Peter Gowers, Gerald Lawless and Lim Kok Thay join CNIS joint Advisory Board

Peter Gowers, Gerald Lawless and Lim Kok Thay, leading hospitality industry stalwarts have recently become members of the Cornell Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Managements (CNI) Joint Advisory Board. The Joint Advisory Board provides advice to the Deans of CNI, Cornell Universitys School of Hotel Administration and Nanyang technological Universitys Business School. Gowers, Lawless and Lim will convene with other members of the Joint Advisory Board twice a year to review and evaluate the Master of Management in Hospitality program, Executive Education programs and helps secure fundraising support for CNI.

Peter Gowers is the Chief Executive Officer for the InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Peter oversees the enhancement and expansion of the Groups network of approximately 200 hotels across IHGs five key brands: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo. He is also a member of IHGs group Executive Committee.

Gerald Lawless is the Executive Chairman of the Jumeirah Group, responsible for leading the Group to become the most distinctive and innovative hospitality group in the world. He joined the group in 1997 as Managing Director to develop a hospitality portfolio that would deliver a completely different experience. To this end, he established the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Wild Wadi Water
Park and the Burj Al Arab which rapidly set new international standards in hospitality.

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay is the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Genting Group, one of Asia's leading and best-managed conglomerates. He joined the Group in 1976 and played a key role in developing the Group's primary leisure asset, Genting Highlands Resort to become one of the worlds leading integrated resort. He spearheaded the internationalization of the Genting Group - creating casinos and resorts in Australia, the Philippines and the Bahamas. More recently, he expanded the Group's presence in the UK via Genting Stanley - the largest casino operator in that country. He led the Group to successfully win the competitive bid to develop Resorts World at Sentosa - one of Singapore's only two integrated resorts, targeted to complete by 2010. Tan Sri Lim vision and drive had enabled him to establish Star Cruises as the worlds third largest cruise line and Asia-Pacifics leading cruise operator in Asia-Pacific. He has also diversified the Groups portfolio by investing in the power generation, oil palm plantations, property development, biotechnology and oil & gas related activities.

Members of the Joint Advisory Board serve for three years. Other members of the Joint Advisory Board include
Mr. Marvin Cheung, a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Hong Kong and China
Mr. Michael Chiu, president of Prima Donna Development in Los Altos, California
Ms. Jennie Chua, President and CEO and Executive Director of the Ascott Group Ltd
Professor Michael D. Johnson, Dean Cornell School of Hotel Administration
Mr. Kevin McGovern, Chairman and CEO of McGovern Capital LLC
Mr. Kurt Ritter, President and CEO of Rezidor Hospitality
Dr. John Siliciano, Vice Provost at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Professor Jitendra Singh, Dean Nanyang Business School
Mr. David Strong, Associate Dean of Business Affairs at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration
Mr. Chiaki Tanuma is the President and CEO of Green House Group (GHG)
Mr. Philip Yeo, Special Advisor for Economic Development (Prime Ministers Office, Singapore)
Mr. Yang Wei Min, Vice Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Company Ltd
Mr. William E. Heinecke, Chairman and CEO of The Minor Group
Ms. Aw Kah-Peng, Assistant Managing Director, Industry Development at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Mr. Lim Neo Chian, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive of the Singapore Tourism Board
Dr. Judy Siguaw, Dean Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management
Dr. Russell Smith, Vice-Dean Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management