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Management
| General Manager - Peet Grobbelaar | |||
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Peet grew up on a farm in Northern KZN, and attended Brits High School in North West Provence. After completing Military Service he obtained a qualifiation in Hotel Management at the Cape Town Hotel School. Peet has since established his career at some of South Africa's finest establishments. Peet enjoys travelling, appreciates good art and music, as well as spending quality time with family and friends. On a personal level, he is excited about settling down in Cape Town in the house that he bought some years ago in the company of close friends. |
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manager@thebay.co.za | ||
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+27 82 928 5230 | ||
| Food & Beverage Manager - Mario Gomes | |||
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Mario Gomes grew up in Heidelberg, and matriculated in Riversdal. He went to Swellendam and started working at the Swellengrendel Hotel and was appointed as Hotel manager after 1st year (F&B focus) He worked there for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003. Mario then moved to Mykonos in Langebaan on the West Coast, as Restaurant & Terrace manager. He then started working for Village & Life, when Café and Life opened in Camps Bay, remaining there for 3 years before moving to The Bay Hotel, where he has worked for a year. He is happily married with a young daughter, who shares the same birthday as him and loves life's simple pleasures such as good coffee and fishing. | ||
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fbmanager@thebay.co.za | ||
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+27 76 169 1319 | ||
| Executive Chef - Francois Welgemoed | |||
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Francois matriculated at Brackenfell High school in Cape Town.
After matric he completed his National service and soon thereafter joined the hotel industry, after which he gained his Professional Cookery qualifications at the Cape Town Hotel School in Granger Bay. Francois has been a chef since 1991 and started as head chef at The Bay Hotel in October 2008. Even being a chef of high standards, Francois’s favourite restaurant and food is his own dining room at home, with his wife’s cooking! He is a relaxed, simple and down to earth person, and in his spare time challenges himself at diving and playing play station. He is also a keen motorcycle enthusiast & collector of bike models. Francois’s challenge for 2009 is to own his own KTM adventure before the year is out! Francois lives in Uitzicht with his beautiful wife, Yolanda. He has a younger brother that resides in the UK. |
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| Rooms Division Manager - Michelle Kocke | |||
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Michelle grew up in Gauteng and attended Witbank High School, after matric she went to Durban to further her studies. Michelle later joined Sun International for 9 years and was based at the Wild Coast Sun. During this time she also obtained her Skippers ticket and her Dive Masters certificate and after leaving the Wild Coast she moved on to Mozambique to make her hobby her job, and dived nearly every day for one and a half years. On returning to South Africa she moved to Cape Town where she was the Executive Housekeeper at the Commodore and Portswood for 3 years, Michelle then joined Gatsby International as Rooms Division Manager and was based at the Lanzerac Hotel & Spa but also went to several countries like Swaziland, Namibia and Nigeria to assist with Hotel projects. She was also the Contact Manager for Prestige Cleaning at the Southern Sun Waterfront for 2 years. |
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rdmanager@thebay.co.za | ||
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+27 82 815 3384 | ||
| Reservations Manager - Carla October | |||
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Carla was born in Cape Town and matriculated at Ned Doman Senior Secondary School. She worked from 1998 – 2004 in Time Share sales at Club Resorts International, joining Village & Life in March 2004. Carla started off as a receptionist for one and a half years and she is now settled in the reservations department. Carla likes to unwind by socializing after a hard day’s work.
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book@thebayhotel.com | ||
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+27 (0) 21 437 9701 | ||
| Senior Technician - Cedric Heugh | |||
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As one of the longest standing staff members at the Bay Hotel, Cedric is almost part of the furniture. He has been with the company for a staggering 19 years. Celebrating his 25th anniversary soon, he is also a dedicated family man. His two daughters, aged 18 and 8, and two Rotweillers complete the family. Being very involved in his local community, Cedric is a deacon in church and also does handyman jobs for them. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, especially in the Cederberg and Stellenbosch mountains. | ||
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maintenance@thebay.co.za | ||
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+27 72 958 8169 | ||
| Executive Housekeeper - Chantel Crowie | |||
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Chantel Crowie was born at Mowbray Hospital in Cape Town and later attended Plumstead High School. She started in the hotel trade after school, at a company that makes uniforms for hotels. She then moved on and worked at The Cullinan Hotel, when they opened. She has been with The Bay Hotel for 7 years now and takes great pride in her position as Executive Housekeeper. Chantel's greatest joy is in meeting new people and perhaps this is why she is dedicated to the hospitality industry. |
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housekeeping@thebay.co.za | ||
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+27 84 700 7431 | ||
| 69 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South
Africa Central Reservations : Tel. +27 (0) 21 437 9701 UK TOLL FREE NUMBER : 0808 238 0055 Email: book@thebayhotel.com Copyright © 2008 |
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