Andrea Orrú has been part of the team at Minor Hotels, Anantara’s parent company, since 2013. To join the Thai hotel group, he put behind him 13 years at Starwood Hotels where he spent over a decade in F&B.
He went from head waiter at The Sheraton Park Tower to F&B supervisor at The Park Lane Hotel Sheraton, to F&B venues manager at The Westin Sydney. His final stint with Starwood lasted two years as director of F&B at Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen.
He moved into Anantara through operations, becoming resort manager of Naladhu Maldives and Anantara Veli Resort from 2013 to 2015. Staying in operations ever since he became EAM of Anantara Koh Samui and then resident manager of the Anantara Lijiang.
Becoming a task force GM for the group, he went on to work across Busan, the Maldives, Koh Phangan in Thailand, and now Salalah as GM. In this new role, the hotel promised he would once again delve into his passion for F&B, planning to introduce food festivals and Michelin-starred chef appearances.