Development Team

President Steve Kleinschmidt - Manages the hotel group and new hotel development. With over 20 years of senior industry experience, Mr. Kleinschmidt has advised many of the world’s leading hotel companies and travel organizations throughout the Asia/Pacific region, North America and the Caribbean. Mr. Kleinschmidt joined Marco Polo Hotels in October 2007 from his previous role as Director of the Hospitality and Leisure Advisory Services Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada. He is very familiar with Asia having worked in Hong Kong from 1992 - 1999 as Managing Director and CEO Asia Pacific for PKF Consulting Limited with responsibility for 18 countries across the Asia region. Mr. Kleinschmidt is a past Advisory Board member for the University of Victoria’s Hospitality Management Program in the Faculty of Business and a Senior Lecturer for the University of Salzburg’s Executive MBA in Tourism & Leisure Management.

Mr. Steve Kleinschmidt
Tel: (852) 2118-7232
Fax: (852) 2118-7388
corporate@marcopolohotels.com

Vice President Project Development Ting Wah - Oversees new and existing hotel design, construction, technical operations, and capital improvement programs. Mr. Ting Wah is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Building in the United Kingdom and The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, a member of The Australian Institute of Building and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom). He holds a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Design and Management from The University of Hong Kong. Mr. Ting Wah joined the Group's parent company Wharf Holdings Limited.

Mr. Ting Wah
Tel: (852) 2118-7232
Fax: (852) 2118-7388
corporate@marcopolohotels.com