After 20+ years at Millennium Hotels, career hotelier Karl Luxon joins SHG.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 Karl Luxon.
The appointment of Karl Luxon to the executive leadership position of chief operating officer for Scenic Hotel Group marks an important step for both the hotel and Luxon. The return to Christchurch after a spell of 30 years is something of a homecoming for the Luxon family as well as being the start of an exciting new chapter in Luxon’s tourism and hospitality career.
With a career forged over 20 years at Millennium Hotels and Resorts New Zealand (MCK), culminating in vice-president operations for MCK New Zealand, Luxon left the group at the end of 2020. His vision is to develop New Zealand’s tourism infrastructure further and help navigate it through what is agreed to be the most challenging of times for tourism globally.
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited (NZX: MCK) Change of Senior Manager Monday 21st December 2020
MCK advises that its Vice President Operations Karl Luxon has tendered his resignation from the company and will be leaving at the end of February 2021. Mr. Luxon is leaving to pursue other opportunities and relocating to Christchurch where he and his wife Barbara have extended family.
On behalf of the Board and staff of the company MCK Managing Director BK Chiu wished Karl well for the future.
“Karl has been with MCK for 20 plus years in multiple locations and multiple roles including one as a Hotel General Manager, then as Director of Sales and for the last seven years as our Vice President Operations. While I am sad to lose a trusted colleague and friend who I have worked closely with, I am grateful for his service to MCK and wish him and Barbara the very best for the future and the new opportunities they are pursuing”.