Markland Blaiklock

Mr. Markland Blaiklock is the Deputy CEO of Centara Hotels & Resorts (Central Plaza Hotel Public Company Limited). He is responsible for steering the continued expansion of Centara. Blaiklock is a Canadian national educated in the United Kingdom and France. He has over 35 years of experience in hotel finance, operations, management, and strategic planning. His career began with Hilton International in France and progressed with Le Meridien hotels in Montreal, New York, Houston, San Francisco and Vancouver. In 1990 he came to Asia where he managed several Shangri-La’s properties and served in senior executive positions for Raffles in Singapore and Accor for their Asia Pacific region.
Besides driving Centara’s ambitious growth strategies in Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Ocean and Middle East, Blaiklock’s operational experience will be put to work leading the improvement of Centara’s technical platforms and systems, ensuring the company’s core infrastructure supports its vision for global expansion. Blaiklock’s extensive experience in all phases of hospitality management, his understanding of Asia and other international markets, and his familiarity with Centara, suit him ideally for this important next phase of the company’s growth.