Jean van der Walt has been promoted to Area General Manager, United Kingdom at Leeu Collection

Leeu Collection has promoted Jean van der Walt to the role of Area General Manager, United Kingdom, based at the group's Lake District property Linthwaite House. This is in addition to Jean's current role as Head of Brand Marketing for the boutique hotel group. 

Jean van der Walt

Jean has a Diploma in Hospitality Management from the International Hotel School, Africa's leading hospitality and culinary school. Since graduating, she has worked in various departments at some of the best hotels in her native South Africa.

Jean was working as Reservations and Brand Manager at the iconic Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek when it was bought by the Leeu Collection in 2015; she has remained with the company ever since, initially working as a Marketing Executive for the Franschhoek properties, before being promoted to Head of Brand Marketing and moving to the United Kingdom.

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Leeu Collection currently includes Leeu Estates, a 20-room five-star country house retreat and boutique winery, and Leeu House, an equally exclusive 13-room boutique hotel in the vibrant heart of Franschhoek, South Africa – both set to open during the second half of 2015. Leeu Collection is also a partner in Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, which produces award-winning wines in Riebeek-Kasteel in the Swartland wine region some 80 kilometres north...