Marriott International has appointed Andreas Wissdorf as the new multi-property general manager for four hotels and the Arraya ballroom in Kuwait.
A German national, Wissdorf brings with him 30 years of international hospitality experience. His career began in 1988 with Hilton as a trainee. He went on to graduate from IMHI, the joint Cornell and ESSEC program, with a master’s degree in hospitality management.
His journey with Marriott began in Frankfurt as director of food and beverage and moved to Cairo Marriott Hotel in 1999 to the same position. This was followed by his first general manager role at the Renaissance Hotel Alexandria in 2001 from where he joined the Middle East & Africa Continent Office in Dubai as regional director of operations for six years supporting the growth of Marriott in the region.
In 2010, Wissdorf moved to Marriott International Headquarters in Bethesda as vice president of operations, supporting the reinvention of Marriott’s full service brands such as the JW and Renaissance brands.
In 2014, he returned to the Middle East in general manager roles for the Marriott Marquis Doha, the Dubai complex of St.Regis, W and Westin Habtoor city hotels, the preopening of the Marriott Palm Jumeirah and, most recently, the conversion of the St Regis New Capital in Cairo – Egypt.
Besides winning several prestigious awards, Wissdorf has also led the Marriott Business Councils for the Middle East and Africa for five years.
