Lada Samodumskaya Appointed General Manager of Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow

Lada Samodumskaya took the post of General Manager for Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow, and became the first local citizen and the first woman to head a hotel managed by an international luxury brand in Russia.

In her former role, since 2018, Lada was Executive Assistant Manager in charge of Sales and Marketing for Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, and during the four previous years, she was leading the regional Sales and Marketing team for hotels in Russia and CIS. In 2016, Kempinski Hotels recognised Lada Samodumskaya with a double award as the best S & M director among the company’s hotels not only in Europe, but also in the world.

With 28 years of professional experience in the hospitality industry, Lada Samodumskaya has made a successful career, from an employee of the Reservations department to top management positions at leading international luxury hotels. In 2000, she headed the Sales department of Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, and in 2004 opened the Global Sales Office of Hyatt International Hotels and Resorts in Russia as a director. From 2005 to 2014, Lada Samodumskaya was leading the Sales and Marketing team of The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow and participated in three projects of the company’s new property

openings in three parts of the world – in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Lada graduated from the Russian State Academy of Management and is fluent in English. She was also studying at the Academy of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, and she participated in the EU Tacis programme and presidential training programme for senior managers, including a long internship at five-star hotels in London – The Landmark and Royal Lancaster.

‘With gratitude and enthusiasm, I am taking this new role to continue successfully implementing ambitious projects and tasks together with the hotel’s team and to strengthen the impeccable reputation of the flagship Kempinski hotel in Russia,’ says Lada Samodumskaya.

Lada Samodumskaya is married and has two children.