Rocco Forte Appoints Robert Singer Director of Sales
Hotel de Rome in Berlin
LONDON, UK, June 12, 2006. Rocco Forte Hotels is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Singer as Director of Sales for Hotel de Rome in Berlin, effective immediately. Currently under development, Rocco Forte's Hotel de Rome is scheduled to open in autumn 2006 and is situated in the heart of Berlin on Bebelplatz off Unter den Linden (one of Berlin's splendid boulevards) and near the Brandenburg Gate.
A German national, 41-year old Robert Singer has spent his entire working life in the hotel industry, gaining valuable experience at all levels. After completing a Hotel Management programme in Hamburg, Singer travelled to London and Paris where he worked at the Connaught Hotel and Hilton International respectively.
From Paris, Singer returned to Germany to continue his education and after graduating from hotel school, worked for various properties in sales and marketing, most recently as Director of Sales at Ku' Damm 101 Hotel, which he also launched from pre-opening stages. A member of the Samuel Braun Group, Singer concurrently set up and established a central sales office in Berlin for Ku' Damm 101 Hotel, Hotel Savoy Berlin, Bleibtreu Berlin and Hotel Berliner Hof. Singer is fluent in German, English and French.
Rocco Forte's Hotel de Rome is set to be Berlin's top hotel, offering a winning combination of stylish design, exceptional levels of comfort and the highest standards of personal service. Thanks to Berlin's excellent transport system and the hotel's close proximity to Tegel International Airport, which lies only 12kms away, Hotel de Rome is ideal for business and leisure travellers
Hotel de Rome is one of two German properties currently under development - the other being a Munich property scheduled to open in June 2007. A third property, Villa Kennedy, opened in Frankfurt on 1 March 2006 making Rocco Forte Hotels the country's market leader with regard to luxury hotels.
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