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Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner
Arbireo Hospitality Invest & Value One Hotel Operations
After training at the hotel management school in Vienna, Theodor entered the hotel industry in multi-layer management positions that led him to three continents. This was followed by hotel asset management and operational consulting for concept development, market and feasibility studies, interim management, pre-opening task force, mystery shopping, executive search. From 2007 to 2018 Theodor served as External Advisor for Hotel Asset Management and Investment Management at Union Investment Real Estate. In this role he oversaw around 45 hotel transactions in Europe and the USA worth in access of two billion euros. In 2016, he was presented with an ALIS Award in Los Angeles for Best Hotel Development and Best Single Hotel Transaction in the USA. Since 2019, Theodor has been managing partner of Arbireo Hospitality Invest and Value One Hotel Operations overseeing Hotel Developments and the Management of the Hotel Fund that was set up in 2019. In his spare time, Theodor gives guest lectures at various universities, has been co-authoring hospitality books (such as most recently: The Routledge Companion to International Hospitality Management" https://www.routledge.com/The-RoutledgeCompanion-to-International-HospitalityManagement/Gardini-OttenbacherSchuckert/p/book/9781138386372) and is involved in the industry in various think tanks and organizations: Theodor is co-founder of the Hotel Asset Manager Association Europe (HAMA Europe www.hama-europe.org) and from 2014 - 2017 served as 1st President. Currently Theodor is a member of the Supervisory Board▪