Bangkok (Thailand) – November 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Dongwoon Kim (DK) brings extensive experience from the hotel industry across various international locations and will lead sales, marketing, and revenue generation. His responsibilities include implementing new business models and acquiring new customers while maintaining relationships with existing ones at the newly renovated 441-room hotel. He will also foster team spirit and continuously motivate the sales and marketing team, as well as other hotel departments.

“At the JW Marriott Bangkok, I strive to use my experience and knowledge to improve our business results and our working environment. It is important to note that teamwork is essential to achieving these goals,” said DK.

Korean national DK has moved from the Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon in Vietnam, where he served as Director of Sales & Marketing, to the JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok. There, he and his team exceeded all expectations, achieving a Balanced Scorecard with exclusively "K" metrics in both 2018 and 2019. Under his leadership and thanks to his team spirit, they also achieved impressive year-over-year growth rates for 2018/2019 in RevPAR, ADR, Premium Paccupancy, and the growth of individual guest segments (retail, corporate). For his achievements, DK was recognized at the BMSC conference in Shanghai earlier this year as a "Sales Special Achievement Leader in APEC, 2018."

DK graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu with a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management. Driven by his passion for the hotel industry, he has held several leadership positions at renowned hotels worldwide, including Sales Director and Assistant Sales Director at the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, China. He also held sales positions at the Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort & Spa in Tianjin, China, and the Hyatt Regency Xi'an, China. Furthermore, he completed a management trainee program at the Sheraton Waikiki and the Royal Hawaiian by Starwood in Honolulu, Hawaii.

DK is married to Diane and has a five-year-old daughter named Ella. He enjoys spending time with his family and is interested in modern art.