RBH Hospitality expands presence in London through first Hyatt Hotels signing. RBH Hospitality Management has announced the signing of its first Hyatt-branded hotel after being appointed by hotel owner, Sun Venture, to manage Hyatt Place London City East. Hyatt Place London City East is located in the heart of East London, close to the vibrant Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market. The hotel offers 276 rooms, designed for both leisure and business guests, with two fully-equipped meeting rooms and two on-site F&B outlets; Sotto Cucina & Bar and PocketSquare Skyline Bar and Terrace. The new signing marks a new partnership for RBH with Hyatt Hotels. Further cementing their market leading reputation as it becomes the first UK management company to operate hotels across eight major global brands, building on existing relationships with major hotel groups: IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Accor, Wyndham Worldwide, Radisson Hotel Group and Best Western. The announcement continues RBH's strong momentum this year and expands a strong presence in London. Hyatt Place London City East is the 12th property under RBH's management in the capital, strengthening the business' reputation as the most experienced third-party hotel management company in the city. David Hart, CEO, RBH Hospitality Management said: "This signing further underlines the momentum Rbhmanagement is building as a business this year. London is a market Rbhmanagement know well. RBH has operated over 8,000 rooms in the city over the last 25 years, and London continues to be a competitive and resilient travel destination. Strong partnerships have played an important role in its growth story, and Rbhmanagement is delighted to be working alongside new partners Sun Venture and Hyatt Hotels on this property. To be the first management company to operate hotels across all the major brands reflects its reputation and the confidence that owners and brand partners continue to place in Rbhmanagement." Kok Eng Lim, Head of Real Estate at Sun Venture said: "We are delighted to welcome RBH Hospitality Management as our operating partner for Hyatt Place London City East. RBH emerged as our choice following a careful operator selection process. Their established track record in London and experience across the major global brands gave us confidence in this appointment. We look forward to a successful and long-term partnership with RBH." News & updates. RBH has announced the addition of the Radisson Hotel, Liverpool to its growing portfolio, following the appointment by the hotel's owners to manage the property. RBH has been appointed to operate two Staybridge Suites properties in Liverpool and Newcastle, adding a total of 260 keys to their portfolio RBH brought it's annual conference and awards to Blackpool, where they recognised outstanding performance across 8 categories, with the coveted 'Hotel of the Year' award going to The Milner York RBH continues to place huge value on 'Giving Something Back' programme, as demonstrated by partnership with coffee suppliers Paddy & Scott's Coffee The new signing signals a strong start to 2026 for RBH, as the company continues to grow its portfolio and make progress against its vision of being the partner of choice for hospitality investors.

Asia real estate people in the news 2026-03-30. The death of David Simon, the man who built the world's largest retail real estate company and planted its Premium Outlets banner across Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, leads Mingtiandi's look at personnel moves from around the industry this week. Also making the list is the nomination of a new governor for South Korea's central bank, a pair of senior departures at Australia's Future Fund, and a new Americas-focused leadership role at JD.com's real estate arm. Simon Property Group has announced the passing of its chairman, chief executive and president, David Simon, on 22 March at the age of 64, according to a statement from the board of directors. Simon built the Indianapolis-based REIT into the largest retail property owner in the world, with Asia Pacific holdings including ten Premium Outlet centres in Japan with Mitsubishi Estate, four in South Korea with Shinsegae, and centres in Malaysia and Indonesia. The board has appointed his son Eli Simon as chief executive, with Larry Glasscock named non-executive chairman. South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Shin Hyun-song as the next governor of the Bank of Korea, Bloomberg reported on 22 March. Shin, 66, has served since 2014 as economic adviser at the Bank for International Settlements - often called the central bank of central banks - and steps back from those duties immediately. He succeeds Rhee Chang-yong, whose term expires on 20 April, pending a parliamentary hearing. A former Princeton University professor known for hawkish views on financial stability, Shin's approach to interest rates will be closely watched by South Korea's debt-reliant real estate industry. Australia's Future Fund is losing two of its most senior private markets leaders, with David Bluff and Tammi Fisher set to depart the A$267 billion ($190 billion) sovereign wealth fund at the end of this month, according to a Bloomberg report. The pair have served as co-managing directors of real assets at the Melbourne-based fund, sharing oversight of its real estate, infrastructure, credit, private equity and energy transition portfolios. Their departures add to a string of senior exits at the fund in recent months and leave a significant leadership gap in its private markets operation. OpenAI has recruited Kiran Mani, chief executive of Indian streaming platform JioStar, to lead its Asia Pacific operations in a newly created role, Bloomberg reported on 25 March. Mani will take up the managing director position in June, relocating to OpenAI's Singapore office and reporting to chief strategy officer Jason Kwon. JioStar, a Reliance Industries and Walt Disney joint venture, runs the JioHotstar streaming platform with more than 300 million subscribers. Before JioStar, Mani spent more than 13 years at Google as general manager for Android and Google Play across Asia Pacific and Japan. JD Property, the real estate arm of Chinese e-commerce group JD.com, has elevated Wu Hailong to regional chief executive officer for the Americas, according to his LinkedIn profile. Wu, a CFA charterholder with a master's degree in real estate investment and finance from Cornell University, takes up the New York-based role this month after serving as managing director with JD Property in Riyadh, where he led Middle East investment activities. He joined JD Property in 2021 from GLP. Sun Venture has promoted Ho Chee Mun to director, investment and asset management, according to his LinkedIn profile. The Singapore-based investment firm, which is active across office, retail, hospitality and living assets in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Australia, elevated Ho this month from associate director, a role he had held since July 2022. Ho joined Sun Venture from Allgreen Properties, where he spent more than four years as senior manager for investment and asset management, and earlier held roles at Mapletree and CapitaLand. Kinkora Investments has named Nick Crockett as its inaugural chief investment officer, according to a LinkedIn update. Kinkora is the newly rebranded real estate investment management arm of Australian advisory firm KordaMentha, operating from Melbourne with a focus on industrial and residential real estate. Crockett joined KordaMentha's real estate group in 2021 after serving as head of capital for Cadence Property Group in Singapore, and has previously held senior roles with CBRE and JLL across Asia Pacific. He brings more than 20 years of real estate debt and equity capital experience spanning Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States. Greenberg Traurig has added hospitality lawyer Mitch Reynolds to its Singapore office as of counsel in its real estate practice, the global law firm announced on 26 March. Reynolds joins from Squire Patton Boggs, relocating from Australia to Singapore. He advises hotel owners, operators, investors and financiers on management and franchise agreements, hotel leasing, and investment structures across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe, with notable work in Australia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Gulf. His arrival supports Greenberg Traurig's push to build a leading Asia hospitality practice from its Singapore hub. If you know of other Asia real estate professionals changing their jobs, getting promoted or just doing something exciting, please contact us here at Mingtiandi.