Pan Pacific Hotels Group appoints Tan Joo Lin Director, Resourcing & Staffing

Tasked to develop talents for Group’s planned hotel portfolio expansion in Asia, North America and Oceania.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced the appointment of Tan Joo Lin as Director, Resourcing & Staffing.

Based in Singapore, Joo Lin will be responsible for the development and implementation of talent acquisition, resourcing strategies and initiatives in support of Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s growth plan to expand its hotel portfolio under its Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL brands in key markets including Greater China, Asia, North America and Oceania.

She will manage the full spectrum of the resourcing function which includes recruitment, selection and employment for the Group’s Corporate Office, Global Sales Offices, Regional Offices, as well as key positions for the Group’s existing and new hotels, according to a Pan Pacific Hotels Group report.

Joo Lin brings over 20 years of international experience to the role. Her last appointment was Regional Director of People Management in China with Kempinski Hotels. In this role, Joo Lin developed and implemented Human Resource policies procedures, a Management Trainee Internship Programme and People Management key performance indicators for Kempinski’s 15 hotels in the region. Prior to this, Joo Lin had moved through various Human Resource functions within Kempinski Hotels working in China, Geneva and United Arab Emirates. A Singaporean who embarked on her hospitality career with the Royal Holiday Inn Singapore, Joo Lin has an Executive MBA from REIMS Management School.

“Joo Lin’s international experience is invaluable to fulfilling our strategic priority to develop and build key capabilities for the Group and its hotels,” said A. Patrick Imbardelli, President and CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group. “How we attract talent, develop and retain them is especially important during this time, where we are seeking aggressive growth for our brands and hotels across the world.”