Thane Kuhlman has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at InterContinental San Francisco
Kuhlman was first introduced to the InterContinental Hotels Group during two externships at the InterContinental Miami where he trained in the food and beverage division and later the rooms division receiving first hand exposure to the inner workings of a hotel. While earning his degree in Hotel Administration and International Relations at Cornell University, Kuhlman spent five months at the InterContinental Paris focusing on overall hotel operations while working with the rooms division and marketing managers on property. Upon completion of his studies in 1998, Kuhlman segued into several business development and marketing roles while living in Madrid, London and Sao Paulo and working for companies such as American Express Corporate Travel, Thomson Financial and Matlock Bank Limited. By July 2005, he returned to his roots with the InterContinental Hotels Group, accepting the role of Assistant Food and Beverage Manager at the Presidente InterContinental Mexico City which features over 19,000 square feet of meeting space, 661 guestrooms, six restaurants and one bar. Following his promotion to Food and Beverage Manager, Kuhlman filled the same role at the Presidente InterContinental Cancun Resort overseeing the food and beverage operations for 299 rooms, three restaurants and two bars. Before joining the InterContinental San Francisco team, Kuhlman returned to the Presidente InterContinental Mexico City as Executive Assistant Manager in charge of food and beverage.