Franz Rattenstetter returns to the helm of Crowne Plaza Bucharest

Newsroom 17/02/2011 | 15:43

Franz Rattenstetter was appointed general manager of the Crowne Plaza Bucharest by Ana Hotels. He previously held the same position between 2001 and 2007.

Prior to his return to Bucharest, Rattenstetter managed the Movenpick Resort in Petra, Jordan. Over the years he has amassed extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Rattenstetter began his career with Intercontinental Hotels Group back in 1989 as director of sales & marketing at the Intercontinental Hotel in Frankfurt and moved on to the Middle East as the resident manager at the Intercontinental Amman, Jordan and the Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Hotel in Muscat, Oman. He was the opening GM of the Mzaar Intercontinental Resort in Lebanon and spent over 9 years in the Middle East.

He has also worked in countries like England, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. Rattenstetter graduated from the Hotel Management School in Tegernsee, Germany, and Leysin, in Switzerland.