Background
Palmer, Duncan R. was born on November 14, 1958 in Loughborough, England. Son of William Bryan and Jean Palmer.
Palmer, Duncan R. was born on November 14, 1958 in Loughborough, England. Son of William Bryan and Jean Palmer.
HND with honors, Westminster Hotel & Catering College, 1980. Program for Management Development (honorary), Harvard University, Boston, 1992.
Resident manager Mandarin Oriental, Macau, 1984—1986, manager Manila, Philippines, 1986—1988. Resident manager The Oriental Bangkok, 1988—1989. General manager Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, 1989—1995, The Savoy, London, 1995—1997, The Connaught, London, since 1997.
Member of West One Association of Hotel Managers, British Hospitality Association, Master Inn Holders (chairman since 2001), Academy of Culinary Arts (honorary), Savoy Eastronomes (honorary).