Christian Dangel has been appointed the new Manager of the Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac in Zurich, where he will take up the reins from October 2011. Before relocating to the shores of Lake Zurich, Mr Dangel's most recent position was as Director of the Park Inn by Radisson in Sofia, Bulgaria. He succeeds Nathalie Grisoni, who is moving on to pastures new after 12 years in the role.
Christian Dangel has taken over as Manager of the Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac in Zurich with effect from October 2011. Mr. Dangel is an internationally experienced director who has 28 years in the hotel business under his belt. He served at various hotels within the Rezidor Hotel Group prior to making the move to Steigenberger. The positions he has held include General Manager at the Park Inn by Radisson in Sofia Bulgaria, Operations Manager at the Radisson Blu in Basle and Director of Sales and Marketing at the Radisson SAS in Lucerne. Born in Switzerland, Mr. Dangel was able to accumulate a wealth of international experience via a series of Director of Sales and Marketing roles at such establishments as the Al Raha Beach Hotel in Abu Dhabi, the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich and the Swissôtel Lima in Peru. He also completed a stint in Mexico, where he was responsible for an exclusive boutique resort in his capacity as Hotel Manager. Christian Dangel speaks five languages and is a graduate of the EHL Management Hotel School in Lausanne and the Bern School of Management. He is taking over from Nathalie Grisoni, who has been successfully managing the Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac since 1999. Ms Grisoni is now moving on to tackle new challenges in the Swiss hotel business.