Giovanni Angelini

Former CEO of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and knighted by the Italian government

Giovanni is a senior and well-respected global hospitality professional with over 50 years experience across three continents, in particular Asia. A former executive and CEO of the Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts Group for over 19 years, Giovanni also served as Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific of Westin Hotels & Resorts and founded Angelini Hospitality, a travel and tourism consultancy firm, based in Hong Kong, in 2010.

Presently on the board of Directors for several premier hotel companies, Giovanni has been the proud recipient of several lifetime achievement awards, ‘Corporate Hotelier of the World’ (2006), an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration in Hospitality management in the USA and a knighthood from the Italian government.