Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Mr Chris Adams as General Manager of the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, effective immediately.

Before joining Outrigger, Adams was General Manager of the Anantara Golden Triangle in northern Thailand. Prior to that, he held senior managerial positions at international brand hotels in Koh Samui, Thailand, the Philippines and China.

Adams, a New Zealander, has strong food and beverage experience. He has been an award winning executive chef or food and beverage manager at hotels in Vietnam, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

"With wide international experience and five-star hotelier skills, Chris will find himself at home at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas," said Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger's Managing Director, Asia Pacific. "Our aim at Outrigger in Phuket is to exceed the expectations of our international guests. Chris will play a key role in delivering that vision," he said.