Meliá Pattaya Hotel announces new GM

Alexander Lopez has more than a decade of hospitality experience in Thailand.

Alexander Lopez assumes a new role at Meliá Pattaya Hotel.
Alexander Lopez assumes a new role at Meliá Pattaya Hotel.

Alexander Lopez has been appointed GM of the 234-key Meliá Pattaya Hotel.

Lopez joins Meliá Pattaya Hotel after serving as GM of W Koh Samui in Thailand for more than two years.

Prior to his appointment at W Koh Samui, Lopez served as interim GM at W Maldives after joining the property as resort manager.

His experience in Thailand spans more than a decade. Besides W Koh Samui, he also held senior leadership roles at Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort in Koh Samui, and The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa in Phuket. He was also part of the W Hotels Global Brand GM Advisory Board and Marriott International Rooms Advisory Board APEC.

After studying hotel and hospitality management at Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, his hospitality career began in Sweden at the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel in 2009 before moving into senior roles in Spain, Switzerland, China, Maldives and Thailand.