Doha: Claudia Hardt has been promoted to Director of Public Relations of The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of Qatar, Area General Manager, Hoss Vetry, announced yesterday.
In her new capacity, she will be responsible for the regional and international communications and public relations efforts of The Ritz-Carlton, Doha and Sharq Village & Spa. Hardt has 21 years experience in the hospitality industry and was most recently director of public relations and communications at The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa.
Prior to this position, she was director of communications at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong and director of public relations at The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin.
Hardt started her career with The Ritz-Carlton in 1999 as public relations manager at the former The Ritz-Carlton Schlosshotel, Berlin.
Later she joined the regional PR office in Germany and assisted in setting up the PR department at The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul.
Hardt supplemented her PR experience at C & C Contact & Creation, one of the leading PR agencies in Germany for the hospitality industry, managing hotel, airline and tourism board accounts.
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