John Philipson has joined the group as area director for the Maldives and will be based at Soneva Fushi resort.

Husband and wife team Nicholas and Christine Juett are to become co-general managers of the Vatulele Island Resort in Fiji, while Takao Ifuku has become director of sales and marketing for Japan.

Kristen Bashir has become director of sales for Australia and New Zealand and Matai Gilroy is the new director of sales at Soneva Kiri, which will open in 2008 in south-eastern Thailand.

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