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In recent years, we have witnessed rapid development of
Guangzhou’s hotel industry, where most of the senior
managers are foreign faces. What do you think of it?
I think it’s like any other business in the to the world for around 40 years and the hotel
industry. You hire the best talent wherever you boom came in about 20 years ago. Hence the
can find them. The decision to hire a foreigner local professionals have only been growing in the
or local depends mostly on his/her expertise industry for the last 10 or 20 years. In the coming
and talent. Traditionally, people thought that years, we expect to see a more experienced and
when it comes to hospitality, western countries even stronger local talent pool, moving into
had more to offer. However, you can find senior positions in the hotel industry.
hospitality in every culture of the world. To me
key factors for recruiting are leadership, cultural Our industry demands 24/7 service, 365 days a
understanding and guidance this leader can year, however today’s generation wants a stable
job, stable working hours and leisure time. It
4bring to the organization, regardless where the makes recruitment challenging, but we still pride
person is from or how he/she looks like.
ourselves in hiring qualified talents, develop and
Nowadays there are more talented personnel train them to service our guests.
getting into the talent pool. China has been open 5
It’s not often we hear how you spend your spare
time. Could you share it with us?
In my spare time I try to have my personal and daughter, we do basic and almost
space which usually means spending time mundane things, but we tend to enjoy
with my family. When I am with my wife these simple things a lot.
6Working in the line of hotel, how do you find
balance between work and life? Do you think
there is balance?
Work / life balance is a key to our 7:00am and finish my day at 7:00pm and try
profession. Working in a hotel is a 12 to be home with my family for dinner. For
hour-a-day job for me. Unless there is an me that’s how I find my work-life balance.
unplanned business requirement, I start at
As soon as we wrapped up the career, which has not only changed his
interview, Mr. Io was off to his next life, but also the industry. In the years
scheduled event right away. It certainly to come, chances are high that the LN
goes without saying that his highly Garden Hotel, Guangzhou will continue
recognized success is a result of his to thrive under Io’s guidance.■
true passion and dedication to his
18 AmCham South China
In recent years, we have witnessed rapid development of
Guangzhou’s hotel industry, where most of the senior
managers are foreign faces. What do you think of it?
I think it’s like any other business in the to the world for around 40 years and the hotel
industry. You hire the best talent wherever you boom came in about 20 years ago. Hence the
can find them. The decision to hire a foreigner local professionals have only been growing in the
or local depends mostly on his/her expertise industry for the last 10 or 20 years. In the coming
and talent. Traditionally, people thought that years, we expect to see a more experienced and
when it comes to hospitality, western countries even stronger local talent pool, moving into
had more to offer. However, you can find senior positions in the hotel industry.
hospitality in every culture of the world. To me
key factors for recruiting are leadership, cultural Our industry demands 24/7 service, 365 days a
understanding and guidance this leader can year, however today’s generation wants a stable
job, stable working hours and leisure time. It
4bring to the organization, regardless where the makes recruitment challenging, but we still pride
person is from or how he/she looks like.
ourselves in hiring qualified talents, develop and
Nowadays there are more talented personnel train them to service our guests.
getting into the talent pool. China has been open 5
It’s not often we hear how you spend your spare
time. Could you share it with us?
In my spare time I try to have my personal and daughter, we do basic and almost
space which usually means spending time mundane things, but we tend to enjoy
with my family. When I am with my wife these simple things a lot.
6Working in the line of hotel, how do you find
balance between work and life? Do you think
there is balance?
Work / life balance is a key to our 7:00am and finish my day at 7:00pm and try
profession. Working in a hotel is a 12 to be home with my family for dinner. For
hour-a-day job for me. Unless there is an me that’s how I find my work-life balance.
unplanned business requirement, I start at
As soon as we wrapped up the career, which has not only changed his
interview, Mr. Io was off to his next life, but also the industry. In the years
scheduled event right away. It certainly to come, chances are high that the LN
goes without saying that his highly Garden Hotel, Guangzhou will continue
recognized success is a result of his to thrive under Io’s guidance.■
true passion and dedication to his
18 AmCham South China
