Neil Markovitz

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Newmark Hotels & Reserves

Neil Markovitz is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Newmark Hotels & Reserves, in the role since 2007.

Newmark Hotels & Reserves is a Cape Town-based hospitality management company with 26 hotels, lodges and private game reserves across Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Banyan Group is acquiring a majority stake in phases, with Markovitz and his management team staying on to lead the business.

In the job

  1. Newmark announced operational leadership changes across Africa and the Indian Ocean, including new directors of sales and of group operations and business systems. Source

  2. Newmark confirmed a run of openings through 2027, including a Limpopo property opening on 1 December 2025, lodges near Victoria Falls and in Namibia in the first quarter of 2026, and The Lenox in Cape Town in 2027. Source

Career before

  1. General Manager, Ambassador Hotel
  2. 1994Director of Operations, Ambassador Group
  3. 2000Chairman, FEDHASA Western Cape

Education

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, Johnson & Wales University, 1988

Sources

  1. tophotel.news
  2. newmarkhotels.com
  3. pressportal.co.za
  4. thincafrica.hvsconferences.com

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