Rosewood Hotel Group, Hong Kong, has promoted Hoss Vetry to vice president of operations for the group’s Asia Pacific region. Vetry was previously regional vice president and managing director of Rosewood Hong Kong and was responsible for managing the property in addition to overseeing other hotels in the area, including Rosewood Beijing, Rosewood Sanya, and New World Millennium Hotel in Hong Kong. Moving forward, Vetry will oversee all operations for Rosewood Hotel Group properties in the Asia Pacific region, including Greater China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Philippines.
Vetry is a veteran hospitality professional with over 32 years of global luxury hotel experience. Before joining Rosewood Hotel Group in 2020, for 25 yeard he worked with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. in North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. He held several senior executive leadership positions during his tenure with Ritz-Carlton, including multi-property vice president, cluster general manager, and hotel general manager.
Vetry has held leadership roles in hotel and tourism associations, including vice chairman of East China Marriott Business Council, executive chairman of Sanya Tourism Association and board member of Qatar Tourism Association.
“Hoss has been an incredible asset to the team in Hong Kong, and I look forward to working closely with him to bring our new vision of luxury-lifestyle hospitality to existing markets throughout the Asia Pacific region” said Sonia Cheng, chief executive officer of Rosewood Hotel Group.
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