Kosta Kourotsidis has been appointed as the new general manager of The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel in Bahrain.

A German/Greek national, Kourotsidis has gained extensive experience in the hospitality industry since starting his career 20 years ago.

Born in Germany but originally from Greece, Kourotsidis was educated at Cornell University. He is a highly dedicated leader with extensive experience in the hospitality industry.

Before joining Rezidor, Kourotsidis started his career with Copthorne and Millennium Hotel in Hanover, Germany.

Kourotsidis joined the Rezidor Hotel Group in 2000 and has been part of several hotel operations in Europe before moving to the region and opening new or managing existing properties in the Middle East and North Africa. He was a part of the Rezidor general manager fast track programme, moving around several hotels and sharing his expertise and assisting teams with opening new properties until he moved to Radisson Blu Tripoli, Libya. After that he moved to Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel Beirut, Lebanon and then to Radisson Blu Hotel Downtown Dubai, where he was most recently the general manager. - TradeArabia News Service