Cairo,
Egypt, 2 March 2014
Hilton
Worldwide today announced the appointment of Rolf Jan van Zeyl as
general manager for Hilton Alexandria Corniche. Zeyl brings 15 years
of hospitality experience to Alexandria and, in this, his first
general manager position for Hilton Worldwide, he will manage all
hotel operations with a focus on enhancing the presence and profile
of Hilton Alexandria Corniche. The hotel is relatively new to the
Hilton Worldwide Egypt portfolio having recently enjoyed a
significant renovation before opening as a Hilton Hotels &
Resorts branded property in 2013.
Prior
to this new role, Zeyl enjoyed a varied Hilton Worldwide career
across many different operational markets including Holland, Croatia,
Lebanon and Egypt, where he previously served as F&B Manager at
Ramses Hilton in Cairo. He also held the position as Middle East &
Africa F&B Operations Manager at Hilton Worldwide’s area office
in Dubai.
Zeyl’s
return to Egypt has been warmly welcomed by Christian Muhr, vice
president, operations for Hilton Worldwide, Egypt & Levant, he
said: “I am delighted to welcome Rolf on his return to Egypt and to
this very well-deserved leadership position. He has enjoyed an
impressive career path with the company and his ability to lead
productive teams will undoubtedly support our goals of delivering the
high standards and exceptional services guests expect from the Hilton
Worldwide brand”.
