Kaharuddin Salamun joins Le Meridien Nirwana this month as Resident Manager, replacing Kenneth Sorrensen, who is promoted to General Manager at Le Meridien Tahiti. Known by his friends and co-workers as �Kahar�, he most recently was general manager at Intan Village Resort in Bali and previously held the post of Sales & Marketing Director, at Santrian Beach Resort, Bali. I Made Ramia Adnyana assumes the position of Assistant Director of Sales, a promotion from Senior Sales Manager. Joining the resort in June 1997 as Receptionist, he was promoted to Shift Leader in March 1998 and Village Chief in December, before transferring to Sales & Marketing as a Sales Manager in February 2001. Upon graduation from the Hotel & Tourism Training Institute in Bali in 1992, he began his career at Bali Padma Hotel, where he was twice employee of the month and employee of the year in 1996. Ramia speaks English, Japanese, and German.

Kaharuddin Salamun - I Made Ramia Adnyana

Sugeng Sugiantoro is promoted to Catering & Conference Manager. He joined Le Meridien Nirwana in June 1998 as Assistant Manager and was promoted to Catering & Conference Assistant Manager in July 2001. Graduating from Hotel & Tourism Training School in 1992 on his native island of Lombok, he worked at a local hotel and as a supervisor at Holiday Inn Resort Lombok before moving to Bali and Le Meridien. Sugeng speaks Italian.

I Nyoman Suparta becomes Assistant Food & Beverage Manager. Joining the resort in May 1997 as a Captain, he was promoted to Assistant Pool Grill Manager in January 1998 before taking his previous post as Nirwana Restaurant Manager in February 2000. An English-speaker, Nyoman began his career in 1990 as a Captain and Guest Relations Officer at Bali Padma Hotel.

Le Meridien Nirwana Golf & Spa Resort and Nirwana Golf Club is a haven for golfers from around the world. Among accolades, the five-year-old resort was named by Asian Golf Monthly Magazine readers as the "Best Golf Resort in Asia", "Best Golf Course in Indonesia" and runner-up for "Best Par-Three Golf Course in Asia� for hole number 7 (2000 and 2001); and this year "Best Par-Four Golf Course in Asia� for hole number 13, and among the top three for �Best Club house in Asia� and �Best Par-5 in Asia� for hole number 6. It was named the "Asia & Pacific Golf Resort of the Year" in 1999 by Hertz International Travel Awards and "1998 Best Resort Hotel" by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

With an international network of 144 luxury hotels and resorts in 55 countries, Le Meridien combines the highest European standards with distinctive, individual characteristics of the local region. Each hotel features stylishly appointed rooms, an extensive range of health and leisure facilities plus superbly prepared local and international cuisine.

**Kaharuddin Salamun photo courtesy of Bali Update