Robert van Heeswijk is Managing Director of Carlton Collection, an international hotel group with hotels in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. In his role, he leads the strategic and commercial development of the organisation, with a strong focus on growth, brand experience and future-proof hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 20 years of experience within the hospitality and leisure industry, Robert has built up broad expertise in hotel management, operations, organisational issues and the creation of distinctive hospitality concepts. In previous management and executive roles, he worked for various hospitality organisations, developing into a connecting leader with a keen eye for guest experience, team development and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before joining Carlton Collection, Robert was active within the world of leisure and hospitality, including at the Efteling. There, he gained valuable experience in creating strong guest experiences and building brands that connect emotionally with their guests. That vision still forms an important basis in his view of hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within Carlton Collection, personal attention, genuine hospitality and hotels full of character are central. The group believes in hotels with their own identity, where quality, atmosphere and people-orientation come together. Under Robert's leadership, Carlton Collection continues to develop, with ambitious growth plans at home and abroad and a continuous focus on innovation, sustainability and distinctive hospitality concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert is known as an energetic and approachable leader who knows how to connect people and get organisations moving. With his broad experience and passion for hospitality, he actively contributes to the further development and professionalisation of the sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13908,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"profile_cat":[182],"profile_tag":[],"class_list":["post-13907","profiel","type-profiel","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","profile_cat-ambassadeur"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiel\/13907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiel"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiel"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_cat?post=13907"},{"taxonomy":"profile_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelleadersnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_tag?post=13907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}