Ridgewood Premier Hotel appoints 2 key executives

MANILA, Philippines — The soon-to-rise Ridgewood Premier Hotel, the flagship project of upstart property developer Novel Residential Concepts Inc., has announced the appointment of two top executives to handle the hotel’s daily operations.

Meredith Ngo, 43, will serve as chief operating officer and Marc Ngo, 36, as general manager. The Ngo siblings come armed with a strong track record in the hospitality industry despite their relative youth.

Meredith is co-founder and CFO of MedGrocer, a one-stop-shop platform that allows both patients and health companies access to online medical services including pharmacies, testing, and clinical management, and is also the founder and president of Ramada by Wyndham Manila Central in Binondo.

She is also founder and CEO of the Adobo Group, which owns and operates various local food chains in the Philippines and major cities across Asia. She holds a strong background in finance, having worked as assistant vice president for regional structured products at Citibank Philippines.

Meanwhile, Marc has spent the last eight years working as general manager of Ramada by Wyndham Manila Central. He took up mechanical engineering at Nanyang University of Singapore.

Ridgewood Premier Hotel plans to open in the first half of 2023.