Corinthia Hotels have appointed Jesper Bo Henriksen as general manager of Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg. 

He joins Corinthia following a successful career spanning 34 years’ hotel experience in nine cities, including the biggest hotel in Moscow.

Mr Henriksen started as a bellboy in his native Denmark in the 1980s, and gradually progressing through a sales career path.

During his time as general manager at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow Mr Henriksen rebuilt the entire Talent Development Department. “The new system's goal is to help identify employee talents among the hotel's 1,000-plus employees and put poorly placed staff members into new roles,” Henriksen said.

Mr Henriksen worked in France, the United Arab Emirates and his native Denmark before becoming a general manager for the first time in 2002. Since then, he was been appointed as a general manager six times, working in cities including Brussels, Paris, Johannesburg and Moscow.

“Joining Corinthia in St Petersburg feels like the perfect next step for me. I believe my own values blend seamlessly with the value system of Corinthia’s service promise - Craftsmanshp of Care, and my experience from my previous three years in a leading hotel in Moscow will prove to be indispensable in my new role,” he said.