About
Good people. Good thinking. Good feeling
About Us
Good people. Good thinking. Good feeling.
BON Hotels is so much more than an African Hospitality Group run by Africans – we are renowned industry game changers with innovative solutions for the challenging and unique African hospitality landscape, consistently pushing boundaries and setting new benchmarks.
Through our BON Profitable Standards System, we transform the fortunes of our hotels, lodges, and resorts — driving performance, profitability, and long-term success.
Our Mission
To take hotels that could be managed, marketed and administrated better and then to manage, market and administer them better.
Our Vision
To be recognised by our stakeholders as the leading mid-market hotel group in Africa.
Our Leadership
Committing to a focus and delivering on set goals gives our business integrity and direction. Our corporate behaviour is based on self-respect, balanced by respect for the rights of staff, guest, business partners, hotel owners and the community.
Guy Stehlik
Founder & CEO
With an innate enthusiasm and dedication to the hotel industry, Guy’s innovative and creative approach has ensured a successful and impressive career spanning many years as a hotelier, hotel owner and founder of BON Hotels.
Pieter van Eck
Chief Operating Officer
No stranger to the hospitality industry, Pieter’s excellent operational management skills have allowed him to manage multiple properties with ease. His easy-going nature, coupled with instinctive rational thinking, means he is a natural leader driven to ‘get things done’.
Dawid de la Guerre
Group Financial Director
Dawid hails from Cape Town where he matriculated from President High School. He discovered his talent for numbers early on, which led him to complete a BCom in Financial Management. He began his professional journey as a trainee accountant and has since built a strong background in accounting and financial management. At BON Hotels, we value Dawid’s integrity and reliability, making him a trusted asset to our team.
Jaques Coetsee
Group Director of Sales and E-Commerce
Jaques’ career in the hospitality industry began in 2007 as a training duty manager in Food & Beverage. He has worked his way through various departments until he reached head office level in 2011 at an international hotel group. Now at BON Hotels, he enjoys being part of the process to create an entire experience for guests, beyond merely offering accommodation. In his free time, Jaques enjoys being with his family, travelling and sports.
Jadine Venter
Head of Marketing
With 18 years of hospitality experience, Jadine started working at 16, developing a passion for guest service during her time as a waiter. Her introduction to the hospitality industry came through a chef’s course, completing her practical at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Florida. Upon returning to Africa, Jadine worked as a lodge manager and chef in Botswana before moving back to hotel kitchens, including Mount Grace and Arabella Spa and Golf. After transitioning into front office and sales roles, she eventually moved to Cape Town, where she advanced into a head office role and later joined BON Hotels as a Marketing Liaison.
Jadine’s strategic vision focuses on personalised marketing, AI-driven operations, and sustainability, aiming to grow creative marketing solutions and enhance guest experiences.
Outside of work, she enjoys braai, gin, online shopping, and spending time with her family and cats.
BON Hotels International West Africa
Commercial interest in West Africa and particularly Nigeria has not gone unnoticed as the business community from all corners of the world is literally ‘scrambling for Africa’. We believe that now is the time to support the country that has given us decades of success and we will continue to add value to the local hospitality industry, our guests, our staff, suppliers, the communities in which we serve, and of course our owners.
The West African arm is spearheaded by a formidable team:
Bernard Cassar
Executive Chairman
With a career in the industry that spans some 35 years, Bernard is regarded as one of the most successful hotel industry pioneers in the African market. He is passionate about changing lives, adding value, living life to the fullest, making significant change and having fun doing it all.
Paul Umoh
Managing Director
Paul is a prominent member of the Nigerian community and brings a wealth of knowledge, understanding and expertise to the table. He joined BON Hotels International West Africa as Executive Financial Director in 2015, following some 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry as Group Financial Manager. Paul is committed to the group’s expansion plans for the region and his vision is to grow a culture of Nigerian General Managers in line with international standards.
Guy Stehlik
Executive Director
With an innate enthusiasm and dedication to the hotel industry, Guy’s innovative and creative approach has ensured a successful and impressive career spanning many years as a hotelier, hotel owner and founder of BON Hotels.
