R&D Centre in Pangyo, South Korea. Starting at Gilead Sciences, Lee worked at various Korean and international biopharmaceutical companies. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Cell Biology at the University of California Berkeley and an MBA at INSEAD.

Lee will be in charge of developing new biopharmaceutical-driven strategies beyond the vaccine business including a Cellular & Gene Therapy field

SK bioscience, announced that Richard Kensinger, PhD, former Director and Head of Drug Substance Process Development in Sanofi Pasteur and former Executive Director of Process Development and Protein Sciences at Affinivax has joined in SK bioscience USA as Vice President of R&D Project Management.

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