George Koumendakos In Sri Lanka, George Koumendakos has been appointed General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo. A Dutch national fluent in three languages, George is a highly-respected hotel professional with almost 30 years’ experience in 11 countries, including more than a decade with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). His impressive career has including spells as General Manager of several prestigious hotels in Asia, including Banyan Tree Bangkok and InterContinental Hanoi Landmark 72. He moves to Mövenpick in Sri Lanka from the UAE, where he was Area General Manager of three IHG hotels in Dubai.