Managing Director

Petra Bierwirth-Schaal joined the company as Managing Director in February 2012. She leads all operative departments of B&K. Together with Bart van de Kamp and Lodewijk van der Meulen, she is also responsible for the strategic direction of the group.

Short vita

Degrees:

• Apprenticeship Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof
• Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management, University of Applied Sciences Munich
• Master in Hospitality Administration, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

Professional experience:

• Event Manager, Hilton London Metropole & InterContinental Le Grand Hotel Paris
• Head of Sales & Marketing, Relais & Chateaux Hotel Giardino Ascona
• F&B Planning and Development Manager, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, London

Memberships:

• IHA, Hotel Association Germany, Board Member
• FH Munich, Faculty of Tourism, Advisory Board Member

Motto

„Happiness is not a gift from the gods, it is the fruit of an inner attitude.“ (Erich Fromm)