Shangri-La's China World Hotel, Beijing has appointed Manfred Oehler as the hotel's new Executive Pastry Chef.

Mr. Oehler brings nearly twenty-six years of experience in five-star pastry kitchens all over the world, with a career spanning Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Starting out as a Commis Patissier in his native Germany, Mr. Oehler worked his way up to the position of Pastry Chef, a post he held at various five-star hotels in diverse locales, such as Switzerland, South Africa, the United Arab Emirate and Malaysia.

Mr. Oehler then acquired the post of Executive Pastry Chef at one of Singapore's leading five-star hotels. Whilst in Singapore, Mr. Oehler was awarded with a gold medal during a showpiece competition by the prestigious Food and Hotel Salon Culinaire. He has further deepened his impressive pastry kitchen management credentials with stints as Executive Pastry Chef in key five-star properties in South Korea, Japan and Singapore.

In his new capacity at China World Hotel, Mr. Oehler will be responsible for pastry quality standards and overall operations in the hotel's pastry kitchen.