Mandarin Oriental Milan Appoints Luca Finardi as GM

Luca Finardi has been appointed as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Milan, a new hotel which is scheduled to open in 2015.

Mr Finardi has a wealth of experience in the Italian luxury hospitality industry with prior appointments as General Manager of the Royaldemeure Spa Hotels, Hotel Savoy and Villa San Michele in Florence.

He joins Mandarin Oriental from Orient Express Hotels where he held the position of General Manager and Area Manager, Sicily at Grand Hotel Timeo & Villa Sant’Andrea in Taormina.

Mr Finardi studied Tourism and graduated from the ITT Toscanelli, Florence. An Italian national he is also fluent in both English and French.

Mandarin Oriental, Milan

Featuring 104 guestrooms including 34 suites, Mandarin Oriental, Milan will be housed in the re-development of three elegant 19th Century buildings, located on Via Monte di Pieta, one of Milan’s most prestigious addresses.

The property provides easy access to the city’s important commercial, fashion and cultural centres, and is a short walk from many major tourist and shopping attractions.