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SCMP Reporter

Paul Brittain

Senior associate

Lovells Lee & Lee

Based in Singapore, Mr Brittain brings with him an extensive background in export credit agency-backed financing in several infrastructure-based sectors and provides a strong boost to the firm's project finance group. He specialises in project and general finance transactions.  An Australian national with eight years' experience,  he has focused on structured and general finance and major projects, including export credit finance and power and infrastructure projects and financings. He has been based in Singapore for the past four years.

Peter Wong

Front office manager

Hyatt Regency Hong Kong

Mr Wong joins from Armstrong Hotel Management, where he was director of operations. He has extensive experience in managing the rooms division. Mr Wong has previously served as front office manager at Harbour Plaza Metropolis, Renaissance Harbour View, New World Renaissance and the Newton Hotel. His 19-year career highlights also include supervisory and management positions at The Regent (now the InterContinental) and The Peninsula Hong Kong.

Dieter Lengauer

Executive chef Hyatt Regency

Hong Kong

Chef Lengauer has earned a strong pedigree as a creative and experienced leader of several kitchen brigades for Hyatt. He will oversee the culinary operations of five restaurants and bars. These are Hyatt's flagship restaurant - Hugo's, The Chinese Restaurant, Nathans Restaurant and Bar, Cafe and Chin Chin Bar. Chef Lengauer has served with Hyatt for 14 years and this is his sixth appointment as an executive chef at Hyatt International. He has managed teams and developed menus and concepts for the openings of Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, India; Hyatt Regency Dead Sea, Israel; and Grand Hyatt Muscat, Oman. Mr Lengauer has also served for Hyatt in Dubai, Bali, Jakarta and Singapore.

Christina Hui

Vice-president - agency

Altruist Financial Group

Ms Hui first joined Cigna Worldwide Insurance Co (Altruist was formed by the former agency workforce of Cigna) in 1988 and was promoted to unit manager, divisional manager and branch manager in 1990, 1995 and 1998, respectively.

Eric Nygard

Business director for regional accounts

DDB Worldwide

Mr Nygard will be based in Hong Kong. He was most recently the founder-director of Your Development Partner, a Shanghai-based management development and training company. Before that, Mr Nygard held senior account management positions at D'Arcy, DMB&B and DY&R in China, and on the client side, he oversaw marketing for Acer International in Britain.

Colette Moore

Assistant administration manager

Royal Skandia Life Assurance Far East

Ms Moore will be overseeing the new business and policy servicing teams in all areas of administration, including workload management and efficiency improvement. She joined Royal Skandia after working for Irish Life and Permanent in Dublin for more than  five years. Ms Moore brings to the Far East office of Royal Skandia a vast knowledge and experience in the insurance industry and will be a valuable asset to the team.

Marine Yu

Vice-president - agency

Altruist Financial Group

Ms Yu first joined Cigna Worldwide Insurance Co (Altruist was formed by the former agency workforce of Cigna) in 1991 and was promoted to unit manager, divisional manager and branch manager in 1996, 1998 and 2001, respectively.



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