Corinthia Hotels appoint general manager of their new 5-star London property

Corinthia Hotels have appointed Matthew Dixon as general manager of the Corinthia Hotel in London, which is scheduled to open in late 2010.

The property will be Corinthia Hotels' latest five-star deluxe flagship with 300 hotel bedrooms and suites, three distinctive restaurants, a large central courtyard foyer, tea lounge, destination bar, a ballroom restored to its original splendour, the finest conference and boardroom facilities and London's largest luxury hotel Spa complex.

Matthew Dixon is a well regarded international hotelier with a strong five-star pedigree developed in Europe and Asia. Originally Savoy-trained, he gained a sound knowledge of hotel marketing and operations at group level and at the Claridges Hotel in London. In his early career he gained deluxe international experience in various senior executive roles with Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong and Manila. He then spent a successful period with Rocco Forte hotels as general manager of the Hotel de Russie in Rome and general manager of the Brown's Hotel in London.

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