Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi has promoted Mark Sterner to general manager. He joined the 499-key property in 2014 as hotel manager. 

Sterner has been with the Viceroy Hotel Group since 2012, when he joined Viceroy Maldives where he was general manager for two years. 

He has previously worked at The Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, Sandy Lane in Barbados, Rosewood Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands and The Carlyle in New York.

Sterner first moved to the UAE in 1999 where he was the assistant food and beverage manager at Burj Al Arab in Dubai until 2001.

Commenting on the appointment, regional vice president and managing director of Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, Mark Griffiths, said: “Over the past five years, Mark has proven himself to be a dedicated, talented and forward-thinking hotelier. We are delighted to recognise his achievements with his appointment to general manager. His ability to implement creative and strategic plans and improve the guest experience across all facets of the hotel has been the key to his success.”

Born in Germany, Sterner spent most of his life in Africa and studied at a hotel school in Hanover, Germany.

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