Urs Solenthaler has been appointed Deputy General Manager at Le Royal Méridien Abu Dhabi
Solenthaler spent the last three years working with ShangriLa Hotels & Resorts, with his most recent posting in Manila as resident manager. Prior to that he was executive assistant manager food and beverage at ShangriLa Hotel Jakarta.Before joining ShangriLa, Solenthaler was executive assistant manager F&B and director of F&B at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. He also worked in Singapore at Sentosa Resort & Spa, and Goodwood Park Hotel, where he was executive chef. Solenthaler began his career in hospitality in 1986 as a kitchen apprentice with Hilton Worldwide in Zurich and worked through the ranks at hotels in Geneva, London, Singapore and China.