Minor Hotels Africa Names Helga Deboeck General Manager of Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort

Helga Deboeck brings more than 15 years of international leadership experience to her new role as General Manager of Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort. She most recently served as General Manager at Domes of Corfu, Autograph Collection in Greece.

Deboeck previously launched Casa Cook Samos in Greece, where the property received the Best Hotel Design award at the 196+ Forum Milan. She contributed to the development of Marriott International’s Luxury Pre-Opening Countdown Process, now part of the company’s Luxury Academy training framework.

Her background includes leading pre-opening and brand transition projects in the Middle East and Africa for brands such as Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, St. Regis, and The Luxury Collection. She has held senior management positions at Sheraton Gambia Hotel Resort & Spa and Sheraton Grand Conakry.

At Marriott International in the United Arab Emirates, Deboeck served as Director of New Builds and Transitions, overseeing pre-opening projects across the Middle East and Africa.

A Belgian national, Deboeck is fluent in English, French, and Dutch. She holds qualifications in Business Management, Modern Languages & Mathematics, and a Six Sigma Green Belt in Operational Innovation. She has also studied photography and visual arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Ghent College.