Dorchester Collection announces that Le Richemond will join its growing portfolio of luxury hotels from 1 August 2011. Set on the banks of Lake Geneva, the prestigious 109-room hotel will be Dorchester Collection's first third-party management agreement. The group was selected against strong competition, following a change in ownership of the hotel.
Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland is providing the ultimate guest experience by introducing a new way of communicating with guests in their room via Quadriga's Sensiq solution, complemented by the highest quality Bang & Olufsen LCD screens.
With a growing collection of luxury hotels that now includes more than 60 properties worldwide, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts made several management and supervisory-level appointments at its hotels. Christophe Piffaretti was named vice president, development, Europe, for the brand’s parent Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI). Christophe is responsible for the development in Europe of the three distinct hotel brands owned by FRHI holding: (1) Raffles Hotels & Resorts: sophisticated luxury with residential charm, (2) Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: landmark presence integrated into its community, (3) Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts: personalized efficient service within a contemporary ambiance.
Stefan Winistoerfer brings more than 12 years of experience at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, especially in the Food & Beverage sector, to his new position. He began his hotel career in 1997 as the Operation Coordinator Meetings & Events at Swissôtel Zurich before taking on the role of Food & Beverage Manager at Swissôtel Métropole Geneva and at Swissôtel The Howard, London. He then moved back to Swissôtel Geneva and took over as the manager of the Hôtel Du Parc des Eaux-Vives Restaurant. From 2007 to date, Stefan Winistoerfer has been working as the Director of Operations at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul, a Leading Hotel of the World. S. Winistoerfer graduated from the Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern (Swiss hotel management school, Lucerne) and the General Manager Program at Cornell University.