Thailand's Minor Hotels Group has appointed Dennis Gordienko as General Manager of the Avani Doc Let Resort in Vietnam, slated to open early 2021.

Dennis' hospitality career started as a Food & Beverage intern in Antalya, Turkey, with Sheraton Hotels & Resorts in 2003.

Since then he has worked in London and also his native Ukraine within F&B and Rooms departments with international brands such as Radisson, IHG, and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

His first role as GM was with the Gaya Island Resort in Borneo, which was followed by the Vistana Penang Bukit Jambul, both of which are part of YTL hotels.