Ms Tamanoi will be in charge of the hotel's sales and customer relationships in Japan, focusing on strengthening its market share in Japan and exploring new business opportunities. She has worked at the Peninsula Hong Kong and Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo.

Daryl Hodes

Principal consultant

Carmichael Fisher Executive Search

Mr Hodes was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales (Australia) in 1992. He has been in Asia-Pacific legal recruitment for almost 14 years, based in Japan, Sydney and Hong Kong. He will be recruiting for multinationals and for top-tier international law firms.

Peter Udall

General manager, Hong Kong

Carmichael Fisher Executive Search

Mr Udall will oversee all client recruitment activities in finance and accounting, insurance, IT, legal, professional services, HR and marketing. He has been based in Hong Kong for five years and specialises in executive appointments.

Rebecca Lau

Partner, litigation and dispute resolution group

Wilkinson & Grist

Ms Lau has a broadly based civil litigation practice focusing on commercial and mainland litigation cases. She acts for large local and international companies in substantial litigation. Ms Lau is a native speaker of Putonghua and is based in Hong Kong.

Vivian Choi

Head of individual life operations

Sun Life Hong Kong

Ms Choi joins Sun Life from Fortis Hong Kong (formerly Pacific Century Insurance), where she was senior vice-president, operations, and chief operating officer. Previously, she held senior roles at Prudential, Jardine CMG Life and AXA.

Louis Cacciuttolo

Chief executive, Southern China

OgilvyAction

Mr Cacciuttolo, who joined Ogilvy in January 2008, was previously vice-president of business development, Greater China. In his new role, he will lead the business development of OgilvyAction Hong Kong and grow the activation services business in southern China.

Christopher To

Executive director

Construction Industry Council

Mr To has 20 years' experience in the commercial and engineering sectors. He was previously the secretary-general of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and chairman of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation.

Chung Min Pang

Managing director, Greater China

EMP Global

Mr Pang, a Chinese national, has 30 years of experience in the country. He was the China country head for both Bank of America and Salomon Brothers and most recently headed Aureus Capital in China. He has also worked in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Samir Soota

Managing director, South and Southeast Asia

EMP Global

Mr Soota has more than 16 years of experience in Asia. He joins EMP from Principia Management Group, a specialty investment services firm that he co-founded. He has extensive experience in private equity investments and restructurings.

Frank Boyland

Director, Asia

Scottish Development International

Mr Boyland will be responsible for enhancing Scotland's strong trade and investment links with the Asia-Pacific, overseeing operations across 10 offices in China, Japan, India, Korea, Singapore and Australia. He is a former Scottish boxing champion.

Lin Tan

Greater China channel sales director

CA

Mr Tan joins CA from Oracle Corp Hyperion, where he served as channel sales director across Greater China following a role as channel and marketing director at Hyperion before Oracle acquired it. He has also worked for Prient Corp and Apple.

Martin Downey

Partner

Blank Rome Solicitors & Notaries

Mr Downey has practiced in Asia for more than 20 years and joins Blank Rome from Heller Ehrman, where he was a partner and head of the Asia dispute resolution practice and co-chair of the international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution practice.

Wyn Hughes

Consultant

Blank Rome Solicitors & Notaries

Mr Hughes has practised in Asia for 20 years and specialises in litigation and arbitration, particularly in the areas of construction, corporate law, trust and probate and general commercial disputes. He also drafts and advises on construction contracts.

Patrick Lai

Channel sales manager, Hong Kong and Macau

Fortinet

Mr Lai brings broad-based IT security and channel experience to the role, where he will partner with the local channel to accelerate adoption of Fortinet's multi-threat security appliances. He will also be driving demand by interfacing with customers.