Mercure Hotels South Africa has appointed Thulani Xhali as its new general manager. Xhali, who has held leadership positions in the Netherlands, foresees moving the group towards a shared vision, showing them where to go but not how to get there.
He has a Master of Science (Msc) qualification in international hospitality and service from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom. This accreditation with his dissertation centred around sustainability which is a global Accor drive.
Xhali envisions moving the teams within Mercure South Africa from working teams into high performing teams, thus taking people development a step further.