Cape Town, 2 April 2025 - Valor Hospitality Partners is pleased to welcome Allan Wantenaar to the team as New Business Development Manager - Africa, where his role will be primarily focused on growing Valor’s footprint in key markets.

The appointment is a strategic addition to Valor’s dynamic management team on the continent, and forms part of the brand’s continued commitment to excellence at every level.

“We are delighted to welcome Allan to the Valor team. He brings a combination of high energy and excellent experience in the hospitality consulting and investment world as a platform for this new direction in his career. We are confident he will be instrumental in the growth of our presence across Africa and the Indian Ocean,” says Tony Romer-Lee, Valor Co-founder and Managing Partner, AMEA.

Wantenaar joins Valor off a five-year stint as Vice President of Advisory Services at HTI Consulting. His wealth of experience in the sector also includes an associate role at JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group (Sub-Saharan Africa) and some five years as Consultant at Grant Thornton Strategy, Development and Planning.

“I am thrilled about the opportunity to be part of a team that has the depth and breadth of expertise as the Valor management boasts. In particular, I’m looking forward to applying my own skills and experience to both build and nurture strategic and sustainable growth in key regions,” Wantenaar says.

Wantenaar joins a world-class team of Hotelitarians - Valor’s proprietary term for its employees - that are passionate and dedicated to the industry, working to set the global standard for excellence in every aspect of hospitality.

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