Hans Olbertz

Board Member of Steigenberger Hotels, hospitality consultant and former GM of Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

Hans has a long-standing career as an international hotel General Manager with over 40 years spent with Intercontinental Hotels and Kempinski Hotels. Various high-profile roles include the Kempinski Palais Hansen Hotel, Vienna; Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi; InterContinental Hotel Seoul, Korea; Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel, Athens, Greece; Jordan InterContinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan and Semiramis InterContinental Hotel Cairo, Egypt. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, the German luxury hotel company. Hans also founded his own hospitality firm, Olbertz Consulting, providing logistical and operational services to a range of global brands.

During his tenure at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace, Hans was named ‘One of the Finest Hoteliers Worldwide’ by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.