A native of Switzerland, Roland Baumann studied Hotel management at the Hotel School in Lausanne. His early career included positions in Switzerland, France, Holland and Belgium. He emigrated to the USA where he spend the next 28 years working for International Hotel Companies (Four Seasons, Hyatt, Radisson).
As General Manager, Vice President of Food and Beverage, Vice President of Operations he was directly involved in numerous Hotel projects from planning to opening. In his capacity as VP Food and Beverage he created and opened approx. 50 restaurants and as VP Operations he had responsibility for 30 Hotels spread throughout the USA. He returned to Switzerland in early 2000 to teach at the Hotel School in Lausanne. Currently he is primarily active in project development and consulting.