Richard Cooke has been appointed General Manager at Rocco Forte in Edinburgh

The Balmoral, the Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh, has appointed Richard Cooke as its new general manager. Cooke will be responsible for the day to day operations and strategic direction of the 168-room and 20-suite hotel and its Michelin-starred restaurant, Number One. He will also oversee the hotel’s Hadrian’s Brasserie, afternoon tea lounge Palm Court, Scotch whisky bar, the Balmoral bar and spa and the hotel’s meeting and conferencing offerings.