Swiss-born Stefan Schär (44) will take on the position of General Manager of the Jaz Hotel in Stuttgart with effect from 1 September. The hotel is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2017.

Stefan Schär has more than 25 years of experience in the hotel business. After completing a degree in Tourism and Leisure Management in Salzburg, he went on to hold various sales and marketing roles. Mr. Schär was most recently Deputy Director for an international hotel company.

“We are delighted to welcome Stefan Schär to Jaz,” said Hasan Yigit, Vice President of Jaz Hotels. “We are determined to realise the same degree of success in Stuttgart as was achieved in Amsterdam as we gear up to launch the first Jaz in the City in Germany.”