Plaza Premium Appoints New COO and CIO

Plaza Premium has appointed Mr. Sylvio Angelone as Chief Operating Officer and Mrs. Olivia Chang as Chief Information Officer.

As the new COO, Sylvio, an Australian national, brings over 30 years of experience to the role.

Prior to joining PPG, Sylvio spent nearly a decade with Starbucks Asia Pacific based in both Hong Kong and Korea.

At PPG he is responsible for the group’s global network of operations, culinary and customer engagement as well as overseeing the IT & Digital Innovation and Talent and Culture for the company.

The development and expansion of third-party airport lounge management will also fall under Sylvio’s scope.

Reporting to Sylvio, Mrs. Olivia Chang has over 30 years of experience in various CIO roles within Asia Pacific.

Olivia previously worked as digital transformation and innovation leader with Coca Cola, held senior roles in various privately-owned corporations and NGOs in China and Geneva, and lectures for University of California, Berkeley for their CIO Leadership Certificate Program.

Olivia now heads PPG’s global digital and technology team, playing a key role in achieve the company’s global business transformation strategy to drive operational excellence and efficiency through technology.

“To ensure the best-in-class standard of service among our global network of over 200 locations in 62 international airports, we are confident that Sylvio will be the perfect fit to lead our strong and dedicated Plaza Premium Group team, and our fast-growing business to the next level,” said Mr Song Hoi-see, Plaza Premium Group Founder and CEO. “We are excited to welcome Olivia to PPG family. We are certain her depth of knowledge and experience, will help propel the group into achieving its strategic ambitions in the digital and technology space by bringing the best experience to our customers.”

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