Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Guenter Gebhard as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum.
Guenter Gebhard joined the Group in January 2016 from One & Only Hayman Island, an Australian resort located on the Great Barrier Reef. Mr Gebhard brings with him over twenty years of experience in the global luxury hospitality industry, with senior management roles at Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort in Morocco, Atlantis the Palm in Dubai, St. Regis, Bangkok and a global role as Director of Operations, Restaurants & Food and Beverage Operations at Jumeirah Group, together with other assignments in the Middle East, Germany and New York.
Mr Gebhard studied at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and New York University Stern Business School in New York. A German national, he speaks a variety of European languages and has a good understanding of Arabic.
