SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) announced the appointment of Laurent Boisdron as VP and General Manager of Lanson Place Mall of Asia.
Laurent has over 29 years of experience in the hospitality industry across Europe, the Middle East, United States, and Southeast Asia.
Prior to his recent appointment, Laurent spearheaded the pre-opening and opening teams of Sable Navy Pier, Curio Collection by Hilton as the General Manager in Chicago, Illinois.
He was also the General Manager of SMHCC’s luxury property, Conrad Manila from 2018 to 2020. He also held various positions from the Radisson Hotel Group, namely: General Manager of Radisson Blu Cebu; Corporate Director of Operations for Owned & Managed Hotels Americas; and Hotel Manager of Radisson Blu Chicago.
Laurent’s work has been recognized through the years, as validated by his numerous awards: 2021 Hotel Management’s GMs To Watch (USA), 2019 CMO Asia Award for one of the Best General Managers in the Philippines, 2017 Asia Pacific Hotel of the Year Award (Radisson Blu Cebu), and the 2015 President’s Award for outstanding quality for Radisson North America, among others.
Slated to open in 2023, the first Lanson Place property in the Philippines is located in the heart of SM Mall of Asia. The property will feature a 247-room hotel and a 143-room serviced suites, providing guests with direct access to extensive retail, F&B and entertainment facilities.
Lanson Place Mall of Asia is within close proximity to the flagship SMX Convention Center Manila as well as the iconic eCom office buildings, making it ideal not only for leisure guests but for business travelers and MICE delegates as well.
Lanson Place is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wing Tai Properties Limited (Wing Tai), a publicly listed company in Hong Kong. Wing Tai currently manages 7 properties under the Lanson Place brand, comprising luxury Personal Hotels and Residences in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, as well as two upcoming properties in Manila and Melbourne (to be opened in 2023).
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) was established in April 2008 with the primary purpose of developing and managing the hotel and convention properties of SM Prime, one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia.
Currently, the SMHCC portfolio is comprised of nine hotel properties with a combined inventory of more than 2,200 rooms and over 41,000 sqm. of leasable convention space.
The list of properties under SMHCC includes Taal Vista Hotel, Pico Sands Hotel, Conrad Manila, Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn by Radisson Clark, Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo, Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA, Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, and the SMX Convention Centers and trade halls.
