Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, an international hospitality chain, has appointed Rolf Lippuner as the general manager at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A native of South Africa and Switzerland, Lippuner joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 2008 as Director of Housekeeping at the former Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, California.  He then moved to Nevis, West Indies where he served as the Director of Residences before joining Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC in 2012.

Lippuner graduated from the University of Natal in South Africa before embarking on a hotel career in 1994 at Hotel Nikko in Atlanta, Georgia. His experience in Atlanta, Santa Monica, and Johannesburg brought him to Four Seasons with an impressive knowledge of the hospitality industry.

Visiting the Arab kingdom for the first time, Lippuner said: “There is much to impress visitors to the capital of Saudi Arabia, but the hospitality I have experienced since my arrival is in a word - exceptional. It is a telling trait and natural part of the culture here.” – TradeArabia News Service