Markus Semer
Deputy CEO
Chief Group Development and Corporate Affairs Officer
With Kempinski since 2002
Semer has served on the Management Board since 2008 and was promoted to Deputy CEO in 2014. He is responsible for the group’s major growth areas of hotel and new business concept development, ensuring Kempinski’s portfolio expands according to the group’s strategic plan. He also oversees Corporate Affairs, including Legal, Strategic Planning, Corporate Communications and People Services as well as Kempinski’s Associated Businesses.
Semer studied Economics at the University of Würzburg in Germany. Prior to joining Kempinski, Semer gained experience at Commerzbank AG in Corporate Banking. He also holds an MBA from the prestigious HEC/ Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland. A classical music enthusiast, Semer is a member of the Foundation Board of Trustees of Beethoven-Haus Bonn.