Friedrich Niemann
General Manager, Athenee Palace Hilton

Born 1962 in Cologne, Germany

Education
Elementary School and Highschool education in Siegen, Germany

Bi-fold education in Hospitality Management in Hanover, Germany 1984 to 1988, Vocational school and operational education

Studies of Business Economics of Tourism, Marketing and Languages at Heilbronn University, Germany and North Eastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Degree: Diplom Betriebswirt

European Executive MBA, studies in Germany and China at Reims Business School
Degree: Master of Business Administration, MBA

Experience
Operational training in first class and deluxe Hotels in Germany and USA

Eight years professional experience in various Sales and Marketing functions with international hotel companies (Inter-Continental Hotels, Althoff
Hotels, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts)

Since 1996 General Manager of international first-class and deluxe hotels in Leipzig, Munich, Sofia and Bucharest
Others
Member of Rotary Club Sofia International, Chaine des Rotisseurs

Board Member of international organisations such as HSMA, American Chamber of Commerce,
President of Bulgarian Convention Bureau

Various marketing publications and lectures since 1989 in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania