Florian Niessing has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Siyam World, Maldives

Florian Niessing joins Siyam World from his role as Director of F&B at The Wellem, Germany's first Unbound by Hyatt hotel. Prior to his time here, he held esteemed positions as Hotel Manager at Staycity Hotel in Heidelberg, Bar and Beverage Manager at Le Meridien, Xiamen in China, and Cluster Director of F&B at Crown and Champa Resorts, one of the leading resort collections in the Maldives.

Having nurtured a passion for food and beverage, Niessing worked around the world, boasting career highlights such as owning his own hotel and restaurant in Phuket, Thailand where he won numerous awards for his cocktail innovations. Combining his love for marketing with his creative flair, Niessing oversees the development of the culinary concepts across Siyam World's 14 restaurants and bars, including exclusive new beachfront dining venue, The Cube, and the resort's underground Wine Cellar Barrique.