Kurt-Jürgen Strohmayer is a well-experienced hotel manager, who has been working in the industry since 1977, when he started as a chef at the Grand Hotel Wiesler in Graz.

Since then Kurt has worked in several Food & Beverage positions in various countries like Germany, Switzerland, Bermuda, Nigeria, Turkey, Bahrain, Russia and Spain. Subsequently, he climbed his way up to top management in famous hotels all over the world, such as Marriott, Hilton and Renaissance Hotels, holding positions like F&B Manager at the Istanbul & Heidelberg Renaissance Hotel, Director of Operations at the Renaissance Moscow Hotel and General Manager at Mallorca Marriott Golf Resort & Spa from where he moved in July 2003 to Bucharest to be in charge of the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel.

Kurt is 44 years old, married, has 2 children and is also Board member of the Junior Achievement Program, the United Way Romania and as well member of various other international business associations.