Swiss-born Stalder has been with Hyatt for almost 30 years, and assisted in the opening of more than 40 Hyatt hotels and resorts in the Asia Pacific region. Stalder has moved from Executive Sous Chef to Executive Chef to Area Executive Chef to Director of F&B to Vice President F&B, to his present role. He has personally overseen the conceptualization, creation, development and operation of more than 120 Hyatt restaurants and bars, most notably 100 Century Avenue at Park Hyatt Shanghai; Vue at Hyatt on the Bund in Shanghai; Made in China at Grand Hyatt Beijing; Mezza9 and Straits Kitchen at Grand Hyatt Singapore; and Keyakizaka and The Oak Door at Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
As senior vice president of product and brand development for Hyatt Hotels &
Resorts’ Asia Pacific region, Stalder overseas the creation of Hyatt Pure™ spas, event spaces and guestrooms, as well as its food and beverage offerings, and is currently conceptualizing ideas for all new development in the Asia Pacific region.
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