Edward Hobson
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
The move
MoveLangham Hospitality Group → Kempinski Hotels
TitleVice President, Sales & Marketing (International exc. China) → Senior Vice President, Global Sales
LocationHong Kong SAR → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Hong Kong Sar → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE0.1
Total experience16.8 years
Kempinski Hotels headcount10,001+ employees
Kempinski Hotels industryHospitality
Kempinski Hotels HQMunich
Kempinski Hotels typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Vice President, Global SalesApr 2026 — Present
Kempinski Hotels· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice President, Sales & Marketing (International exc. China)Jan 2025 — Mar 2026
Langham Hospitality Group· Hong Kong SAR· Full-time
- Vice President, SalesJan 2022 — Jan 2025
- Global Commercial Director - AerotelApr 2021 — Jan 2022
Plaza Premium Group· Hong Kong· Full-time
- Assistant Vice President, Sales (Hong Kong)Aug 2018 — Apr 2020SShangri-La Hotels and Resorts· Hong Kong· Full-time
- Director of Sales & MarketingJul 2013 — Jul 2018
- Director of Sales & MarketingMay 2008 — Jun 2013
Accor· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Education
- Merchant Taylors' School, LiverpoolPresent
- Northwestern University· Sports MarketingPresent
- HEC Paris· Entrepreneurship: Ideation to Exit2021 — 2021
- Sunnymede School, SouthportPresent
- University of Virginia Darden School of Business· Marketing AnalyticsPresent
Top skills
Marketing StrategyBusiness TravelBusiness DevelopmentSales & MarketingSalesPublic Relations
About
Global commercial executive with expert level knowledge in sales, marketing, revenue management, distribution and digital marketing. My passion lies in building high performing teams to improve business results. Having spent many years working in both small and large organisations, I combine a data-led, analytical approach with instilling drive and energy in the associates I lead. I am also proficient in managing projects related to restructuring, change management and rebranding.