Med Group has announced the appointment of former Orient Express Hotels� vice president Adrian Constant as chief executive officer (CEO) to head its renowned La Manga Club resort.

He previously held the same position with KSL International, a US-based private equity group seeking expansion into the European and worldwide leisure markets, and will also manage Med Group�s various resort investments.

Constant has been involved in the resort and hospitality industry worldwide for more than 25 years. At Orient Express Hotels he was in charge of all European properties as well as having development responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

He was also responsible for a number of high-profile acquisitions including La Residencia, Mallorca; Le Manoir aux�Quat Saisons, Oxfordshire; The Ritz, Madrid; The Grand Hotel Europe, St. Petersburg; and the Hotel Caruso, Ravello. Additionally he organised and handled the disposal of the much-vaunted Quinta do Lago Hotel in the Algarve. A spokesman for Med Group said: �Adrian brings a very wide range of skills to our group through his unique and extensive hospitality and financial experience. As we look to manage through the current downturn and continue to consolidate and expand in the future we welcome Adrian to the group with enormous pleasure.�

Julio Delgado, chief operating officer of La Manga Club, said: �We are preparing the company for the future and Adrian�s arrival strengthens our team further and is the next step in cementing the future success of this world-class resort.� Before joining Orient Express Hotels, Constant had an extensive operational career including being regional manager for Le Meridien Brazil and general manager of Le Meridien Copacabana, with specific development responsibility for South America. In addition, he also held high-profile general management positions at the Portuguese trio of Le Meridien Penina, Le Meridien San Lorenzo and Le Meridien Dona Filipa, The Phoenicia in Malta, and the Belmont Golf and Country Club, Bermuda, and senior management positions at The Ritz, Madrid, The Sheraton Park Tower in London and at La Manga Club itself. Constant commented: �I am extremely proud to have the opportunity to lead one of the greatest leisure destinations in Europe and look forward to re-energising and continuing to maximise the success of the resort. I have just returned from a short visit to La Manga Club and was pleased to see a busy operation and a highly motivated team.� A British citizen, born and raised in Madrid, Constant possesses broad language skills and an in depth understanding of Spain�s culture and society and will be taking up his new role early next month (April).

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About La Manga Club As a result of 37 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, which have ensured that it has remained at the forefront of the sector, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain�s flagship resort and as one of the finest in the world.

Evidence of this is provided by its numerous World Travel Award nominations and prizes, such as the World�s Leading Sports Resort (top 5, 2006 and 2007), Spain�s Leading Golf Resort (winner, 2006), Europe�s Leading Golf Resort (winner, 2001, 2003 and 2005), and Europe�s Leading Conference Hotel (winner, 2003). In addition, the hotel obtained the prestigious Q for Quality certification in 2002.

La Manga Club is a spectacular resort located in the Murcia region of south-east Spain. Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it offers visitors a five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and 450 hectares of sports facilities, highlights of which include its three 18-hole golf courses, 28 tennis courts and its eight-pitch professional football centre, which also offers facilities for cricket, rugby and Gaelic football.

The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.