MEININGER hotels are pleased to announce that Nicolas Capelle has been appointed as Head of Development Europe. Nicolas’s appointment is part of MEININGER’s intention to drive its development strategy to establish a presence in all key European cities within the next four years. MEININGER hotels currently have 16 hotels in 10 European cities.
Nicolas previously worked as Development Director France and Benelux for Motel One, where he identified and negotiated development opportunities and managed the whole development process since 2011. Prior to that he worked as a Consultant for PKF hotelexperts based in Vienna and in a Service Development Program for HILTON Brussels where he worked in seven different hotel departments.
Nicolas holds a Masters degree in Hospitality Administration from ECOLE HOTELIERE DE LAUSANNE - Lausanne, Switzerland and a Bachelors Degree in Business Economics from Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium.
Nicolas is multilingual with proficiency in Dutch, German, French, English and Spanish. His interests include rugby, tennis, skiing, photography and cooking. Married with two children he will be relocating to Berlin to take up his new appointment.
Navneet Bali, CEO of MEININGER Hotels, says: “We are delighted to welcome Nicolas to MEININGER. With his knowledge and experience in hotel development in European markets he will play a valuable role in helping achieve our ambitious growth plans.”
