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Seminyak, Bali - February 16, 2009 The Legian is pleased to announce
the appointment of Carla Petzold-Beck as General Manager, effective
February 2.
Carla brings extensive hotel management, eco-tourism and property
investment experience to her new role at The Legian, where she will be
responsible for the resort’s 66 suites as well as The Club at The
Legian.
She replaces Andreas Herbst, who has moved to The Saujana in Kuala
Lumpur, another exclusive General Hotel Management (GHM) resort.
Throughout her 14-year career, Carla has gained an in-depth
understanding of the running and finances of a hotel at every level,
working her way up to senior management positions at some of the
world’s leading properties in Europe, Central America and South-East
Asia.
Most recently, Carla was General Manager of the GHM-operated Carcosa
Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur, where she was responsible for a 13-suite
historic boutique hotel with 90 staff members. Before that, she
oversaw the pre-opening and opening of Morgan’s Rock Hacienda and
Ecolodge, one of Latin America’s most renowned agro-tourism
operations. As General Manager of the 5-star resort, she was
responsible for all operations, pre-opening purchasing, coordination
with the management company and owners, and hiring, training and
mentoring of 50 staff members across all hotel departments.
Fluent in four languages (German, English, French and Spanish), Carla
completed her hotel management education at Cornell University in New
York, where she graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor degree at the School
of Hotel Administration. Notably, she was among the few top students
to be named to the Dean’s List.
Following her studies, she began her career in Europe, where she held
senior management positions at hotels in Germany, France and
Switzerland. She gained experience across a wide range of hotel
departments, from events and conventions to sales and food and
beverage.
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