Jeremy McCarthy, formerly Director of Global Spa Development and Operations at Starwood Hotel and Resorts has accepted a new position as Group Director of Spa for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. He will be based in Hong Kong.
He replaces Andrew Gibson who held the role at Mandarin Oriental from 2007 to January this year, when he moved on to take up the post of VP Spa and Wellness at Fairmont Raffles Hotels and Resorts. Gibson is based in Dubai.
McCarthy, who started his career with 14 years as director of spa at Four Seasons, is one of the spa industry's thought leaders and most popular figures. Author of
The Psychology of Spas & Wellbeing, he has been at Starwood since 2006.
McCarthy leaves for Hong Kong in two weeks to take up his new role.
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