Thomas Kochs is managing director of Claridge's, London, United Kingdom, a post held since April 2025. (source, 7 April 2025)
The hotel is No. 13 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 Gold List 2026.
Career
- Managing Director, Corinthia London, London 2017 to April 2025 (source)
- Managing Director, Hotel Café Royal, London 2016 to 2017 (source)
- General Manager, Claridge's, London 2009 to 2015 (source, 7 April 2025)
- Hotel Manager, The Connaught, London 2007 (source)
Training
- Trained with the Steinberger Hotel Group early in his career, before joining The Berkeley in 2005 (source)
Recognition
- Voted Hotelier of the Year by the Brit List (source)
- Named one of the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury by Walpole (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.
Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.