The experienced wellness hospitality leader returns to GOCO to support the international growth of Fivelements
Clive McNish, Corporate Director of Operations, GOCO Hospitality
GOCO Hospitality has appointed Clive McNish as Corporate Director of Operations, effective 1 November 2026. In his new role, Clive will oversee the development of Fivelements as the brand grows from its original retreat in Bali into an international collection of destinations, beginning with the opening of Fivelements Samui in early 2027.
His focus is on a wellness offering that is comprehensive yet accessible, welcoming guests who simply wish to explore a healthier lifestyle as well as those seeking a fully immersive, personalised experience. Central to that vision are onsite teams whose warmth and intuitive understanding of guests’ needs inspire people to return, practical guidance that helps guests feel genuinely better, and a cultural sense of place, so that each retreat is unmistakably Fivelements while remaining deeply rooted in its own location.
Clive’s appointment marks a return to GOCO, where he spent much of the past decade in senior roles. As Group Operations Director, he guided projects from market research and concept development through to pre-opening and operations, with feasibility work across markets as varied as Australia, Morocco, Montenegro, Bali and Bhutan. He also served as General Manager of Glen Ivy Hot Springs in California, the historic destination owned by GOCO Hospitality since 2016. During that time the resort was named Best Hot Springs Resort in North America at the World Luxury Spa Awards in 2017 and 2018.
He rejoins GOCO after leading two of England’s best-known country estates. As General Manager of Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa from 2022 to 2025, he returned to the property where his career began, leading a team of more than 300 people. He then moved to Wilderness Reserve in Suffolk, where he has overseen three luxury estates across 8,000 acres and a team of more than 150.
Clive’s career of more than 30 years spans Europe, Asia and the Americas. He led spa pre-openings for Four Seasons in Hampshire and Provence and for Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya, and at Kamalaya in Koh Samui served as Wellness Director and then General Manager. In 2012, the resort was named Destination Spa of the Year Asia at the World Spa Awards.
“Clive knows GOCO from the inside, and he has spent the past few years running some of the most demanding estates in British hospitality,” says Ingo Schweder, Founder and CEO of GOCO Hospitality and Owner of Fivelements. “As Fivelements opens in Koh Samui and grows into Europe, we need someone who can turn a strong concept into a consistently excellent guest experience in very different places. That is what Clive has done throughout his career.”
“What I value most in Clive is that he starts with people,” says Josephine Leung, Managing Partner of GOCO Hospitality and Owner of Fivelements. “He understands that a guest’s experience is shaped by the teams who deliver it every day, and that each destination should reflect the culture and landscape around it. That thinking sits at the heart of how we are creating every Fivelements property.”
“Fivelements should welcome everyone, from guests simply exploring a healthier way of living to those looking for a fully immersive, personalised programme,” says Clive McNish. “We are not here to lecture anyone. We want to help people feel better, with more energy, clearer thinking, better sleep and a real zest for life, and to leave with goals they can achieve at home. Guests should always know they are at Fivelements, but equally that they are in Bali or in Thailand.”
NOTES TO EDITORS
About GOCO Hospitality - Founded by Ingo Schweder in 2008, GOCO Hospitality is a strategy, intelligence and development group widely regarded as one of the architects of modern wellbeing hospitality. Working end-to-end across consultancy, concept creation, development, design and operations, GOCO advises many of the world’s leading hospitality, real estate and investment organisations. It is the parent group behind Fivelements and Glen Ivy with market research and feasibility study expertise delivered through Horwath HTL Health & Wellness.
About Fivelements - Fivelements is GOCO Hospitality’s consumer wellness hospitality brand and principal growth platform. Originally established in Bali in 2007 and acquired by GOCO in 2024, it is being reimagined and scaled into a global integrative brand that brings together precision medicine, longevity science, ancestral healing and regenerative living. Current and future destinations include Bali, Koh Samui (opening in 2027), Switzerland (opening in 2029) and Montenegro (opening in 2030), with further locations under development.
About Glen Ivy - Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a historic Southern California wellness destination rooted in more than 166 years of natural mineral waters and restorative experiences. Set across 14 acres in the Temescal Valley of Corona, California, Glen Ivy brings together hot springs, spa treatments, movement, nutrition, nature and social wellness. As part of GOCO Hospitality, Glen Ivy champions a more accessible approach to wellbeing, creating space for wellness to be social, approachable, and part of everyday life.