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MAXIMILIAN VON REDEN BECOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER AT SCHWEIZERHOF BERN Bern, 11 March 2019 – The 45-year-old will take over the management of the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA from Iris Flückiger on 5 August 2019, who after more than eight years at the Schweizerhof Bern takes up a new job abroad. Before moving to the capital city of Switzerland, Maximilian von Reden led the 5-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Prague as General Manager. His professional career took him all over Asia And worked at the Mandarin Oriental in Jakarta as General Manager and was responsible for the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo and The Portmann Ritz-Carlton business operations in Shanghai. In addition to successfully leading he has many years of management experience in the area of high quality city hotels gastronomy. So he was responsible for the gastronomy operations in Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and The Peninsula in Beijing. Maximilian von Reden is a German citizen and a graduate of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Maximilian von Reden joins the position as General Manager of the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA on 5 August 2019 on. Former General Manager Iris Flückiger will remain with the company until August 23, 2019 and accompanies the transfer process. "With Maximilian von Reden we were able to become a proven hotel expert for the Schweizerhof Bern which will continue the successful work of Iris Flückiger. Thanks to his leadership experience. At Mandarin Oriental, von Reden is well suited to the requirements of city hotels in the 5-star segment familiar. I would like to thank Iris Flückiger for the outstanding work and her great commitment during the last more than eight years. I wish Maximilian von Reden a good start in Bern », says Saeid Heidari, Managing Director of The Bürgenstock Selection. "It is a privilege for me to welcome guests all over the world and Bern with my team at the Schweizerhof Bern. After fourteen years in the emerging hospitality industry I am sensitized for innovative concepts in Asia and am looking forward to developing the Schweizerhof Bern”, says Maximilian von Reden, new General Manager of the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA. [Caption: Maximilian von Reden, General Manager, Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA]
HOTEL SCHWEIZERHOF BERN & THE SPA
The Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA is part of the Bürgenstock Selection, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The hotel’s array of accommodation and special venues includes 99 rooms and suites; the 800 m² Bel Etage with 11 meeting and event rooms, including the legendary Salon Trianon ballroom; the restaurant Jack's Brasserie with its 14 Gault Millau points; a splendid Cigar Lounge; a 500 m² spa; and the unique Sky Terrace. The Bürgenstock Selection’s corporate portfolio consists of the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA, the Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne (196 rooms) and the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne (383 rooms). The total amount invested in the Bürgenstock Selection amounts to one billion Swiss francs.
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