John Lucas joins Hilton Port Moresby as general manager

Monday, March 5, 2018

Hilton announced the appointment of John Lucas as General Manager for Hilton Port Moresby, the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded property to open in Papua New Guinea.

The group will manage the newly built Hilton Port Moresby and the Kutubu Convention Centre as part of the Star Mountain Plaza development, on behalf of Mountain Plaza Ltd (SMPL).

The Hilton hotel will feature five unique food and beverage outlets, including the signature Mumu Restaurant in its 16-storey and 212 rooms. The Kutubu Convention Centre will have a banquet hall that can hold up to 800 people, six meeting rooms and an outdoor amphitheatre.

John Lucas’s has served Hilton over 30 years and most recently he was the Area General Manager for Hilton in the Northern Territory, looking after Hilton Darwin, DoubleTree by Hilton Darwin, DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade Darwin and DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs., John was responsible for 853 guest rooms, eight food and beverage outlets, meeting and event space.

Sean Wooden, vice president, operations, Australasia  said that they were extremely pleased to have John appointed as General Manager for Hilton Port Moresby. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience and will lead the team to great success as they expand their portfolio into Papua New Guinea.

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