Prin Pathanatham Photo: Courtesy of Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing & Yanqi Island

Prin Pathanatham recently joined Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing & Yanqi Island as director of marketing and sales. Pathanatham has brought his experience to the hotel as the strategic business leader of the sales and marketing department. He will use these skills to develop strategies, enhance brand awareness and coach peers. He is also responsible for the hotel's financial performance.

Originally from Thailand, Pathanatham has 14 years of experience in sales and marketing. His expertise is focused on high-end sales, and his experience includes opening new hotels, rebranding, complex sales strategies in Indochina and developing the emerging market in the region.

Prior to joining Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing & Yanqi Island, Pathanatham was the director of sales and marketing at Kempinski Hotel Haitang Bay Sanya.

Pathanatham believes that leadership and management works like two sides of the same coin. His philosophy concurs with the belief that a leader's responsibility is to guide the staff with vision, strategies, goals and values instead of attempting to control them.

Pathanatham's working and winning strategy is focused on the hotel staff's engagement and how to keep them involved and motivated with goals, incentives and promotions.