Managing Director & General Manager
Thies Sponholz
Managing Director & General Manager, The Fontenay Hamburg
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i. Biography
Thies Sponholz is the Managing Director and General Manager of The Fontenay in Hamburg, a position he has held since 2015. He previously served as General Manager of Hotel de Rome in Berlin from 2006 to 2014. Earlier in his hospitality career, he held leadership and staff roles across Germany, Switzerland, France, and the United States.
Career - Managing Director & General Manager, The Fontenay, Hamburg (2015–present) - General Manager, Hotel de Rome (Rocco Forte Hotels), Berlin (2006–2014) - General Manager, Steigenberger Badischer Hof, Baden-Baden (2002) - Resident Manager, Der Europäische Hof, Baden-Baden - Management Role, Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, Palo Alto (1996) - Hospitality Staff, Hotel Negresco, Nice - Hospitality Staff, Suvretta House, St. Moritz - Apprentice Restaurantfachmann, Landhaus Carstens, Timmendorfer Strand
FAQ When did Thies Sponholz join The Fontenay? He became Managing Director and General Manager of The Fontenay in Hamburg in 2015. Where did Thies Sponholz complete his apprenticeship? He trained as an Apprentice Restaurantfachmann at Landhaus Carstens in Timmendorfer Strand.