May 5, 2011

Ferry Warnke has been appointed as General Manager at Swissôtel Kolkata

Updated January 27, 2015

Ferry moves to Kolkata from Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore where he was the Executive Assistant Manager since 2007. He recently held similar responsibilities in Turkey, as Interim General Manager of Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir from June until October 2010. Ferry first joined the Company in December 2002 as Food & Beverage Manager of Swissôtel The Howard, London, a position he kept until August 2005. He then spent almost a year in Australia as Director of F&B at Stamford Plaza Adelaide, before re-joining Swissôtel in Ankara as Executive Assistant Manager in charge of Food & Beverage. Ferry brings with him over 14 years of experience in hospitality, first joining Claridge’s London, UK in 1997. He then progressed to the Conference and Banquet section at The Lygon Arms, The Broadway, UK and then Beverage Director at The Plaza, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, New York. He further joined the Sopwellhouse London, UK as Operations Manager before he joined Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts. With a Degree in Restaurant and Service Management from KATAG in Luzern, Switzerland and a Master’s Degree in Hotel Management from the Bavaria Hotel School in Germany, Ferry is well positioned to steer Swissôtel Kolkata to greater heights.

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