TORONTO Tony Cousens has been appointed general manager of Le Royal Meridien King Edward, Toronto, the only Leading Hotel of the World in the city.
This marks a return to operations for Cousens, who joins the recently renovated and upgraded 294-room hotel from Le Meridien s corporate offices in London, where he spent the last three years as senior vp/sales & marketing. There he was responsible for the development and implementation of a number of major initiatives, including the successful strategic alliance with Nikko Hotels International. Prior to this, Cousens spent nine years in Hong Kong as senior vp/sales & marketing Asia Pacific region for Le Meridien, after three years in Singapore as regional director of sales and marketing. (12/6/00)