Peter Martin and Thomas Wilken switch positions as General Managers in Germany and Austria. Moustafa Amin is newly appointed General Manager in Egypt.
Manager switch between two properties: Peter Martin, recent General Manager for Steigenberger Hotel & Spa Krems moved to MAXX Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam as of February 1st, 2023. He switched positions with General Manager Thomas Wilken, who is now responsible in Krems. Furthermore, Moustafa Amin was appointed as a new general manager for Steigenberger Makadi in Egypt.
"As competent managers with many years of experience, we know that with them all hotels are in good and professional hands. We are looking forward to working with them. Their extensive industry expertise as well as their passion for the hotel industry and hospitality make the General Managers the perfect match," says Denis Hüttig, Senior Vice President of Deutsche Hospitality. "We warmly welcome them to their new location and wish them success and an exciting time in Potsdam, Krems and Makadi.
From Krems to Potsdam: Peter Martin gained his first hotel experience at Hotel Schweizerhof Berlin starting as a commis in service and moving up to Head Waiter. After working as Assistant F&B Manager at Holiday Inn Bristol in the UK, he continued his career path at Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts climbing the ladder at Steigenberger Hotel Berlin up to his Hotel Director positions at hotels in Frankfurt, Meran, Gstaad, Bad Homburg, Konstanz and Bad Neuenahr, as well as running the Steigenberger Festspielrestauration at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth for 6 years. From his latest assignment in Krems he will now become the new General Manager at MAXX Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam.
From Potsdam to Krems: The former manager of MAXX Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam, Thomas Wilken, is now the new General Manager at Steigenberger Hotel & Spa Krems. After his experience as Sous de Chef, Assistant F&B Manager and Chef de Cuisine, he held a variety of management positions. From Managing Director in the 5-star segment in Zanzibar, Executive Chef at Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg, Executive Assistent Manager at Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow up to Director of Operations for Marriott in Moscow and Prague.
Experienced hotelier Moustafa Amin manages Steigenberger Makadi resort as of January 15th. With over 20 years of hospitality experience in Egypt his extensive knowledge in management, administration, leadership, sales and customer services makes him a perfect match for the position. Moustafa Amin is a graduate from Alexandria University and hold and Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management. In previous positions he worked for Sol Y Mar, Jaz Hotel Group and Iberostar in Makadi, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheik.