Name Jörg T Böckeler
Company InterContinental
Sydney
Position Area General
Manager
HQ Sy d n e y, A u s t r a l i a
Employees ~900EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW
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In an increasingly competitive hospitality industry, the
InterContinental Sydney sets a global standard for luxury
hotels — and its Area General Manager is on the lookout
for serious new talent.IMAGES PAUL HENDERSON-KELLYA
man whose love for the hospitality industry has taken him across
Germany, Austria, the UK, Africa and Australia — Jörg T Böckeler
has always said his great curiosity for new experiences and
markets is what has driven him to eventually become Area General
Manager of InterContinental Sydney. Working in the sector
across Michelin-star restaurants and luxury hotels for more than twenty-seven
years, Jörg says that hospitality is still the most challenging and rewarding
career he can imagine.“Early on I became very passionate about my personal vision for hospitality.
To this day, I have remained curious about the industry, its trends and the pace
at which the economy influences our business,” Jörg says. “Much of my passion
has also stemmed from correcting the recurring perception that careers in
hospitality are not a serious option. For a while, many countries have held this
idea, thinking of the sector as more of an interim career space until the real
thing came along.”Jörg, however, always knew he was in it for the long term, starting out in the
industry with a role in a three-star Michelin restaurant back in Germany. “This
was my first taste of the perfectionism and excitement that comes with the
business,” he says. “Here I became passionate about good food and its place
within the hospitality industry.” From there Jörg moved quickly through to
front-line and management roles, from Germany to England, where he worked
for The Savoy Hotel and Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow. While in the UK, Jörg
undertook his business studies at Oxford Brookes University as well as going
onto IMADEC University for an executive MBA.