Speaker

Markus Lehnert

SVP, International Hotel Development
Marriott International, Inc.

Markus Lehnert started his career in hospitality more than 40 years ago, and he has been with Marriott International for the last 25 years. As Senior Vice President, he leads Marriott’s affiliation efforts across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Previously, he oversaw the development of Marriott’s select service brands in EMEA and for creating and building the limited-service team for the region. In the past he was also responsible for the development in different European regions including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern- and South East Europe and Greece. He was also instrumental in the development and roll-out of the Moxy brand. Before joining Marriott, Markus was a hospitality consultant with PKF in London for three years, and before that held operational positions for 13 years at various world-class hotels, among them the Breidenbacher Hof in Düsseldorf and the London hotels The Berkeley, Claridge’s and the The Lanesborough. Markus lives in Switzerland.