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General Managers

Bernard Chênevert

General Manager

Employed since 2008

Background

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


DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal
Number of rooms: 595
Operator/brand: Pandox/Hilton

Martin Leclerc

General Manager

Employed since 2008

Background

MBA from Université du Québec à Montréal as well as master's degree in international management from Paris-Dauphine. Canadian and European Citizenship with over 25 years' experience in strategic leadership roles for hotels and destination resorts, with nearly 10 years of business expertise in China. Thorough knowledge of the International Hotel Industry with entrepreneurial and hands-on experience in city centre, conference, airport, and resort hotel operations, as well as pre-opening. Worked in multiple flagship hotels for with Westin, Fairmont, St. Regis and Shangri-la.

 

InterContinental Montreal
Number of rooms: 357
Operator/brand: Pandox/ InterContinental

Willem van der Zee

General Manager

Employed since 2022

Background

 

The Hotel Brussels, Beligum  
Number of rooms: 420
Operator/brand: Pandox/Independent

Jan Henningsen

General Manager

Employed since 2014

Background

Solid track record for innovative leadership and a strong focus on guest experience having worked with some of the world’s best-known hotel brands and companies both in Europe and in the US.

 

Hotel Berlin, Berlin
Number of rooms: 701
Operator/brand: Pandox/Independent

Angelika Zupanc

General Manager

Employed since 2020


Background
30 years of experience within the international hospitality industry with a strong commercial background. Long history with Hilton, holding several leading positions in Sales and Business Development, successfully repositioning the Hilton Ankara after an extensive  renovation. Leading the Hilton Nuremberg and the Hilton Bonn before joining Pandox.

Aiming for a hotel with minimized footprint driven by a mindful team.

Radisson Blu Bremen
Number of rooms: 235
Operator/Brand: Pandox/Radisson Blu

Frank Senger

General Manager

Employed since 2013

Background

Over 25 years of experience in international hotel industry with Intercontinental Hotels Group, Meliá Hotels International, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, and private owned hotels. Driving force in repositioning of Holiday Inn Lübeck. Successful operational background & excellent Brand experience. Most recent Position General Manager Holiday Inn Lübeck, before TRYP by Wyndham.

 

Radisson Blu Dortmund
Number of rooms: 190
Operator/brand: Pandox/Radisson Blu

Christian Schmidt

General Manager

Employed since 2019

Background

A highly driven hospitality management specialist with several years of professional experience within some of the leading international hotel company´s like Thomas Cook, Marriott, Accor and Intercontinental Hotels Group. Has held several leading positions in rooms-operations and revenue management. Most recent position was General Manager for the Holiday Inn Dusseldorf Hafen in Germany where he was responsible for a brand change from Mercure (Accor) to Holiday Inn (IHG).

 

Holiday Inn Lübeck
Number of rooms: 159
Operator/brand: Pandox/Holiday Inn

Elena Drozd

General Manager

Employed since 2022

Background

Degree from Hotel Institute Montreux. More than 15 years’ experience of the hotel industry in different countries such as Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan and now in Belgium with such international hotel brands as: Hyatt, The Leading Hotels of the World, Marriott, Accor, IHG.  Created a hospitality training company with focus on service and sales trainings and couching of the staff. Fond of traveling and discovering the world and people.

Hotel Indigo Brussels - City
Number of rooms: 284
Operator/brand: Pandox/Indigo

Ellen Deboeck

General Manager

Employed since 2019

Background

Bachelor Degree Hotel school Erasmus, Belgium and completed studies of Tourism Destination Management at the George Washington University. Over 20 years’ experience in the International Hotel& Leisure industry such as Sandals Resorts Intl in the Caribbean, Intercontinental (Crowne Plaza) in Belgium & UK and Martins Hotels in Belgium. With an extensive operational background in upscale & luxury hotels/resorts, repositioning and rebranding of numerous properties.

 

Hilton Brussels Grand Place
Number of rooms: 224
Operator/brand: Pandox/Hilton

Nina Peltola

General Manager

Employed since 2011

Background

Many years experience of Travel and Tourism Industry. Most recent position; Sales and Marketing Manager at hotel Korpilampi. Before as Sales Manager for Sokos- and Radisson Blu Hotels in Finland. 1987-2001 Sales Manager at Viking Line, 2001-2006 Sales Manager at Tallink Finland.
 

Hotel Korpilampi, Espoo/Helsinki
Number of rooms: 151
Operator/brand: Pandox/independent

Richard Lee

General Manager

Employed since 2018

Background

Previous experience as General Manager with Accor, Hilton and Jurys Inn. Holds a Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management from Birmingham University and is an alumni of the Cornell General Managers Program. Richard is Chair of the Heathrow Hoteliers Association, a St Julian’s Scholar and Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality in the UK.


Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow Airport
Number of rooms: 
364
Operator/brand: Pandox/Hilton

Thomas Bagger

General Manager

Employeed since 2020

Background

15 years of experience in hospitality, working for Choice Hotels, Pandox and Meininger Hotels. Second time working for Pandox, after developing and opening Urban House in 2015, which was then leased out to Meininger Hotels. Continued as Regional Manager for Meininger Hotels for 3 years, with hotels in London, Milan & Rome, until he joined Pandox again in 2020 to manage Hotel Mayfair and Hotel TwentySeven.


Hotel Mayfair
Number of rooms: 203 &
Operator/brand: Pandox/Pandox

Evangelos Cambouris

General Manager 

Employed since 2018

Background

Bachelor degree in Hotel management School Namur, Belgium. Over 18 years experience within the hospitality industry such as IHG and Accor Hotels. Operational background at international brands such as Crowne Plaza, Ibis and Holiday Inn. He previously worked as Maitre de Maison of Hotel Hubert as part of Pandox Leadership Development program.

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

Sander de Jong

General Manager

Employed since 2021

Background

Bachelor degree in hotel- and event management from TIO Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Over 18 year of experience in the international hospitality industry working for several hotel chains like Van der Valk, Fletcher, Carlton, Dorint, Hilton and Eden with the most recent project doing an extensive renovation of a resort in the Caribbean. After that started at Accor in 2020 in Rotterdam and moved to the Novotel The Hague World Forum in 2021 joining Pandox.

Novotel den Haag World Forum
Number of rooms: 216
Operator/brand: Pandox/Novotel

Hina Rubbani

General Manager

Radisson Blu Glasgow
Number of rooms: 247
Operator/brand: Pandox/Radisson

Michael Fritz

General Manager

Employed since 2022

Background

25 years of experience in the hospitality industry with leading hotel companies like Starwood, Hilton, Deutsche Hospitality and Dorint. Michael has a strong Food and Beverage and Event background before becoming a General Manager as of 2007. Within his last positions he was able to gain experience in hotel openings and re-openings.

Hotel Pomander, Nürnberg
Number of rooms: 311
Operator/brand: Pandox / Independent