Mr Hechler leads the operations of current and preopening projects in Europe, Middle East, Americas and Africa as well as Business Development in the region. Before his current role he was Area General Manager of Americas, overseeing Banyan Tree Mayakoba and Cabo Marqués from 2015 to September 2021.

Mr Hechler was born into a hotel-owning family and started his professional career in the culinary field, obtaining a Master of Culinary Arts from the Hospitality School in Bonn, Germany.

He has over 25 years of hospitality experience in Germany, Monaco, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Brazil, China, Panama and Mexico.