Jumeirah Group has made key appointments for its global sales office in London. Anne Jensen has been appointed Director of Sales for Western Europe, while Kathrin Wildeshaus will be taking on the position of Director of Global Sales, Corporate, UK and Ireland, & Scandinavia.
Having started her career at the Landmark Hotel in London, Anne Jensen has, for the past 10 years, been working for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels. In her most recent role as sales & marketing director for the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels at Chelsea Football Club, she was responsible for sales strategy, team management, and business development.
Kathrin Wildeshaus will be taking on the position on maternity-leave cover. Kathrin began her career as convention sales co-ordinator at the InterContinental Cologne, Germany, but was promoted, in 2005, to junior sales manager for the InterContinental Cologne, in addition to the Crowne Plaza Cologne and InterContinental Düsseldorf, Germany.
In 2007, she relocated to London as account manager for conference and events at the Crowne Plaza London and went on to become assistant director of sales at the Crowne Plaza, before joining the Park Plaza Hotels Group in 2010. Most recently, Kathrin was corporate account director of the Global Sales Office for Park Plaza Hotels Europe.
