Johan JorisJohan Joris has recently been appointed General Manager of The Hotel Brussels on Waterloolaan, which was acquired last year by the Swedish real estate group, Pandox AB and which is currently undergoing a spectacular renovation. Johan Joris (48) was born and raised in Belgium and boasts an impressive career in the hotel industry, with extensive experience in Belgium and abroad. He started out in the hotel industry in 1988. He went on to hold several positions in Belgium in the Alfa Hotel group. The subsequent acquisition of this group by NH Hoteles provided new career opportunities for Johan. He was in charge of the opening of two NH Hotels in Brussels and Frankfurt and was then made responsible for eight NH Hotels in Flanders. From 2003 onwards he successively held various positions for NH Hoteles Group in The Netherlands and France, including General Manager, Pre-opening Manager and Regional Manager. In 2011 he joined the Russian Azimut hotel group, with 22 hotels in Russia, Germany and Austria, where he was appointed Director of Operations. Johan Joris will serve as General Manager of The Hotel, starting on 1 September 2012.