Lothar Quarz Appointed General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC

Lothar Quarz has been appointed as the new general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

A German national, Mr Quarz has over 27 years of senior management experience in the luxury hotel industry. Most recently, he was the general manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Wolfsburg, right in the heart of the famed Autostadt theme park. He moved into that role from the hotel manager position at The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin where he also oversaw the sales and marketing division of that property and Berlin Marriott Hotel.

A culinary aficionado, Mr. Quarz started his hospitality career as an apprentice chef and grew through the ranks to become a gourmet restaurant chef. He then moved from the kitchen to sales where he applied his culinary knowledge in a catering capacity before taking on his first position as director of sales and marketing.

“I’m excited to be joining The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre at such a pivotal time,” said Mr. Quarz. “The opening of our hotel signals a financial resurgence in Dubai and we look forward to positioning our hotel as the ultimate business hotel in the Middle East.”

Standing 14 storeys high, The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC features five signature restaurants, a 1,400 square meter ballroom with a separate entrance, a spa with 13 treatment rooms, and indoor swimming pool. The 341-room hotel, with 124 executive residences, will be the second in Dubai and the sixth property in the region for the award-winning luxury hotel company.

The hotel will welcome its first guests in December 2010.

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