General Managers

Employed since 2005
Background: Degree from SHM-Les Roches, Switzerland. Has worked for Intercontinental, Cunard, Radisson/SAS and Forte Hotels in Switzerland and London. Hotel manager for Ladera Resort, St. Lucia 1996–2004.

Pelican Bay at Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island
Number of rooms: 184
Operator: Sundt GB Management/Pandox

Employed since 2008
Background: Degree from Lausanne Hotel Management School. More than 15 years’  xperience of the hotel industry, including the repositioning of hotels. Led W Montreal to Hotel of the Year Worldwide in 2007.

InterContinental, Montreal, Canada
Number of rooms: 357
Operator: Pandox / InterContinental Hotels

Employed since 2006
Background: Degree from Lausanne Hotel Management School. Considerable experience of hotel operations and personnel management. Has held several leading positions within Accor Germany, Louvre Hotels Paris, InterContinental Hotels Germany and Corinthia Hotels International.

Hotel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Number of rooms: 701
Operator: Pandox

Employed since 2004
Background: Degree from Lausanne Hotel Management School. Has held several leading positions at major hotels across the world within Hilton, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and Radisson SAS. Under Eric’s leadership, the Crowne Plaza in Brussels was awarded Hotel of the Year IHG Hotels Group EMEA in 2007.

Crown Plaza Brussels - Le Palace, Belgium
Number of rooms: 354
Operator: Pandox/Crowne Plaza

Employed since 2007
Background: Came to the InterContinental Group and Crowne Plaza Brussels “Le Palace” in 2001, further to 10 years within Hilton International in Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

Holiday Inn Brussels Airport, Belgium
Number of rooms: 310
Operator: Pandox / Holiday Inn

Employed since 2009
Background: Degree from the University of Montreal in Administration plus a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Work Relations. More than 30 years’ experience within the hotel industry. Over 20 years with IHG, and 10 with Starwood. Also experience in the repositioning of hotels. Member of the Hotel Association of Greater Montreal
since 1995 and has been on the IAHI board for 5 years.

Hyatt Regency, Montreal, Canada
Number of rooms: 605
Operator: Pandox/Hyatt

Employed since 2009
Background: Considerable hotel experience within Marriott, Golden Tulip and Accor. Has worked for Sofitel since 2001 and was most recently at the Lafayette Square in Washington DC, USA.

Crowne Plaza Antwerp, Belgium
Number of rooms: 264
Operator: Pandox / Crowne Plaza

Employed since 2011
Background: Graduate of the Leeuwarden Hotel Management School. With more than 10 years’ experience of the hotel industry including at Hilton hotels in Scotland, France and the Netherlands. Jan Joris’ most recent position was as Director of Business Development at the Pandox- owned Stockholm Hilton Slussen.

Hilton Brussels City, Belgium
Number of rooms: 283
Operator: Pandox / Hilton

Employed since 2011
Background: Many years’ international experience from leading positions at hotels in the upper segment. Kari’s most recent position was as GM of the Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, and before that as Country Manager at Reval Hotels Latvia, and from 2004 to 2007 as CEO/GM of Sokos Hotel Viru Estonia.

Hotel Korpilampi, Espoo/Helsinki, Finland
Number of rooms: 150
Operator: Pandox

Employed since 2012
Background: Degree from Fritz Gabler Hotelfachschule Heidelberg, Germany. Considerable hotel experience from the United States. Has held several management positions at Kempinski Checkers Hotel in Los Angeles, the Wyndham Ambassador West Chicago, the Hilton Fontainebleau Resort in Florida etc. Jan’s most recent position was as General Manager of The Standard West Hollywood in Los Angeles and The Standard Los Angeles Downtown.

Hotel BLOOM! Brussels, Belgium
Number of rooms: 305
Operator: Pandox