February 29,
2016 – Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto announces the appointment of Jens Moesker to
the position of area general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto and
Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. Moesker joins the hotels from the 200-room
Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, where he served as general manager from 2011 to
February 2016. Moesker has been with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts since 2000
and has over 23 years of experience in the hospitality industry, covering all
aspects of hotel operations, with a particular passion for food and beverage. Moesker brings strategic thinking
and knowledge of Shangri-La hospitality from his diverse career path in Asia.
“I am honored to
be able to join Toronto’s Five Diamond Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto and
Vancouver’s Five Diamond hotel,” said Jens Moesker. “I look forward to
embracing the dynamic and multicultural city of Toronto and working with the
successful team who continue to strive for success and equally, overseeing our
sister property in Vancouver ensuring Shangri-La shines brightly from the east
coast to the west.”
Prior to his time in Tokyo,
Moesker was appointed general manager of Shangri-La’s
Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives in 2007, where he oversaw the pre-opening
period and the 2009 opening of the resort, introducing Shangri-La hospitality to the
Maldives. Moesker was first promoted to
general manager in 2004 at Shangri-La Hotel, Changchun, where he had been
resident manager since 2002. He
joined Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in 2000 as director of food and beverage of Kerry Hotel,
Beijing.
Prior to joining Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts,
Moesker held key positions at Hilton Jerusalem in Israel, InterContinental hotels
in London and Germany, the Hotel Bristol‑Forte in Warsaw and the Jebel Ali
Hotel in Dubai.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, an iconic flagship brand of the Shangri-La Group, currently operates over 80 deluxe hotels and resorts with a room inventory of over 35,000. Renowned for its distinctive Asian hospitality, the Company has properties in destinations of Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The group’s award-winning Golden Circle loyalty programme extends to all properties of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts worldwide. For more information, visit
www.shangri-la.com.