Effective 15th January 2024, Alex Castaldi is the Chief Operating Officer of Sunway Hospitality Group, where under his leadership, he is responsible for 10 hotels and their operations within Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Alex first joined Sunway’s Hospitality Division in 2017 as General Manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Ipoh, and having contributed positively to the performance of the retreat, he was then selected as the Senior General Manager of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur Hotels in 2020 where he spearheaded the US$60million once-in-a-generation transformation of Sunway Resort Hotel. Under his leadership, Alex introduced and implemented new state-of-the-art room categories and facilities, as well as shook up the food scene in Malaysia with the launch of Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza and Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes.
Prior to joining Sunway, Alex brought with him more than 15 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, particularly in managing upscale boutique resorts. He was the Area General Manager at the Kupu Kupu Resorts, managing a collection of luxury resorts in Seminyak, Jimbaran and Ubud in Bali as well as overseeing a villa retreat on the island of Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand. Prior to that, he served as General Manager and Executive General Manager (Hotels Division) for Thailand’s Kalara International Properties, as Resident Manager for the Shangri-La Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu, Philippines, as Resort Manager at the Akaryn Resort & Spa in Koh Samui, Thailand, and numerous senior rooms division roles at the Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan, Thailand, at Dubai’s avant-garde Desert Palm Per Aquum, Banyan Tree in Seychelles, Madinat Jumeirah Mina A’salam in Dubai and Hilton Hotel in Rome.
