Bruno Brunner
General Manager of The Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans
Bruno Brunner has been appointed as the new General Manager of The Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, following the departure of Ashish Verma. Bruno comes from Reid’s Palace Hotel in Madeira where he has been General Manager since February 2004. Bruno has a vast amount of hotelier knowledge and experience gained from previous positions, with prominent hotel groups such as St Regis, Shangri La, Rosewood and Hyatt.
Sandro Fabris
General Manager of Reid’s Palace, Madeira
Following Bruno Brunner’s repositioning, Orient-Express Hotels has appointed Sandro Fabris as the new General Manager of Reid’s Palace Hotel in Madeira. Sandro has been with Orient-Express Hotels since June 1993, where he has been Resident Manager of Hotel Cipriani in Venice and most recently General Manager of Lapa Palace in Lisbon since August 2001.
Philippe Spagnol
General Manager of Lapa Palace, Lisbon
With Sandro Fabris’ departure to Reid’s Palace, comes the appointment of Philippe Spagnol as General Manager of Lapa Palace Hotel in Lisbon. Philippe will be relocating from Peru where he has been managing Hotel Monasterio in since February 2004. Philippe has plenty of experience managing hotels in Portugal, as he held the position of Resident Manager at Hotel Quinta do Lago for 7 years, a property previously owned by Orient-Express Hotels.
Patricio Zucconi
General Manager of Hotel Monasterio, Cusco, Peru
Following Philippe Spagnol’s move to Lapa Palace, Patricio Zucconi has been appointed General Manager of Hotel Monasterio in Peru. Patricio was previously managing Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, where has been since June 2002.
In addition to the above changes, Eric Pere has been appointed Development Director at Orient-Express Hotels head office in London. In the past Eric has been General Manager of Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa in French Polynesia – another Orient-Express Hotel, Hotel Manager of the Berkeley in London and the Port Palace Hotel in Monte Carlo. Eric’s role will be focused on acquisition related activities, as Orient-Express Hotels continues to grow its portfolio.
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Orient-Express Hotels is a hotel and leisure company providing luxury travel experiences for discerning travellers in areas of outstanding cultural, historic or recreational interest. Founded in 1976 when the company acquired Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Orient-Express believes that discerning travellers will choose a famous individual property in preference to a chain brand, so none of its businesses is called Orient-Express except the fabled Venice Simplon-Orient-Express luxury train which operates through Europe, linking London, Paris and Venice. Orient-Express chooses to own or part-own its businesses, believing equity returns are greater than management fee income alone and continues to seek out unique properties with expansion potential and to introduce new experiences, restoring romance, glamour and style to international travel.
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