Sanya Marriott Resort & Spa has appointed Karl Hudson as its new general manager.

Hudson, a New Zealand citizen, has 21 years of comprehensive international hotel experience covering Antarctica, Japan, Australia, China and Philippines. He first worked in China in 1999 as the director of food and beverage at Shenyang Marriott, then rose to director of rooms in 2000. Before taking this position, he was the general manager of Cebu City Marriott Hotel in Philippines for nearly four years.

Hudson loves stage acting, public speaking, feature writing, foreign languages, fine dining and ethnic cuisine, as well as martial arts, skiing and golf. He is also competent in English, French, Japanese and Mandarin.