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The Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch has announced a series of senior appointments across its food and beverage, operations and commercial teams, further strengthening the hotel’s leadership offering as it continues to evolve its guest experience and hospitality proposition.

The series of new appointments includes Cristian Miu as the hotel’s new Bar Manager, Thomas Chakalamattathu as Restaurant Manager of Lírica, Ancuta Ababei as the hotel’s new Director of Rooms and the appointment of Balin Sondh as Sales Manager for the recently opened Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen, as well as Lírica.

Cristian Miu appointed Bar Manager

Cristian brings extensive experience in luxury hospitality and premium bar operations, having worked across several of London’s leading hotel bars. Most recently, he served as Assistant Bar Manager at The Chancery Rosewood, where he was part of the opening team for the hotel’s Eagle Bar.

Prior to this, Cristian held roles at The Peninsula London and The May Fair Hotel. As Bar Manager at The Cumberland, he will oversee the hotel’s bar operations with a focus on premium guest experiences, exceptional drinks programming and service excellence.

Thomas Chakalamattathu appointed Restaurant Manager of Lírica

Thomas joins the role with extensive hospitality and restaurant leadership experience, specialising in premium dining operations and guest experience. He joins through an internal transfer from The Royal Horseguards Hotel, where he spent more than two years as Restaurant Manager and prior to this, was Restaurant General Manager at Madhu’s

As Restaurant Manager of Lírica, Thomas will oversee the restaurant’s day-to-day operations alongside the hotel’s room service offering, with a focus on operational efficiency and top tier service.

Ancuta Ababei appointed Director of Rooms

Ancuta joins the leadership team with nearly a decade of hospitality experience across hotel operations, guest experience and people leadership. Most recently, she served as Deputy General Manager at Maldron Hotel Shoreditch, where she oversaw daily operations and commercial performance initiatives and prior to this, Ancuta held the role of Operations Manager at Clayton Hotel City of London.

As Director of Rooms at The Cumberland, Ancuta will oversee front office, housekeeping, security and guest services operations, supporting the hotel’s continued focus on operational excellence and guest experience.

Balin Sondh appointed Sales Manager for Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen and Lírica

Balin brings extensive experience in hospitality sales, events and commercial strategy, with a strong background driving revenue growth across premium restaurants and experiential venues. Most recently, he worked as Multi-Site Sales & Events Manager at Criterion Hospitality, overseeing the commercial performance of two rooftop venues.

Balin’s career also includes senior sales and events roles at Boom Battle Bar, BAM Karaoke Box, Individual Restaurants, Gusto Italian and The Alchemist.

As Sales Manager for Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen and Lírica, Balin will lead the commercial strategy for both venues, focusing on corporate and social dining business, strategic partnerships and events.

Commenting on the appointments, Pedro Da Silva, General Manager at The Cumberland said: “We are thrilled to welcome Matthew, Cristian, Thomas, Ancuta and Balin to The Cumberland. Each brings a wealth of experience, expertise and passion for hospitality, and together they further strengthen our leadership team as we continue to enhance the guest experience across the hotel’s rooms, restaurants, bars and culinary offering.”

For more information and press enquiries, please contact: cumberlandhotel@wcommunications.co.uk.

For more information, visit: https://www.thecumberland.com/