Career Outline 1958 Born in Austria 1979-87 Hilton International Munich 1986-87 Area General Manager of Rooms, Central Europe and Benelux region 1987-88 Executive Assistant Manager, Hilton Mainz (500 rooms) 1989-92 General Manager, Hilton Madagascar (200 rooms) 1992-94 General Manager, Hilton Algiers (410 rooms). Presided over pre-opening preparations and opening of the hotel 1993 “Best General Manager 1993” award for Africa and Middle East region 1994-95 General Manager, Hilton Bali (550 rooms) 1995-99 General Manager, Hilton Jakarta (1110 rooms) 1998-99 COO of 2 hotels: P.T. Kelola Santana Graha, Hilton Hotels Indonesia 1999-2000 Operating Officer and General Manager, Hilton Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Hilton Maldives 2000-04 Vice President of 8 Hilton hotels in Japan and Micronesia 2004 COO, Ishin Hotels Group 2005- President CEO, Ishin Hotels Group