Jean-Marc Ma-Poon is the new GM at W Retreat & Spa Maldives. Jean-Marc Ma-Poon is the new GM at W Retreat & Spa Maldives.

W Retreat & Spa Maldives has appointed Jean-Marc Ma-Poon as the new general manager.

In his new role, Ma-Poon will be responsible for the overall operation of the retreat, providing strategic leadership to his new team.

Ma-Poon has been with Starwood Hotels & Resorts for 13 years, having joined the Westin Park Central Hotel, Dallas in 2001, where he gained extensive experience in various operations.

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He then joined the team at Westin St John Resort & Villas, US Virgin Islands before moving to the Sheraton Skyline Hotel and Conference Centre in London as food & beverage director.

In 2010, Ma-Poon was appointed as deputy general manager for the Sheratomn Amman Al Nabil Hotel & Towers Jordan and most recently hotel manager at W Retreat & Spa – Bali.