"We went on a worldwide search to find the right calibre General Manager for our New Zealand property and are delighted that John will be joining our dynamic management team to help grow our brand and ensure the continued excellence of the property" stated Eric So, Executive Vice President for Langham Hotels International.

John Dick has extensive general management and hospitality consulting experience both in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and is very close to the five-star Hotel market in Auckland guaranteeing that he understands the nuances of the market and the needs of our guests.

"I am delighted to be joining the Langham team and look forward to leading the Hotel on a continuous quest for re-defining the benchmark for luxury in hotels in New Zealand, including heralding some exciting new developments under the Langham brand" John Dick said.

"The membership of The Leading Hotels of the World is a clear indication of Langham Hotels International's commitment to providing the highest standards of service in a truly elegant setting. The demand for world class products and services in New Zealand is well evident, and we aim to not only meet that demand but exceed our guest expectations at every opportunity," Dick added.

Langham Hotels International (LHI) is a dynamic, modern hospitality ownership and management company which operates the luxury Langham Hotels brand and other hospitality interests in prime locations within Hong Kong and overseas.

LHI is wholly owned by the publicly listed Great Eagle Holdings Limited (HKSE: 41), which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.

The Great Eagle Group is one of Hong Kong's leading property and hotel companies. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Group develops, invests in and manages high quality office, retail, residential and hotel properties in Hong Kong, North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Its commercial property holdings include 2.36 million square feet of Grade-A office space in the prime commercial districts of Hong Kong . In the United States, it owns three office buildings with a total floor area of 685,000 square feet.

In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Group opened Langham Place, a 1.8 million square feet complex in the prime shopping district of Mongkok, Hong Kong. It consists of a 600,000 square feet shopping mall, a 770,000 square feet intelligent office tower and the five-star Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong.

LHI's extensive international hotel portfolio currently comprises eight properties with over 4,760 rooms in six gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong, Toronto, Melbourne and Auckland.

In Hong Kong, LHI owns, manages and operates the luxury 490 – room Langham Hotel, Hong Kong, the all new 665-room five-star Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong, and the newly refurbished four-star 468-room Eaton Hotel Hong Kong. Internationally, it owns and operates four luxury hotels, including the 429-room Langham Hotel, London, the 325-room Langham Hotel, Boston, the 387-room Langham Hotel, Melbourne, the 410-room Langham Hotel, Auckland. In Canada, LHI owns and asset manages the four-star 1,590 – room Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto.

Under the ownership and management of LHI, five Langham Hotels, namely the Langham Hotel, London, the Langham Hotel, Boston, the Langham Hotel, Hong Kong, the Langham Hotel, Melbourne and the Langham Hotel, Auckland, are accredited by the prestigious "The Leading Hotels of the World" being some of the world's finest luxury hotels.

LHI's Hong Kong portfolio also comprises three Eaton House furnished apartment buildings and two Yat Tung Heen Chinese Restaurants.

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