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Beat Klarer appointed General Manager of Sofitel Jinan Silver Plaza

Posted July 14, 2009 , trackback

Mr. Beat Klarer has been appointed as the new General Manager of
the Sofitel Jinan Silver Plaza. The appointment is effective 21 July 2009.

Beat
is a graduate from Swiss School of Hotel and Tourism Management
and Swiss Hotel and Restaurant Association in Switzerland. He
started his career with various positions in Rooms Division and
Food and Beverage in Switzerland.

In 1995, he continued his
career with Swiss-Bel Hotel International as Director of Food and
Beverage at the Jianguo Hotel Beijing in China, followed by
positions as Director of Food and Beverage at the Sedona Hotel
Yangon, Myanmar and Westin Yuda Palace Hotel Zhengzhou, China.

Beat first joined Accor in 1999, where he was Director of Food
and Beverage of Sofitel Jinan Silver Plaza and part of the
pre-opening team. Later he was promoted to Executive Assistant
Manager at the Novotel Apollo Singapore and served as well as
Acting General Manager during his 2 year assignment.

His
first General Manager position was at the Movenpick Al Nawras
Resort Jeddah in Saudi Arabia in 2003, followed by the Movenpick
Hotel Cairo-Media City.

 In 2006, he relocated back to Asia and
served as General Manager of Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon and was
promoted to Managing Director of EMC Hospitality & Property
Management Saigon, who operated various properties in Vietnam
besides the Windsor Plaza.

Beat’s last posting was General
Manager at InterContinental and Holiday Inn City Centre in
Shenyang, China.

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