InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam, Thailand, has appointed Jocelyn Whiteside as director of sales and marketing.

Whiteside brings with her a wealth of experience and an impressive skill set.

She joins the team from Holiday Inn Resort Bali Benoa where she held a similar role for three years and managed the pre-opening, the launch in April 2015 and led the team through the first and second years of operation with impressive year on year revenue growth.

Whiteside was previously at InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa in her native Fiji and prior to that Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa and Yasawa Island Resort.

Michael Shin, general manager, InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam, commented: “Jocelyn has an impressive track record working with hotels in Fiji and Bali and we are really looking forward to welcoming her to the InterContinental team here on the beautiful island of Koh Samui.

“We are excited about the opportunities and developments which lie ahead for InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam and the next phase of its life since it opened as an InterContinental Hotel in 2012.”

InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort is a beautiful 22 acre-address. 

It has 79 rooms, suites and villas which sit on a cliff top and descend through tropical gardens to a private white sandy beach.

Whiteside added: “I am very excited to be joining the team at InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam and look forward to driving forwards sales and marketing for this beautiful resort.”