Tokyo, Japan -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/02/2012 -- Kieron Hunt joins The Peninsula Tokyo luxury hotel(http://www.peninsula.com/Tokyo/en/default.aspx) as Director of Food and Beverage, the latest appointment in a distinguished hotel and food and beverage career.

Mr Hunt began his career in 2001 as Food and Beverage Duty Manager at the Four Points Sydney Hotel by Sheraton, before relocating to England in 2003 where he was Assistant Manager of Food and Beverage for the Chelsea Football Club in London. From there, he built his career with Intercontinental Hotels in the United Arab Emirates and Hilton Hotels in China, and prior to joining The Peninsula Tokyo, Mr Hunt served as Director of Operations of the Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao.

As Director of Food and Beverage, Mr Hunt will oversee the hotel’s four restaurants and bar – Peter, Peter: The Bar, Hei Fung Terrace, The Lobby and The Peninsula Boutique & Café - together with Room Service and Events, which includes banquets, meetings and weddings.

Mr Hunt was born in Sydney, Australia and is married with a son.

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Incorporated in 1866 and listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (00045), HSH is the holding company of a Group which is engaged in the ownership, development and management of prestigious hotel, commercial and residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of transport, club management and other services. The hotel portfolio of the Group comprises The Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila and Paris (opening in 2013). The property portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower and The Peak Tramways, St. John’s Building, The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand.