April 11, 2013

Claudio Ceccherelli has been appointed as General Manager at Grand Hyatt Cannes Hôtel Martinez

Updated January 26, 2015

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Claudio Ceccherelli as General Manager of Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, located in Cannes in the South of France. This appointment takes place after the management agreement signed between an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporations and Constellation Hotels Holdings Ltd., allowing Hyatt to reinforce its presence in France and to position itself in Cannes. Mr Ceccherelli will take over the role from his previous position as General Manager for Park Hyatt Milan. In this new position, Claudio Ceccherelli will oversee the transition of the Hotel Martinez into the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez. He commented: "I am delighted to take on this new challenge and to pass on Hyatt’s core values to this historic hotel on the French Riviera. As a passionate hotelier, I am committed to providing authentic hospitality and to sharing the unique Hyatt experience with our clients in Cannes", he said. Mr Ceccherelli has more than 30 years’ experience in hospitality. After gaining the Certificate of the Aurelio Saffi Hotel School in Florence in 1976, he immediately joined the Principe di Savoia in Milano, at that time a Cigahotels property. After a short period working as a teacher at the Aurelio Saffi Hotel School in Florence, Mr Ceccherelli returned to the hotel industry in 1985 as Deputy Manager at the Hotel Bernini Bristol in Rome and, following that, as Rooms Division Manager at the Cigahotels Hotel Cavalieri in Pisa. At 30 years old, in 1987, Mr Ceccherelli had the exciting opportunity to become Rooms Division Manager of the Hotel Danieli in Venice. He held this role until 1992 when, continuing his career with Cigahotels, he became Resident Manager of the Hotel Excelsior in Rome. From there, he moved to become the Manager of the Hotel de Paris in Montecarlo and, under his tenure, the hotel was ranked the No. 1 foreign resort by Condè Nast Traveler 1995. In 1997 Villa d’Este on the Lake Como offered Claudio Ceccherelli the position of General Manager and the following year he took charge of its sister hotel, Villa La Massa in Florence. He remained at Villa d’Este until 2002 and, during this period, Villa D’Este received the Travel and Leisure’s top award for service in Europe. In 2002 he accepted an offer by Hyatt to open the Park Hyatt Milano. The hotel, now one of the top in Milano, was recognized in 2012 as providing the world’s best service by Travel & Leisure. During his 30 years in the hospitality business, Mr Ceccherelli has been awarded Best General Manager in Italy by Hotel of the Year in 1999; nominated for Top General Manager in the Luxury Travel Advisor Awards in 2008; and awarded Hotelier of the Year by Virtuoso – Best of the Best in 2010.

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