Corinthia Hotels appoints new General Manager for St Petersburg hotel

Eric Pere, a French national, moved to St Petersburg from Libya, where he was general manager of the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli.

"St Petersburg presents a whole new set of opportunities to Eric. He has been with Corinthia for some time and we now look forward to seeing him lead our team at Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg", Corinthia Hotels chief operating officer Liam Lambert said.

Before joining Corinthia Hotels Eric was director of development with Orient Express Hotels and prior to that general manager of the luxurious Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa in the South Pacific.

Eric travelled extensively throughout his hotel career gaining invaluable knowledge and experience through senior management positions with leading hotels such as the HotelPort Palace in Monte Carlo, the Savoy Group's Berkeley Hotel in London, and the Hotel La Samanna on the island of St Martin in the Caribbean.

Eric graduated in hotel management from the School of Hotel Administration in Paris and also received accreditation from Cornell University in New York, and the Institute ofHotel Management International in France.

Following extensive refurbishment and restructuring work, the 400-room luxury Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg was re-launched with more bedrooms and more facilities under one roof than any other luxury five-star hotel in the City. 

The hotel, together with grand properties on either side of it on the city's main boulevard, was acquired as an operating hotel in 2002 by International Hotel Investments plc.

International Hotel Investments are the owner, developer and operator of all Corinthia Hotels, and invested a further €100 million in the total refurbishment of the original hotel, complete with a new grand foyer, a new restaurant and new bars.

The adjoining buildings on either side of the hotel were demolished and carefully reconstructed with ornate facades matching their original splendour, rebuilt using traditional techniques. The hotel also has the city's first grand ballroom in a five-star hotel.

About Corinthia Hotels

Corinthia is a collection of hotels founded by the Pisani family of Malta. The Corinthia portfolio includes the flagship Corinthia Hotel London, the award-winning Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, Corinthia Hotel Prague in the Czech Republic, Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg in Russia and Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Malta.  The portfolio also features Corinthia Hotel St George's Bay in Malta, the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli in Libya, and the modern Corinthia Hotel Lisbon in Portugal.

The management of the hotels is entrusted to a subsidiary company CHI Hotels & Resorts Limited, which provides the full range of technical assistance and management services to hotel owners worldwide. CHI is the exclusive operator of the Corinthia brand as well as, under license, the Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands for Europe, Africa and The Middle East. 

For more information about Corinthia Hotels visit corinthia.com