Abuja Continental Hotel has announced the appointment of Wayne Kingsley as the new Executive Chef.

Wayne is a talented culinary artist with over three decades (37 years) of experience working with Michelin star chefs at worldclass hotels and has a distinguished track record as a consummate hotelier. He is highly regarded within the industry, having worked on multiple continents, according to him expansive experience as well as the opportunity to further hone his culinary expertise on creating scrumptious, exotic, and flavorful meals.

According to Vindi Suleiman, the Director of Sales and Marketing for Abuja Continental Hotel, “ Our new connoisseur chef hails from South Africa and has gained immense experience ranging from serving in five-star  hotels such as  De Vere Park Hotel High Street, Kensington London, Migration Luxury Tented Camp Serengeti, Blues Restaurant Zanzibar, The Grand Palm Hotel Casino Convention Resort – Sun City Resort, Radisson Blu Waterfront to cooking for various celebrities such as Christopher Lambert, King Zwelithini, Heads of State – iconic and legendary Nelson Mandela, Dr Ian Kama the Prime Minister of France, India, Germany,  and  many others.

A three-time nominee for the Master Chef South Africa judge position, Wayne’s other achievements include Judge for the Tsogo Sun International Food and Beverage Culinary Challenge, facilitator of the National Professional Cookery Certificate -Nationally in South Africa and Opening catering of the Women’s Parliament in Cape Town.

Wayne continues to be in the vanguard of delivering indelible culinary experiences, having been trained by some of the best international chefs such as Martin Kobald and Tony Murphy of Compass Group U.K.”