Advisory Board Member Profile
Rob Brandenberg
Pan Pacific Seattle
General Manager |
Areas of Expertise:
Your Customers - Their Journey, Empathy & Storytelling
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Being a true hotelier at heart, Rob has travelled the globe and collected skills on three different continents but has always been drawn to the US West Coast. Currently General Manager at the Pan Pacific Seattle, some more recent positions he held over the past 23 years include, with formerly Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International after their merger, positions like Director of Food & Beverage, Director of Operations and Hotel Manager. Atlanta, San Francisco, San Diego, Jakarta and Bangkok are just a few destination Rob has worked for several luxury hotels of brands like St. Regis, Peninsula, Luxury Collection, Ritz-Carlton, Regent and Le Méridien.
The begin of his over two-decade long hotel career started as a pastry chef back in Zurich, Switzerland, where he was also born. Going through a formal culinary training in a Grand Hotel in his hometown, his path let to New York City where he started his first assistant management role with the Peninsula Hotel Group. After stints in the Manhattan Restaurant scene, he returned to the world of hotels for good to pursue his dream of becoming a General Manager. |