Change at the helm of ONYX Hospitality Group

Previously the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Thailand-based ONYX, Martell succeeds Peter Henley, who will retire after successfully leading the company’s multi-brand and pan-regional expansion as CEO over a period of nine years.
Martell will build on the achievements created by Henley whilst further enhancing the foundations to ensure the company’s ongoing success as it enters the next phase of regional growth, the company said on Monday. 
He will lead a long-term strategic plan as part of the company’s aim of becoming the best mid-sized hospitality player in Asia, with an emphasis on further growing the ONYX regional portfolio, augmenting the value proposition of each brand and enhancing operational excellence.
ONYX Hospitality Group currently operates 42 hotels in eight countries under three core brands – Amari, OZO and Shama – and has over 20 properties in the development pipeline in locations such as Australia, Vietnam and Laos. 
Most recently, the group launched the Amari Yangshuo in Guilin, China, and the Amari Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia, and plans to open new properties in Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Malaysia in the coming year. 
The company has announced its aim of having 99 hotels open across the region by 2024.