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Art’otel London Hoxton, its second UK property, has revealed the appointment of its key leadership team as the hotel prepares for its opening on 24 April.
The brand has appointed Axel Krueger as general manager who will be tasked with overseeing hotel operations. Krueger brings with him 17 years’ experience in premium hotel management. A long-standing member of the PPHE Hotel Group best known for its Park Plaza properties, Krueger first joined the hotel group as Food and Beverage director for Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London in 2010, before becoming Operations and hotel manager at Park Plaza London Riverbank and opening general manager at the Park Plaza London Waterloo.
Most recently, Krueger had been at the helm of Park Plaza London Riverbank, where he held the position of general manager since 2021.
Notable additions to the leadership team at Art’otel London Hoxton include Christian Masters as hotel manager, Michael Emanuel as director of sales, Ryan Matheson as head chef,Mariano Camerlingo, Food and Beverage director and Sirio Sini as Front of House manager.
Masters has a breadth of experience across hospitality disciplines including F&B, HR, event management and room operations. He was part of the opening team for the iconic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel as director of Events where he later returned as director of Room Operations.
He held the director of Rooms role at the Conrad London St James and went on to lead the rebrand, renovation and reopening of Montcalm East, Autograph Collection in Shoreditch as hotel manager. Most recently, Masters was general manager of The Ministry, a pioneering co-working space in a converted warehouse from Ministry of Sound.
Art’otel said each member of the leadership team brings a “unique set of skills” and a “dedication to excellence”. Wider members of the opening team include executive head housekeeper Corina Cristescu, security manager Janos Varga, assistant financial controller Fernando Bocanegra, chief engineer Pesho Dobrev, HR business partner Amelia Davies, events manager Simona Rafaideen and PR and Marketing manager Stevents Rojas.
Following the successful opening of Art’otel London Battersea Power Station in 2023, Art’otel London Hoxton is 26 floor property with 357 guest rooms including 48 suites, destination bars and restaurants including The Brush Grand Café, art gallery, events spaces, 60 seat auditorium, indoor swimming pool, and following later in the summer a skyline gym, destination restaurant on the 25th floor and fully equipped spa.
