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# Hotel GMs get together
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/hotel-gms-get-together/
- Published: 2016-03-01T04:44:07.000Z
- Updated: 2016-03-10T05:11:10.000Z
- Author: Holedo
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, Human Resources, leadership, News, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

Honourable Order of International Hotel General Managers (HOIHGm) has officially launched from its first regional headquarters in Dubai, UAE. The international organisation – the world’s first and only initiative of its kind dedicated exclusively to the hotel general management community – is designed to raise the profile of hotel GMs, whilst providing a range of professional and personal membership benefits, such as portable healthcare and insurance options.

Membership is open to all hotel GMs, those who have previously served in the position, owner/operators, as well as retirees and aspiring young professionals on the career path to becoming a GM. HOIHGm was founded by Mr. Leon Larkin, an Australian national with over 40 years’ experience as a GM in some of the world’s leading hotels in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Major players from the hospitality industry include:  
Richard Hartman – Non-Executive Director for Jumeirah Group, former CEO of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, former Board Director and MD of InterContinental Hotels Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Giovanni Angelini – Former CEO of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and knighted by the Italian government.

Heikki Julin – Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at Olympia Air Travel, Captain in the Finnish Defence Force.

Joseph A. McInerney – Emeritus President and CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Kees Hartzuiker – CEO, Roya International Dubai, former VP Asia, Hilton International.

Peter Thompson – Former Starwood Vice-President for Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand and former GM of the Royal Hawaiian Waikiki Beach, Sheraton On The Park and Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney.

Philip Carruthers – Former regional MD for Orient-Express Hotels and former MD of Copacabana Palace, Brazil.

Hans Olbertz – Board Member of Steigenberger Hotels, hospitality consultant, former GM of Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi and a longstanding career with IHG.

Prue Leith CBE – Restaurateur, author, businesswoman, philanthropist, former board member of Belmond (formerly Orient-Express Hotels).

Ruth Hunt – Hotelier, entrepreneur, former proprietor of Combe House Devon, UK, soon to be The Pig at Combe.

Erhard Hotter – Industry veteran for over 40 years in Australia and Asia, Former Starwood VP and MD for South Asia.