InterContinental and Holiday Inn Express Malta has appointed a new cluster general manager, Lior Bebera.
A German national, born in Israel, Bebera has lived and worked in seven countries, on three continents. He has grown in his career within IHG and has played an important role in establishing strategies for numerous hotels.
Up to a few years ago Bebera was hotel manager at InterContinental Malta, responsible for the operation and the overseeing of the refurbishment and extension project of the hotel.
Bebera is enthused to be back in Malta, replacing the former general manager, Martin van Kan. He will establish a strong five-star service culture, supporting the team in achieving their personal best which will lead to greater results and a stable and enjoyable working environment.
Bebera has also worked in a number of other InterContinental hotels and properties such as InterContinental Berlin, David InterContinental Tel Aviv, InterContinental Kiev and IHG head office in London.
In his previous role as general manager of InterContinental Bucharest, Bebera was primarily responsible for managing the hotel operations and maintaining the service excellence that is synonymous with the InterContinental brand, creating ‘great hotels guests love’, and he wishes to continue to do so at InterContinental Malta.
In his role of European operations support manager at IHG head office, Bebera was supporting 112 hotels in Europe in achieving notable results by implementing leading-edge tools and implementing them together with the hotel teams.
He was also part of the European Food and Beverage Committee of Experts in charge of creating innovative concepts, tools and processes for hotels to drive revenues and improve the performance of restaurants, bars and conference centres.
Bebera’s experience in various functional areas and aspects of the hospitality industry will help to drive the hotel, InterContinental and Holiday Inn Express Malta and its employees to strive to be top of the hotel market on the island.