Michael Vance has joined Oku Hotels as vice-president of sales.

He joins from Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, where he was regional director of sales and marketing for the Maldives, overseeing Six Senses Laamu and Six Senses Kanuhara. 

Vance has also held senior roles at Perowne International and Kuoni.

In his new role at Oku Hotels, Vance will oversee the sales and marketing strategy for the brand’s two properties on the islands of Kos, Greece and Ibiza, Spain. 

Vance said: “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Oku Hotels. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join the existing team at such an exciting time in the brand’s development and growth.

“Oku Hotels is a boutique collection of soulfully curated, laidback luxury hotels, created for the modern traveller.”

Vance added that “several” properties were set to open in the “near future” in locations including Andalusia, Bodrum and the Maldives.