MHR appoints Jane Suporn Revenue & Strategy VP

Former Marco Polo Hotels official joins MHR behind her Revenue Management expertise and accomplishments.

Jane Suporn joins Meritus Hotels & Resorts (MHR) as Vice President of Revenue & Strategy with effect from 1 June 2010, according to an MHR report.

Renowned in the industry for her Revenue Management expertise, Jane joins the group from her last posting with the Marco Polo Hotels in Hong Kong where she was Group Director of Revenue Management from 2007 to mid-2010.

In this capacity, she introduced the Group to Revenue Management & Distribution culture and practices, and effectively rolled out strategies in 11 hotels across 7 destinations in Hong Kong, China, and the Philippines. Under her leadership of Marco Polo Hotels’ Revenue and Central Reservations Teams, she consistently catapulted the Group’s flagship hotels in Hong Kong to No. 1 RGI position. She also pioneered the Group’s migration to a new reservations system.

Prior to her appointment in Hong Kong, Jane held a cluster role as Director of Revenue Management for InterContinental Hotels Group, primarily overseeing the consolidated reservations team of the InterContinental Bangkok and Holiday Inn Bangkok, as well as the responsibility of setting up the Revenue Management team and systems for Holiday Inn Chiangmai after its re-branding from Sheraton Chiangmai.

Jane started her career in the hospitality industry with the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok in Thailand where she originally hails from. She moved on to join the pre-opening team of Conrad Bangkok as Director of Revenue Management, before moving to Australia to take on the challenging task of driving Revenue Management for 3 Starwood properties in Sydney – to include Sheraton On The Park, Four Points Darling Harbour, and W Hotel Sydney.

She holds a Masters Degree in Commerce, Major in Marketing, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Jane completed her Revenue Management studies with distinction at the InterContinental Hotels Group Revenue Academy in Malaysia, and earned her diploma in the same discipline from the Hilton Hotels Revenue Management University in New Jersey, USA. She also holds a certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, New York, USA, and is currently completing her doctorate in Hotel and Tourism Management.

As Vice President for Revenue & Strategy, she will be responsible for driving effective rate and distribution strategies, and streamlining reservations processes of all hotels under the MHR portfolio to maximise each hotel’s revenue potential.

“I am confident Jane’s expertise and contribution will prove invaluable, particularly as we move forward with our expansion strategies,” commented Mr Michael Sengol, Chief Executive Officer of MHR.