REGIONAL REPORT - HONG KONG
SPIRIANT EXPANDS COMPETENCIES IN ASIA-PACIFIC
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At the ribbon-cutting for the new SPIRIANT office in Hong Kong are, left to right: Alexander Spahn, Managing Director SPIRIANT; Angie Fung, who handles global amenity kits; H.K. Cheung, Regional Chief Operating Officer Asia/Pacific; and Egon Linde, Head of Regional Procurement and Logstics
PIRIANT, LSG Group’s equipment design and procurement subsidiary, has opened a new office in Hong Kong. The SPIRIANT Asia-Pacific team will focus on two major areas: sourcing onboard equipment, ranging from technical items to comfort items from the highly diverse supplier base in the region. The office will also function as SPIRIANT’s worldwide competence center for amenity kits, including branded and non-branded amenity bags and the items contained within them. “This move ensures that our customers benefit from a one-stopshop solution provider, assisting them through the entire process of
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creative and innovative designs to high quality procurement and logistic services,” said Alexander Spahn, Managing Director SPIRIANT. The newly built office houses more than 40 employees with expertise in design, sales, procurement and logistics working to support SPIRIANT’s overall growth strategy while bringing about efficiency and speed in its daily business. Since the official launch of the SPIRIANT brand in 2013 the company has been successfully pursuing a global expansion strategy. Teams have so far been installed in Dubai, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong in addition to the company’s long-established home base near Frankfurt, Germany.