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SCMP Reporter

Matthias Al-Amiry

Resident manager

The Peninsula Manila

Mr Al-Amiry joined the group in February 2003 as executive assistant manager, food and beverage, at The Peninsula Manila.  Before coming to the Philippines, he was director of food and beverage at Raffles Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten,  Hamburg, Germany. He began his hotel career with Holiday Inn in Germany.  A German national, Mr Al-Amiry is a graduate of the Hotel Management School at Heidelberg, Germany.

David Wang

Corporate partner Shanghai

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Mr Wang  represents clients in all aspects of corporate and United States securities law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, as well as capital markets transactions.  He has extensive experience representing foreign investors   in  Greater China.   He also practised in the United States and in Hong Kong, both with Paul Hastings.

Craig Burgess

Head of Private Bank Asia & country head, Hong Kong

Westpac Banking Corporation (Hong Kong)

Mr Burgess has overall management responsibility for Westpac's expanding operations in Hong Kong, and overall accountability for Westpac's Asian personal and private banking operations. His role includes developing key strategic partnerships and guiding Westpac's personal and private banking delivery in  the region.  Mr Burgess previously ran Westpac's private bank in Victoria, Australia.

Garry Saunders

Executive vice-president and chief operating officer

Melco PBL Entertainment

Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau)  is a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market. Mr Saunders  was previously vice-president of international operations at Las Vegas Sands,  with responsibility for its Macau operations. The role included overseeing operations at Sands Macau and pre-development activities of  properties on the Cotai Strip in Macau.

Lydia Leung

Associate director

Gavin Anderson & Company

Ms Leung  was most recently  investor relations manager of  Cofco  International,  the largest state-owned consumer food and agricultural enterprise in China. Previously, she spent five years in financial communications advisory firms, focusing particularly on corporate communications, investor relations and initial public offering  assignments. She  earned a master's degree in corporate finance from  Polytechnic University.

Ivan Ritossa

Head of rates, Asia Pacific

Barclays Capital

Mr Ritossa, who  has relocated from the firm's London office to Singapore,  maintains his current role as head of foreign exchange globally.    In his new role, he will be responsible for trading across commodities, emerging markets, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, money markets and prime services in Asia-Pacific. Mr Ritossa will also join the Barclays Capital Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Christoph Szymanski

Executive assistant manager-rooms

Langham Hotel Hong Kong

Mr Szymanski started his hospitality career in Asia  in 1992. He has   held senior management positions in food and beverage at the Harbour Plaza Hong Kong and its corporate office, and as executive assistant manager at the Kowloon Hotel.  In his new role, he will oversee various operations departments and  be responsible for a number of  hotel projects,  while  helping to develop strategies to raise service standards.



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