In Brief: Rob Kucera to Oversee More Than 25 Hotels in East and South Africa
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Rob Kucera – Image Credit Aleph Hospitality
Aleph Hospitality announced the appointment Aug. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kucera will oversee the operation of more than 25 hotels representing six brands in 20 destinations across nine countries in East and South Africa. The role also includes leading the development of future hotels for Aleph Hospitality in the region.
His responsibilities include the region’s financial, commercial and operational performance; relationships with hotel owners; and regional human resources. The mandate also includes growing talent, building teams and driving investment in communities surrounding the group’s hotels.
Before joining Aleph Hospitality, Kucera was complex general manager and district director for East Africa at Radisson Hotel Group. In those roles, he oversaw properties in Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
Earlier in his career, Kucera served as general manager of the Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, the Pearl of Africa Hotel by Radisson Hotels in Kampala and the Westin Cape Town. He also served as chief operating officer at Hospitality Property Fund, a hotel real estate investment trust in South Africa.
Kucera chaired the FEDHASA Cape Board. His hospitality management experience spans more than 20 years.