Thomas Kleber will be taking over the position of General Manager and Area General Manager Switzerland based at the Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère in Davos with effect from 1 December. In this role, he will be responsible for the Steigenberger establishments in Davos, Gstaad-Saanen and Zurich and will work in close conjunction with the respective hotel managers. Tina Heide will remain in her present position as Resident Manager.
Thomas Kleber completed a two-year training course at the Steigenberger Academy in Bad Reichenhall and went on to achieve a Masters degree in Hotel Management. Mr. Kleber can look back on more than 30 years of experience and international expertise in the hotel business. He has occupied senior management positions in such countries as Germany, France, Austria and the USA until he settled down in Switzerland with his family many years ago.
In his new capacity as Area General Manager Switzerland, he will be working together with Tina Heide, Guntram Weipert and Claudia Egli to represent the Steigenberger brand in Switzerland and to pursue its strategic further development.
“Switzerland is an attractive and important location for the Steigenberger Hotel Group,” said Michel Novatin, COO of the Steigenberger Hotels AG. “Thomas Kleber is an experienced hotelier who will be on the spot to represent our brand effectively and bring us continued success.”