Mövenpick Hotel Colombo: Welcomes George Koumendakos as General Manager | Sunday Observer

Mövenpick Hotel Colombo: Welcomes George Koumendakos as General Manager

18 February, 2018

George Koumendakos holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hotel School, The Hague, in the Netherlands, specializing in Marketing, Sales and International Hotels. He started his career as a trainee in 1986, at the Amsterdam Hilton, and thereafter worked for hotel companies such as, the Hilton, Marriott, Banyan Tree and IHG where he remained for around twenty years. He has been in many senior positions throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The years saw the experienced Koumendakos travel widely across Canada, England, the Philippines, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates before his most recent move to Sri Lanka.

This is Koumendakos’ first appointment in Sri Lanka, as he joins the award-winning property from the Inter Continental Hotels Group, having successfully managed the 300 room Crowne Plaza Dubai-Deira in the UAE, while overlooking two other properties in the area for nearly 4 years. With over three decades in the hospitality industry, Koumendakos brings a wealth of knowledge with a focus on rebranding, strategic management, leadership and marketing. 

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