14. Kerten Capital International Hospitality, Chief Executive Officer, Marloes Knippenberg
Knippenberg is responsible for the positioning and expansion all of Kerten’s hospitality brands internationally. These brands include two hotel groups, The House Hotel Collection, a portfolio of boutique hotels, and Kerten’s first mid-market hotel brand, Cloud7 Hotels, a new concept for the next-generation traveller where you can ‘be as young as you feel’.
Knippenberg started her career with Hilton’s fast track programme, after which she held senior operational & commercial management positions for Hilton in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East. In 2013, Knippenberg left to become an entrepreneur. Today, Knippenberg leads 25 employees and is also responsible for Kerten’s mixed-use developments combining hotels, residential, serviced offices and new-generation co-working spaces in both the luxury and mid-market segments.
Kerten Capital, which includes: Cloud7 Hotels, The House Hotel Collection and The House Residence and Ouspace, currently operates one Cloud7, six House Hotels and one House Residence and Ouspace opening soon, all located in Turkey. The number of Middle East hotels in the pipeline includes: “five projects with owners and business partners who have a long term vision, and long term potential to create a portfolio of hotels in some incredible and authentic locations,” says Knippenberg.
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