Meet The Team | The Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga, South Africa

MEET THE TEAM

	Clive Bennet - Managing Director of Red Carnation Hotels in South Africa After completing his Hotel Management training at The Savoy in London, Clive spent six years at The Carlton in Johannesburg. In 1987 he was appointed as general manager of The Royal in Durban and in 1992 became an executive director of The Three Cities Hotels. In 2000 he moved to Europe to take up the position of MD for a specialised banqueting production business before returning to the hotel industry to manage the Annabelle Hotel in Cyprus. He returned to SA in 2004 as general manager of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town. In December 2004 he was appointed managing director of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, the Relais and Chateaux property in the Cederberg. In November 2006 he negotiated and concluded the purchase of The Oyster Box in Umhlanga on behalf of Red Carnation Hotels and in November 2006 took on the position of managing director of the The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (includes Bushmans Kloof, The Twelve Apostles & The Oyster Box) in South Africa. E: cbennett@rchmail.co.za; T: +27 21 437 9061
	Wayne Coetzer - General Manager Wayne has extensive experience in the hotel industry including time spent at a private game lodge and abroad. He has been with the Oyster Box for eight years and is one of 30 employees retained from the old Oyster Box to oversee the opening of the new property, having undergone extensive training within sibling hotels in the Red Carnation Hotels Collection both in SA and overseas, during the two-year renovation period. Wayne’s passion for the ethos on which the original Oyster Box was based, continues to fuel his energies for providing outstanding service, as well as in his relationships with staff and guests alike. E: wcoetzer@oysterbox.co.za; T: +27 31 514 5000
	Tyler Liebenberg – Deputy General Manager Tyler’s hotel career started 16 years ago as a receptionist at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Gauteng, where she was involved in the opening of the Sandton Towers Hotel for the Southern Sun Hotel Group. From receptionist, to executive floor attendant to duty manager, the ‘hotel bug’ had bitten. In 1997 she moved over to the Hilton Hotel in Sandton as executive floor manger, progressing to assistant front office manager and shortly thereafter to front office manager. Tyler spent 10 years with the Hilton group gaining valuable experience travelling and training regionally and internationally. She was part of the opening management team of The Oyster Box in 2009. E: tliebenberg@oysterbox.co.za; T: +27 31 514 5202

Clive Bennet - Managing Director of Red Carnation Hotels in South Africa

After completing his Hotel Management training at The Savoy in London, Clive spent six years at The Carlton in Johannesburg. In 1987 he was appointed as general manager of The Royal in Durban and in 1992 became an executive director of The Three Cities Hotels. In 2000 he moved to Europe to take up the position of MD for a specialised banqueting production business before returning to the hotel industry to manage the Annabelle Hotel in Cyprus. He returned to SA in 2004 as general manager of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town. In December 2004 he was appointed managing director of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, the Relais and Chateaux property in the Cederberg. In November 2006 he negotiated and concluded the purchase of The Oyster Box in Umhlanga on behalf of Red Carnation Hotels and in November 2006 took on the position of managing director of the The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (includes Bushmans Kloof, The Twelve Apostles & The Oyster Box) in South Africa.

E: cbennett@rchmail.co.za; T: +27 21 437 9061

Wayne Coetzer - General Manager

Wayne has extensive experience in the hotel industry including time spent at a private game lodge and abroad. He has been with the Oyster Box for eight years and is one of 30 employees retained from the old Oyster Box to oversee the opening of the new property, having undergone extensive training within sibling hotels in the Red Carnation Hotels Collection both in SA and overseas, during the two-year renovation period. Wayne’s passion for the ethos on which the original Oyster Box was based, continues to fuel his energies for providing outstanding service, as well as in his relationships with staff and guests alike.

E: wcoetzer@oysterbox.co.za; T: +27 31 514 5000

Tyler Liebenberg – Deputy General Manager

Tyler’s hotel career started 16 years ago as a receptionist at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Gauteng, where she was involved in the opening of the Sandton Towers Hotel for the Southern Sun Hotel Group. From receptionist, to executive floor attendant to duty manager, the ‘hotel bug’ had bitten. In 1997 she moved over to the Hilton Hotel in Sandton as executive floor manger, progressing to assistant front office manager and shortly thereafter to front office manager. Tyler spent 10 years with the Hilton group gaining valuable experience travelling and training regionally and internationally. She was part of the opening management team of The Oyster Box in 2009.

E: tliebenberg@oysterbox.co.za; T: +27 31 514 5202