MANILA, Philippines - Alfred Portenschlager is the new general manager of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
An Austrian national, Portenschlager brings with him vast international hotel experience from across four major continents, namely North America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Prior to the 1990s, he was part of the Mandarin Group for eight years with assignments in Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental Manila and Oriental Singapore.
He also spent years in Indonesia and the Bahamas. His stint in the US also brought him to assignments in Ritz Carlton, Remington Hotel, Pier 66, Hilton in Texas and Opryland Hotel in Tennessee.
He spent the early years of his career in Europe with hotels in Switzerland and Austria.
“Mr. Alfred,” as he is fondly called, came directly from the Lexington Group in Shanghai, China, where he held the position of corporate technical assistant director before finally becoming general manager of The Lexington Plaza.
Meanwhile, Alastair Granger has been named as the new food and beverage director of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel.
Granger, a British national, acquired his professional skills by working in various luxurious hotels and restaurants in Europe and Asia.
He started out as a chef who enjoyed all aspects of running a kitchen, and later, moved on to become F& director.
He has been working for more than 25 years in the hospitality industry, specifically in the F&B division.