Noel Attard has been appointed as Chief Development Officer at Kempinski AG
Kempinski Group has announced the appointment of Noel Attard as Chief Development Officer, marking a natural evolution that leverages his two decades of service across the brand's operations, finance and corporate mandates.
Attard, who most recently architected Kempinski’s business transformation strategy, is now tasked with overseeing the expansion of its global portfolio, building upon the foundations he set as Chief Transformation Officer, a role he assumed in early 2025. This internal appointment focuses on seamless business continuity as Attard captures growth opportunities across targeted acquisitions, management contracts, branded residences and brand debuts in priority and emerging markets.
As a hands-on operational leader, Attard’s tenure has spanned 20 years of trading entity management, group-level strategic planning and key hotel openings, including Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz in Gozo and Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Croatia.
His approach to property development transcends transactional deal-making, prioritising real-world asset operations and ensuring expansion is informed by front-line expertise. For over ten years, Attard has previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Kempinski Trading DMCC (Dubai). Having previously served as Financial Controller and General Manager with the business, he brings deep cross-functional insight to his new role.
Kempinski currently operates 74 properties in 33 countries around the world, with more than 21 prestigious projects under development. With its most recent internal appointment, it
marks an organic progression toward evolving its strategic development as a recognised
leader in global luxury hospitality.