Two new executives have taken posts at Grand Hyatt Shanghai.

Grand Hyatt Shanghai has appointed Takehiro Kori as the hotel's new director of sales. Since embarking on his sales and marketing career in 1992, Kori has worked with many international corporate and hotels in Japan and Hong Kong. He speaks fluent Japanese, English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Kori is looking forward to building on the successes already achieved at Grand Hyatt Shanghai.

Grand Hyatt Shanghai has placed Mark Lyons as the hotel's new director of rooms. Lyons, a native of Australia, has over 10 years of hospitality experience in Sydney, Melbourne, Taipei and Beijing. Prior to taking up this position, Lyons was assistant director of rooms at Grand Hyatt Beijing.