Hein Olckers – Global Alliance Partner Africa

Hein has over two decades of extensive management experience in the hotel and entertainment industry. His comprehensive knowledge and skills were employed to project manage the entire hotel management component for the inception of the 5 star Santé Wellness Centre in Simondium, Paarl which opened in September 2003. This commission followed upon his return from America following a successful two year contract as Hotel Manager at the highly acclaimed prestigious Peninsula Beverly Hills in California, which hosts Global industry leaders, celebrities and Hollywood stars.

His ability to teach and transfer knowledge saw him develop and start up a hotel management course for the Free State Technikon (Bloemfontein). He also lectured at the Technikon’s Hotel School. He holds a National Diploma in Hotel Management (Wits Technikon) and an internationally recognized Certified Hospitality Educator (by the renowned Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association).

During his career locally he managed both resort and specialized hotels ranging from Kruger Park Lodge (Hazyview), the Strand Hotel (Swakopmund, Namibia), the Alpine Heath Resort and Conference Village (Drakensberg) as well as Sun International’s Thaba ‘Nchu Sun Hotel and Casino and luxury Western Cape hotels Lord Charles (Somerset West) and Cape Sun.

His project management skills and ability to enable team work saw him refurbish the prestigious Carlton (Johannesburg) and Royal (Durban) hotels as special projects manager for Three Cities Hotels.
Hein is now Founding Partner and Director of Operations at The Private Hotel School located in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The school is the leading hotel training school in South Africa providing world class facilities and courses for tomorrow’s hospitality leaders.

hospitalitybiz^® is proud to be associated with The Private Hotel School and have Hein working with us as our Global Alliance Partner in Africa.