Wharf Hotels Appoints Thomas Salg as President

(01 Mar 2022)  Wharf Hotels has appointed Thomas Salg as President.

Thomas, who has worked with Wharf Hotels as Vice President of Operations for the past four years, succeeds Jennifer Cronin who resigned on Monday, effective 30 April 2022.

Thomas Salg

A seasoned hotelier, Thomas has been in the hotel industry for more than 30 years, his career spanning 8 countries and 3 different continents within that time.

He has been with the company for 9 years, and prior to being appointed as VP of Operations worked as GM of three of the group's hotels in Hong Kong, namely: the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Prince Hotel and Gateway Hotel.

Beginning his career with Marriott in 1988, Thomas moved to Asia in 2002 as Director of F&B at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel in South Korea, followed by Resident Manager of the Marriott Hotel in Singapore three years later.

He achieved his first General Manager role in 2007 at the Renaissance Melaka Hotel in Malaysia before setting his sight on China three years later.

Thomas spent several years at the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Convention Centre Hotel before moving south as GM of the Marco Polo Shenzhen in 2013.

“Thomas has clearly demonstrated his commitment, leadership and professionalism since joining Marco Polo Hotels in 2013,” said Jennifer Cronin. “I am confident that Thomas will further strengthen the group’s solid foundation, as well as strategically drive new initiatives and developments for the hotel management company, while rebuilding the hotel’s priority business streams.”

Based in Hong Kong, Wharf Hotels currently operates 16 owned or managed hotels under the Niccolo or Marco Polo hotel brands in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Philippines. The company is a member of the Global Hotel Alliance.