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RAINER J. BURKLE
Area Vice President, Luxury, Greater China, Marriott InternationalRainer was promoted to the Area Vice President, Luxury over Greater China in January 2017 from his previous role as Regional Vice President and General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, when he oversaw the China growth for The Ritz-Carlton Brand to now 13 properties.
He takes now overall responsibility for the success of Marriott’s luxury brands in Greater China, which includes oversight of opening and positioning Marriott’s new luxury hotels within the region and driving financial performance through increased service quality and fostering strong relationship between owners and General Managers. Rainer has spent most of his professional life in the luxury hospitality industry, reaching 27 years with Ritz-Carlton and Marriott as the mother company. He has rich hotel operational experiences, including working as a chef during his younger years in Michelin awarded environments, able to transfer these experiences into star nominated restaurants in the region, operating on three continents in multiple senior leadership positions.
JENNIFER LIU
Senior Area Director, Revenue Strategy, Luxury Greater China, Marriott InternationalJennifer was promoted to be Sr. Area Director of Revenue Strategy, Luxury Greater china on July 1st, 2019. She previously served as Area Director of Revenue Strategy, Central and West China. Started her career as St. Regis Hotel Shanghai in 2006 as Revenue Manager. Jennifer joined Marriott in 2008 as Director of Revenue Management at The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai and later moved on to Market Director of Revenue Strategy. She was promoted to Market Director of Revenue Strategy, East China Cluster in 2015 and promoted to Area Director of Revenue Strategy, Central West China in 2017.
ALFONSO TROISI
Business Executive Officer of Nespresso Greater ChinaAlfonso Troisi, an Italian citizen, is the Business Executive Officer of Nespresso Greater China, based in Shanghai, where he moved back in June 2013. Alfonso is also the President of SwissCham Shanghai. Prior to Nespresso, Alfonso was Head of Marketing for Metro Cash & Carry Asia, based in Singapore, where he developed and rolled-out a new customer strategy for the Retail and Wholesale business, covering countries such as Japan, India and Vietnam. Alfonso had previously spent 6 years in Shanghai with Diageo and Belvedere, developing a wide portfolio of internationally recognized wines and spirits brands and 1 year with Nestle in Beijing, turning the local business around. Alfonso early career was in Europe, where he held several local and international commercial leadership and project management roles, based in countries such as Italy, France, Spain and the UK. Alfonso speaks fluently 5 languages and holds a BA Degree from Bocconi University in Milan and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne