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Appointment General Management

Gerold Held has been named General Manager at Hotel Astoria St Petersburg ( A Rocco Forte Hotel)

Rocco Forte Hotels
St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Gerold Held
Mr Held takes over from Walter C. Neumann, who after a successful three years at the hotel will move to Moscow to assume his new role as CEO of Azimut Hotels. Gerold Held has 30 years experience in the hospitality industry. He brings a wealth of management experience to the new role and joins the company from the Grand Hotel Taschenbergpalais, Kempinski Dresden where he was General Manager. His appointment sees him returning to St Petersburg where from 2005 to 2008, he was General Manager at the Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel. In his new role, Held is tasked with managing the day to day operation of the iconic 169-room luxury hotel as well as overseeing the management of sister property, the Angleterre Hotel.

Gerold Held is an alumnus of EHL Hotel School Passugg – Class of 2003.

General Management Europe Russian Federation St Petersburg
Rocco Forte Hotels
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Established by Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, Olga Polizzi in 1996, Rocco Forte Hotels is a collection of 14 individual hotels and resorts as well as 20 private villas. All of the hotels are landmarks, both old and new, occupying magnificent buildings in exceptional locations. Led by a family who has been in hospitality for four generations, the hotels are united by their distinctive approach to service ensuring guests experience the best of...