The Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton has welcomed Danie Smit as its new General Manager and new Executive Chef Slobodan Stefancic.
Danie Smit has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton. He takes over the role with a fresh perspective from the travel capitol of Southern Africa: Cape Town. Danie is however no stranger to the Radisson Blu brand and in-sync with current hospitality trends, seeing the need for Instagram-able spaces and good times for the warmer summer months in Sandton.

Stephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His career started with THF hotels in the UK and subsequently with the Southern Sun Hotel group in Johannesburg. Stephen’s first steps into entrepreneurship was Hickmore Recruitment / CareerMap, a leading supplier of Senior and Exec recruitment services. Stephen was a founder of Pple Hospitality (formerly HSC) the largest Hospitality Industry full-service outsourced staffing company in South Africa. In March 2020 Stephen became a director and owner of the Swiss Hotel School South Africa, which is now his full time passion.
SHS – Institute of Hospitality Management
SHS – Institute of Culinary Arts
Stephen writes for a number of publications on food and hospitality industry matters, trends and opinions. He also hosts a Podcast on Spotify “Hospitality Business with The SilverFox”
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