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SPIRIDON SARANTOPOULOS
GENERAL MANAGER
Spiridon Sarantopoulos (born in 1969 in Munich, married, two children) studied
management and economics but quickly noticed that he needed a more handson approach to work. This led him to the hospitality industry where he started his
professional career as apprentice at Accor. An impressive development towards
his current position as Cluster Area Manager proved his decision to be right.
Experience
Within the Steigenberger Hotel Group he managed to even increase his successes.
In 2008, Spiridon Sarantopoulos took over the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof,
where he is still very popular and respected by employees and business partners.
Experience
After his change in April 2011 as General Manager of the former Guest House of
the Federal Government Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg, he was asked to
take over additionally a second GM’s position in Stuttgart in 2012.
Area General Manager for
Central Germany
Since 2013 Spiridon Sarantopoulos is also Area General Manager for Central
Germany, comprising three properties: Steigenberger Langen, Steigenberger Bad
Homburg and Steigenberger Deidesheim, in addition to his GM responsibilities in
Stuttgart and Bonn.
Marketing and Perfomance
Great reasons for rejoicing at Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg
In this year‘s poll for Germany‘s best convention hotels Steigenberger Grandhotel
Petersberg was voted ranking in the Top 20 in the category „Conference“ and in
the category „Event“.
Marketing and Perfomance
Show solidarity jointly - Pink Ribbon Cycle Tour 2013
Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg offered the participants in this year’s Pink
Ribbon Tour a quite outstanding opportunity for relaxing: they were allowed to
stay the night were heads of state and royalty once slept.
Marketing and Perfomance
New home for around 400,000 bees
Since early June 2013, twelve colonies of bees live on the plateau of Germany’s
former state guest house. In collaboration with beekeeper Klaus Maresch and
his Bioland-certified apiculture “Honighäuschen” (honey lodge) the hotel has
contributed to environment protection by offering endangered bees a new
possibility for colonizing.
Marketing and Perfomance
Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg invites children of the Bonn
project “Set the Table”
Excited and eager for action: 20 children from the Bonn project “Set the
Table” invaded Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg. The kids from the
Dransdorf Children’s Restaurant had been invited by General Manager Spiridon
Sarantopoulos to learn about the operation of a 5-star hotel and moreover the
table etiquette for fine dining.
Marketing and Perfomance
“Wasen” festival warm-up at Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin
One day before the official opening of the beer festival “Cannstatter Wasen” 220
invited guests were treated to freshly roasted almonds, a hearty meats and cheese
platter, sugared pancake and raisins and many other delicacies at Steigenberger
Graf Zeppelin. General Manager Spiridon Sarantopoulos took on the traditional
keg tapping.
Marketing and Perfomance
Nutrition week
Pupils of Stuttgart‘s Jörg Ratgeb School visited the 5-star hotel Steigenberger
Graf Zeppelin together with Christoph Sonntag. They learnt all about the subject
„Etiquette and Table Culture“. In the hotel‘s restaurant Olivio the pupils were
given professional instruction by catering experts.
Marketing and Perfomance
Partner of Porsche for the federal project NPE
(National Platform Electro-mobility)
The company Porsche AG made its contribution. Within the scope of a regional
promotion project the company offered its partners the use of a Panamera S E
Hybrid for a two-year period. The project focuses on the scientific research of the
everyday suitability of e-hybrid technology.
Staff Management
Key element is mutual trust between me and each individual employee. Everyone
has my trust from the beginning and just needs to “keep” it. When employees
feel they’ve been trusted, they go the extra mile. Inspire colleagues whenever
they feel like they have reached their limit. Fill processes with structure and make
them more efficient; so everybody knows their task and responsibilities.
I want my staff to bring in their competences and to act with self-confidence and
entrepreneurship. As their manager, I built the frame for this behavior.
I‘m proud of:
The turnaround of Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof to a profitable operation.
Managing the hotel through the international economic crisis and leading it fast
to success was a challenging experience I wouldn’t want to miss.
Repositioning the Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin after the renovation phase as
the new “old” place to be in town is an achievement I am proud of. We have the
leading RGI of all hotels in Stuttgart keeping the competition at a distance. The
Lady among the hotels is younger and more vital than ever and still has potential
to be revealed.
My visions are:
Keeping Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin at number 1 of the Stuttgart hotels and
further develop Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg.
I hope to further progress and develop within the Steigenberger Hotel Group and
look forward to further challenges and objectives that I will be put in charge of.
My visions are:
I am already looking very much forward to the positioning of the new hotel
opening project Cloud No 7 in Stuttgart and hope to be able to accompany this
project at least until its opening.