SOFITEL Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa has named Christian Schlegel the new general manager.
A veteran hotelier with over a decade of experience in Thailand, Schlegel joined Sofitel in 2006 when he became the resident manager of Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa for its pre-opening.
He later became the resident manager of the then Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin and was promoted in 2010 as the hotel manager for Sofitel Bangkok Silom. Most recently, Schlegel was the hotel manager of Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit.
A Swiss and Finnish citizen, Schlegel is fluent in six European languages including Italian and German, and is a graduate of the Lausanne Hotel School.