| April 01, 2012

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHICAGO, APRIL 24, 2012 – Swissôtel is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Breisacher as the new General Manager of Swissôtel Chicago. Breisacher returns to Swissôtel Chicago from China, where he spent the last twenty months at the helm of Swissôtel Beijing, Hong Kong Macau Centre. Breisacher has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry. He joined Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts in 2003 as Area Director of Sales and Marketing, Americas. He brought with him three decades of experience in various sales and marketing management roles at top hospitality companies throughout the United States. In 2005, he was appointed Executive Assistant Manager of Swissôtel Chicago and was promoted just a year later to Hotel Manager. On the international level, he had a vital role in developing the Sales and Marketing Department ahead of the opening of Swissôtel Kolkata and served as Interim General Manager of Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok for three months in 2009. Before joining the Swissôtel team, Breisacher held the position of Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Hilton Chicagoland Sales, effectively reengineering the sales and marketing function and team for the three-company owned Hilton Hotels in Chicago. He started his career as Tour & Travel Manager of the Twin Bridges Marriott Hotel and steadily moved up the ladder through his affiliations with Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Stouffer Hotels and Resorts, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts, Loews Hotels and Hilton Hotel Corporation. For more information or to schedule an interview with General Manager Jack Breisacher, please contact Nicole Ettenhofer at 312.296.6420 or [email protected]. About Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts (www.swissotel.com) is an award winning and distinctive group of deluxe hotels, combining renowned Swiss hospitality with contemporary design, personalised service, charm and efficiency. Located in popular gateway destinations and city centres, the hotels provide convenient access to business and shopping districts. The group’s Swiss heritage ensures organisational competence, attention to detail, safety and a superlative guest experience. The international hotel chain is owned by FRHI Holdings Limited, a leading global hotel company with 102 hotels and resorts worldwide under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel brands. The company also manages Fairmont and Raffled branded Residences, Estates and luxury private residence club properties. Hotels under development: Makkah/Saudi-Arabia (2012), Sochi/Russia (2013), Chengdu/China (2014), Bangalore/India (2014), Mumbai/India (2014), Kiev/Ukraine (2014), and Odessa/Ukraine (2014). Contact: CORPORATE OFFICE Eva-Maria Panzer Director Communication Tel: +41 317 6228[email protected] GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, ITALY Eva-Maria Lindner Sernior Manager Communication Tel: +41 44 317 6229[email protected] ASIA PACIFIC Susie Lim-Kannan Director Media Relations Tel: +65 6496 1236[email protected] Also See: Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Signs Management Contract with the Litolier Group for a Flagship Project in India; The 300-room Swissôtel Grand Mumbai is Scheduled to Open in 2014 / April 2012 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Manage the 180-room Courtyard by Marriott at Kamala Beach in Phuket, Thailand; To be Rebranded as the Swissôtel Resort Phuket Beginning April 1, 2012 / March 2012 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Open the 230-key Swissôtel Dresden Am Schloss in Dresden, Germany / February 2012 Marco Saxer Appointed as General Manager of the 147-room Swissôtel Kolkata in India / November 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Adds to Chinese Portfolio with the 380-room Swissôtel Chengdu in Sichuan Province / November 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Manage Russian Mountain Resort, Gorky-Gorod in Sochi Currently Under Construction to be Completed for the 2014 Winter Olympics / September 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Deputs Swissôtel Living, its Extended Stay Suite Concept, at the 63-suite Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul / July 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and OAO Sistema-Hals Sign Management Agreement for Development of the Swissôtel Sochi Kamelia Located Along the Black Sea in the Russian City of Sochi / May 2011 Swissôtel Hotels Appoints Ferry Warnke as General Manager of Swissôtel Kolkata in India and Daniel Fueglister as General Manager of Swissôtel Sydney in Australia / May 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Enters Management Agreement with Interpoint Development to Operate the 333-room Swissôtel Odessa in the Ukraine / February 2011 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Signs Management Agreement to Operate a Hotel Currently Under Construction in the Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv / June 2010 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Takes a Look at its History and a Look to the Future / January 2010 Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Open its First Hotel in the Middle East: Swissôtel Makkah in Saudi Arabia / October 2009