About Us

Hotel Executives

• Ms. Katja Henke
  General Manager
  Ms Katja Henke joined The Peninsula Hotels in May 2011 as Hotel Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai. A native of Hamburg, Germany Katja started her hospitality career in Switzerland on a two-year apprenticeship at the Bernerhof in Gstaad and attended the Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern. Katja’s international career has also taken her to France, England and the United States, where she worked as General Manager of Blantyre, a Relais & Châteaux property in Lenox, Massachusetts. Prior to joining The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH), she first held the position of Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C. and then at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.
  
  
• Mr Mark J Choon
  Hotel Manager
  Mr Mark J Choon started his career with The Peninsula Hotels as Night Manager at The Peninsula Chicago during the hotel’s pre-opening period in 2001, and since then was promoted several times within the Front Office and Rooms Divisions, culminating in his appointment as the hotel's Resident Manager in 2008. A Korean-American, Mr Choon was educated in the US at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a Certificate in the Essentials of Hospitality Management from Cornell University.
  
• Mr Sunsakhon Pikulkeha
  

  Director of Finance
  Mr Pikulkeha joins The Peninsula Bangkok with the experience and knowledge he gained from 14 years in the financial departments of hotels in Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Bangkok and Lanai, Hawaii. This included his roles as Assistant Director of Finance with luxury chain Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and most recently as Director of Finance with Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok. Holding, among other qualifications, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Administration in Tourism Industry Management from Chiang Mai University, Mr Pikulkeha is a Thai national who speaks fluent English.
  
• Mr Mike Peter Wehrle
  Executive Chef
  Prior to joining The Peninsula Bangkok, Chef Wehrle fine-tuned his culinary skills and knowledge in one- and three-Michelin-star restaurants in various hotels in Germany, Switzerland, the UK and France. A German national, Chef Wehrle also speaks fluent English, and has taken part in a variety of culinary competitions and special courses.
  
  
• Ms Josephine Png
  Director of Marketing
  Ms Png brings with her to The Peninsula Bangkok a wealth of experience and skills in the planning and development of marketing strategies and sales. She has gained more than 20 years of experience working for international hotel groups in China, Thailand and Singapore such as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Marriott International, Hyatt and The Beaufort Hotels. Most recently she was the Director of Sales and Marketing at The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen. A native Singaporean she is fluent in both English and Chinese. Ms Png graduated from a Swiss hotel management school with a diploma in Sales and Marketing, Food and Beverage Management and Travel Trade.
• Mr Thomas Vaucouleur de Ville d’Avray
  Director of Food and Beverage
  Mr Vaucouleur de Ville d’Avray brings with him to The Peninsula Bangkok a wealth of experience and talent gained through food and beverage positions with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in such locations as Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore and Cairo, as well as the renowned One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives. Holding among other qualifications a Food & Beverage Diploma from the SHATEC Hotel School in Singapore, Mr Vaucouleur de Ville d’Avray is a French national who also speaks fluent Japanese, English and Spanish.
• Mr Raoul Hoelzle
  Director of Rooms
  A German national with over 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Mr. Raoul Hoelzle has worked in luxury hotels in Australia, New Zealand, UK and Germany, and prior to joining The Peninsula Bangkok, held the position of Director of Rooms at the Park Hyatt Melbourne, Australia. Mr Hoelzle was educated in Germany and Austria, and holds a Master’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality from the Modul Fachhochschule in Vienna.
  
• Ms Wanida Saranpaibool
  

  Director of Catering
  Ms Wanida Saranpaibool joins The Peninsula Hotel from The St. Regis Bangkok where she was the Director of Events & Convention Services. Prior to this she spent 19 years at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok in the roles of Sales Manager, Associate Director of Sales and Director of Convention Services. Ms Saranpaibool brings a wealth of experience and skill in the corporate sales and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) sectors to her new posting at The Peninsula Bangkok. A Thai national, also fluent in English, she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Assumption University with a major in marketing.
• Mr Pisit Chunhavachira
  Director of Human Resources
  Prior to joining The Peninsula, Khun Pisit worked at Nachi Technology Ltd as Human Resources Manager looking after departmental functions and managing cross-cultural issues. Prior to that, he was employed with Gestetner (Thailand) Ltd as Human Resources and Administration Director, where he launched many initiatives helping the company move forward.