Timothy ananiadis

TIMOTHY ANANIADIS was the Managing Director and General Manager of the Hotel Grande Bretagne & King George from 2003 to 2020. He was born and raised in Greece and studied Business Administration at Ryerson University in Toronto, subsequently moving to the USA where he started his career in the hospitality industry. He has almost 40 years of international experience in the hospitality industry. In 1988 he moved to Chicago as the Corporate Director of Food and Beverage for Hyatt Hotels. As General Manager, he held positions in the USA at the Hyatt Regency in Pittsburgh, Coral Gables and Miami. In 1999 he joined Hyatt International as the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki in Greece and the Grand Hyatt Mumbai. In 2003 he joined Starwood Hotels and Resorts returning to Greece as the General Manager/ Managing Director of the Hotel Grande Bretagne. In 2006 and until 2017, he was Area Manager for Greece, Turkey, Cyprus & the Balkans, overseeing the Starwood affiliated hotels. In his current role, he oversees the Hotel Grande Bretagne & the King George, Luxury Collection properties, Athens. Tim is Vice Chairman of The American Community School (ACS) of Athens, Vice President of the Athens Hotel Association, board member of the Greek Health Tourism Organization and Chairman of the Marriott Worldwide Business Council in Greece & Cyprus.