Mövenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali Appoints Horst Walther-Jones as GM

Mr. Horst Walther-Jones has been appointed General Manager of the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali.

Mr. Walther-Jones hails from Germany where he began his career in hospitality as an apprentice and commis de cuisine before rising through the ranks to become Executive Chef and Director of Food & Beverage at Hyatt Cancun Caribe Villas & Resort in Mexico and later at the Hyatt Regency in Macau - China.

His first management role was at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai where he became Executive Assistant Manager and Jumeirah Group Coordinator for Food and Beverage, before taking on the role of General Manager in March 2004 at Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa, also in Dubai.

After five more years with Jumeirah, Mr. Walther-Jones joined Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in 2009 as General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Al Nawras in Saudi Arabia. He stayed with the group, working in the Middle East for a further five years at the Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach Residences before setting his sights on a new challenge in Bali.

"Mövenpick Resort and Spa Jimbaran Bali is an integrated lifestyle destination offering lively surroundings for business and leisure stays," said Mr. Walther-Jones. "It is also a place where families, couples and groups can discover a caring and personalized blend of Swiss hospitality and Balinese culture. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to manage such an impressive hotel in one of the world's most appealing and attractive destinations."

Mövenpick Resort and Spa Jimbaran Bali is scheduled to open late 2016.

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