Ferenc Horvath has been appointed as the new GM for Holiday Inn Al Qasr in Riyadh.
Horvath brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience to Al Hokair Hotel Group and joined IHG from his most recent position as GM at Marriott International.
His hospitality career began in 1995, when he joined Kempinski Hotel Budapest as an F&B manager.
Horvath worked his way up and was promoted to GM’s position for the first time in 2005 at Wydham Hotel Group.
His career as GM continued with Marriott International in countries like Hungary, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Jordan.
Horvath has been rewarded for many prestigious achievement in F&B, sales and marketing, and revenue management during his career.
As he has the passion of helping other people, he volunteered to be a member of a non-government organization (NGO) in Budapest.
He then spearheaded and launched the youth career initiative, an educational program, in 2014. This is charity work for disadvantaged young people who like to work in the hotel industry.
“I can proudly say that it was really a successful program as it helped lots of poor and disadvantaged but deserving youth to gain knowledge through the educational program and at the same time working in the hotel industry to support their family.” 
Upon joining Holiday Inn Al Qasr, Horvath said: “I am truly grateful to the Al Hokair Group management for giving me this opportunity. Saudi Arabia is a very unique destination and I am very excited to take this new challenge and share my expertise in the hospitality industry in terms of financial returns, continuous development of people, great guest experience and ensure to have a responsible business.
A Hungarian national, Horvath holds a hospitality administration management degree from ICS, Pennsylvania.

Source: Arab News