Christian Dolenc

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Christian Dolenc as Area Vice President, Operations.

Christian will continue in his role as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen, meanwhile also overseeing the operations at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou and Mandarin Oriental, Sanya.

Christian has worked in the industry for more than two decades, having joined Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group at its flagship property, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong in 2010. Following experiences in Jakarta, Indonesia, and later returning to Hong Kong, where he was Hotel Manager for both the group's Excelsior and Landmark Mandarin Oriental properties, he was appointed General Manager at the group's award-winning Macau property in 2019. Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen represents Christian's sixth property at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, he gained a wide range of experiences at leading landmark hotels in Europe and Hong Kong with Rocco Forte Hotels and The Peninsula Hotel Group.

Christian holds an MBA in International Hospitality and Service Industries Management by Glion Institute of Higher Education and completed Executive Education Programmes at EHL Lausanne, Switzerland and Cornell University, Ithaca, USA and INSEAD. A German national born and raised in Munich, Germany, Christian speaks German, English and conversational Cantonese. He is married with three children and enjoys traveling and playing the saxophone in his leisure time.