Eric Pere, a French national, moves to St Petersburg from Libya, where he was general manager of the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli. Before joining Corinthia Hotels Eric was director of development with Orient Express Hotels and prior to that general manager of the luxurious Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa in the South Pacific. Eric has travelled extensively throughout his hotel career and has gained in...

Corinthia Hotels announces the appointment of Stuart Chappell as general manager of the five-star Corinthia Hotel St George’s Bay, in St Julian’s, Malta. Stuart Chappell comes to Malta from a long career in the hospitality industry in the UK and more recently China, where he was general manager for the 440-room five-star Guoman Hotel Beijing. Prior to Stuart’s move to China, he was general mana...

Mr. Lambert joins Corinthia Hotels following an illustrious international career spanning 30 years and four continents. His last appointment was that of President of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. Prior to that, Mr. Lambert was the Director of Operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Mandarin Oriental Hotels. Mr. Lambert, an Irish citizen, is a graduate of Harvard Business School. He is mar...

Fiona Jeffery, founder and chairman, Just a Drop, the international water-aid charity, announced the appointment of Alfred Pisani, founder and group chairman, Corinthia Hotels, as a corporate patron. Corinthia Hotels, the five-star hotel collection, will also formally adopt Just a Drop as its official charity. Other Just a Drop patrons include Baroness Joyce Anelay of St. Johns, Lord Digby-Jones ...

Reuben, who has been with CHI since 2000, brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having honed his management skills as director of operations at the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, Libya, where he was responsible for all sales & marketing activities. Prior to that, Reuben held various senior management roles, including those of director of human resources at the Corinthia Tripoli and acting gene...

CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) announces the appointment of hotel industry specialist James Farrow as senior vice president of sales across its portfolio of managed hotels under the Corinthia, Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands worldwide. This includes the Company’s newly opened flagship Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place, London.James Farrow joins the senior executive management group at CHI, reporting...

Luxury brand Corinthia Hotels announces the appointment of seasoned hotelier Christopher H. Newberry as general manager of its first five-star hotel in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum – The Corinthia Hotel Khartoum - also known as the Burj Al Fateh. Christopher Newberry is a highly regarded veteran of the international hotel industry and has to‐date enjoyed a distinguished and successful career ...

Brian has over 25 years experience in the hospitality business and was most recently vice president for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where he was responsible for all marketing initiatives, customer-facing technology, business development, strategic planning, online advertising and customer acquisition for the entire brand portfolio of St. Regis, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, W...

Marco Nijhof joins CHI following an illustrious international career. His last appointment was that of senior vice president of the Kuwaiti Commercial Real Estate Center Company, with responsibility for the operation, development and management of their five-star luxury hotel investments. Prior to that, Marco was the Dubai-based senior vice president Middle East, Africa and South Asia for Jumeira...

Mr Dittrich joined Corinthia and CHI from Sol Melia, where his most recent appointment was that of area vice-president for Sol Melia and managing director at the Gran Melia Caracas Venezuela. Prior to that, he was managing director of the Sol Melia Paradisus Riviera Hotel Cancun, Mexico, and area vice-president Sol Melia and managing director of the Gran Melia Golf Resort in Puerto Rico. Before ...

Geoffrey will be based in London and will be working very closely with the CHI Hotels & Resorts sales and marketing team, led by senior vice president Glenn Carroll. In the early stages of his appointment, Geoffrey will be concentrating on further developing CHI’s strategies across the brands that it operates and will be particularly focused on the further progression of the Corinthia brand and t...

Matthew Dixon is a well regarded international hotelier with a strong 5-Star pedigree developed in Europe and Asia. Originally Savoy trained, Matthew gained a sound knowledge of hotel marketing and operations at group level and at the Claridges Hotel London. In his early career he gained deluxe international experience in various senior executive roles with Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong and Mani...

Asaad’s most recent appointment was that of general manager of the 770-room IHG Hotel in Times Square, New York where he successfully managed a multi-million renovation and re-branding project. Prior to that, Asaad was the general manager of the Conrad Hotel & Conference Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. He also managed the Regent Hotel & Spa – Wall Street New York, operated by Carlson Hospitality, The...

At 27, Jonathan is CHI Hotels & Resorts’ youngest ever hotel general manager. He obtained his Higher National Diploma in Hospitality Studies from ITS Malta and following a year at the famous Gleneagles Hotel and stints at the Corinthia Hotel Prague and Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel in Tripoli, joined Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa as conference and events executive and later food and beverage manager....

Mounir Sami was educated at a Swiss Hotel School and at the Cornell University in the United States of America. Mounir is a Canadian citizen and is fluent in English, French, German and Arabic. His career spans top executive appointments with Hilton International, the Al Baraka Group of Hotels, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Ramada Hotels International and Commonwealth Holiday Inns of Canada. During ...

Mr Potter brings with him a wealth of experience in the hotel industry, having occupied senior roles in global hotel companies throughout his career, most recently CEO with Millennium & Copthorne plc. Mr Alfred Pisani, Chairman of Corinthia Group, said: “We have ambitious plans for our hotel business, as investors and operators, and we welcome Tony as a key contributor to this development and gro...