Mark Hehir

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is pleased to announce that Mark Hehir has been appointed General Manager of the highly anticipated and luxurious Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, set to open in Q2 of 2021.

With more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry and 20 years of experience in the Maldives, Mark is truly an accomplished resort executive in the region. Born and raised in Australia, Hehir worked in his home country as well as in Europe, Asia and the Indian Ocean region but came to the know the Maldives region by chance. His first role in the region was with the pre-opening team of Hilton Rangali Island (now Conrad Maldives) and he enjoyed his time in the picturesque destination so much that he decided to stay there for three years before working at Hilton Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur.

Following his time at Hilton, Hehir found his way back to the Maldives and took on his first General Manager role at Huvafen Fushi by Per Aquum. His next journey took him to the renowned brand, Anantara to open two luxury resorts in Bali and Thailand.

Returning to the Maldives for the third time, Hehir worked at One & Only Reethi Rah as the General Manager for four years before becoming the Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Curator at The Small Maldives Island Co, which manages the two Baa Atoll resorts in the Maldives.

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, is accepting bookings from June 2021. The resort will offer guests a truly luxurious Maldivian experience with white sandy beaches, turquoise lagoons, coral reefs teeming with marine life and outstanding guest services for which the Ritz-Carlton brand is known. The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, is ideally located in the North Malé Atoll of the Maldives, which is a 45-minute journey by speedboat or 10-minute journey by seaplane from the Malé International Airport.