Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group named as CEO former Ritz-Carlton executive Robert Warman,

the company announced Monday. Warman most recently served as president and COO of Capella Hotel Group and also held various executive positions at Ritz-Carlton in the 1980s and 1990s, including a role in soliciting the luxury hotel brand's sale to Marriott International in 1995. At Langham, which owns and manages 22 hotels globally, Warman succeeds retiring CEO Brett Butcher.