Christian Westbeld is regional general manager of Raffles Hotel, Singapore. (source, 1 July 2026)
The hotel is No. 17 on The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026, and holds three MICHELIN Keys, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating and a place on the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2026.
Career
- Managing Director, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Singapore (source)
- General Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Singapore from 1 October 2017 (source, 4 September 2017)
- Hotel Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Singapore (source, 4 September 2017)
- Resident Manager, Raffles Beijing, Beijing (source)
- Executive Assistant Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Singapore (source)
Training
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (International Management), graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine at Augusta (source)
- Diplom-Kaufmann FH in International Business Studies and Economics, University of Applied Studies and Research Wernigerode (source)
- Hotel specialist apprenticeship at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport hotel (source)
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the general manager's role. The people who run each of the world's leading hotels are listed in who runs the world's best hotels.
Also in Singapore
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Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.