On November 1, 2020, Marcus Bernhardt will become CEO of Steigenberger Hotels AG / Deutsche Hospitality.

He began his career in the hotel industry where he was COO for Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts and then Rezidor SAS Hospitality. He went on to hold the COO & CCO roles with Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts group.

In 2010, he was appointed Executive VP & Chief Services Officer at Gulf Air in Bahrain before joining the Europcar Group as Chief Commercial Officer in 2013. Following the company’s successful IPO in 2015, he became Managing Director International Coverage and Member of the Group Executive Committee.

As well as sitting on the Advisory Board for the WTFL, Mr. Bernhardt is a member of the Supervisory Board of the SV Group, an innovative hotel and restaurant management group with headquarters in Switzerland.He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Tourism Board of the Government of the Canton Grisons, Switzerland.