The Alpina Gstaad Names New Managing Director

  • October 11, 2013
The Alpina Gstaad Names New Managing Director
Niklaus J. Leuenberger, who served as Managing Director of the hotel during its crucial pre-opening and launch phases and was responsible for its management and operation for its first year, completed the hand over to Mr. Favre on October 1, 2013.

Prior to joining The Alpina Gstaad, Mr. Favre was General Manager of the Djibouti Palace Kempinski in Africa. He spent ten years as General Manager of Le Mirador Kempinski in Le Mont Pelerin, Switzerland. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Director of the Hotel Management School Les Roches in Bluche, Crans Montana. Mr. Favre has held executive positions in such revered hotels as The Oriental in Bangkok and Al Khozama in Riyadh, a Leading Hotel of the World.

A native of the Canton of Vaud, Mr. Favre graduated from the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and later received a Diplôme de Chef d'Entreprise de la Société Suisse des Hôteliers. In 1998, Mr. Favre was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Training and Development from IMC in London. He speaks French, English and German.

The destination's first newly built five-star superior hotel, The Alpina Gstaad is part of a CHF300 million luxury development that includes private apartments within the hotel and three chalets, The Alpina Gstaad is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Swiss architecture incorporating authentic local materials and time-honored Alpine style, The Alpina Gstaad has drawn raves from guests and locals and has earned top reviews from such prestigious organizations as Gault Millau, Virtuoso, the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show as well as major publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, The Robb Report, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report and Switzerland's Schweizer SonntagsZeitung.

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