
Our team
A comprehensive range of skills and a dynamic, creative approach to building our business
The L+R Hotels corporate team comprises decisive, disciplined and hard-working individuals, with a comprehensive range of skills and a dynamic, creative approach to building our business. We are all driven and passionate about what we do.
There is a wide range of expertise within our team, with many of our experts experienced across several functions. Collectively, our in-depth knowledge covers acquisition and development as well as asset management. Our team is guided by well-defined rigorously applied Value Cycle of Asset Management policies, which include operational management, finance, food and beverage, revenue and yield management, e-distribution, sales and marketing, human resources, construction and design. Find out more about our tax strategy.
Our corporate experts have worked for numerous significant hotel brands, including Accor, Hilton, Starwood, Jumeirah, Virgin, Fairmont/Raffles and Minor as well as various investment firms.
Having held senior roles across the world, we are multi-cultural individuals with a diverse outlook. Many of us are fluent in several languages and our multi-lingual team can speak French, German, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and English.
Desmond Taljaard
Desmond leads the L+R Hotels team and all activities related to Hotel Development & Acquisitions, …
Neil Kirk
Neil joined L&R Hotels in 2020 and currently oversees European and UK acquisitions as well as …
Adrian Bradley
Bradley leads the Finance teams and Asset management activities for L+R Hotels. Prior to re-joining …
Henrik Foster
Henrik has been Head of Delivery and Construction for L+R Hotels since March 2015. He is responsible …
Nikos Konstantinidis
Nikos joined L+R Hotels in 2014. He has focused on acquiring Hospitality and Commercial Real Estate …
Sean Lowe
Sean has been with L+R Hotels since October 2017, as CEO for the Atlas Group, our portfolio of UK …
Andrew Stembridge
Andrew Stembridge runs Iconic Luxury Hotels, a collection of notable, individual and award winning …
Neil Teplica
Neil leads the L+R Hotels team in North America, including all activities related to Hotel …
Elisa Barral
Elisa joins L&R from Le Méridien Barcelona in Spain where she has been the General Manager.
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Enquiries and opportunities
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