Bernd Kuhlen has been appointed as General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas

Bernd Kuhlen
Most recently, Kuhlen served as General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, where he oversaw operations for the 261-room destination spa and golf hotel. He earlier spent five years at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica, first as Hotel Manager and then as General Manager. Prior to 2005, Kuhlen served as Director of Food and Beverage for The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, where he played an instrumental role in hotel emergency and recovery efforts during and following Hurricane Katrina. Having spent most of his career as part of The Ritz-Carlton family, Kuhlen’s extensive experience also includes the opening of six Ritz-Carlton hotels and resorts in the United States, Germany, Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia and Japan, preceded by extensive hospitality education and training in his home country of Germany. He is fluent in English, German and Spanish.
General Management Caribbean Virgin Islands (USA) St. Thomas

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