Wyndham Announces Senior Appointment In Shanghai

Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai has announced the appointment of Brian W. Dechant as general manager.

He has over 30 years of experience and broad ranging responsibilities in luxury five-star international hotel and resort companies. These include InterContinental and Hyatt International hotels in Europe, and Le Meridien, Regal Hotels International, Millennium and Copthorne, and Jin Jiang International Hotels in Asia. His assignments included general manager positions in hotels located in the bustling city centers of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Shenzhen, Hanoi, and Wuhan. He arrived in Asia in 1990, when he joined Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort in Thailand. He is returning to a property role from his most recent position as vice president operations — Greater China with Howard Johnson International (China). Dechant is a Canadian national, a Certified Hotel Administrator, and is fluent in English and German.