Anton is a seasoned hospitality executive with experience in development and operations, corporate structuring and strategy. He most recently served as the Group Head of Operations for Red Sea Global, a closed joint stock company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. In his role, he oversaw the operations, hospitality, facilities management, mobility and logistics, resort security and destination partnerships and marketing for a new international luxury tourism destination set along the Red Sea as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. He was responsible for all aspects of planning, implementing, managing the resort operations upon opening.

Prior to joining RSG, Anton served as Regional President of Viceroy Hotel Group where he led the growth and operations of Viceroy Hotel Group’s outside the Americas, establishing the regional office in Abu Dhabi, and signing multiple long-term hotel management agreements for the company in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Prior to joining Viceroy's leadership team, he spent four years with Mubadala's Real Estate & Hospitality where he lead the effort to acquire, restructure, recapitalize and turn around KOR Hotel Group, which was later rebranded to Viceroy Hotels Group. Anton worked on the structuring and negotiation of several of Mubadala’s real estate and hospitality investments in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Anton started his career in the industry as a SixSigma Black Belt with Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He then moved to lead Starwood’s online marketing and revenue team in Northern Italy before moving to the OTA side to grow UniTravel Srl from a regional Italian OTA firm to a recognizable name and brand with operations across Europe.

Anton holds a Bachelor of Sciences (Hons) degree in International Hospitality Management from the Swiss Hotel Management School, Les Roches in Switzerland, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.