Miramis today announces the appointment of Roberta Davanzo as Area General Manager, Italy, reinforcing the group’s leadership team as it continues to develop its international hospitality platform with a strong foundation in Italy.
In her new role, Roberta Davanzo will lead Miramis’ Italian operations, with responsibility for performance, operations, execution and team development across the group’s current and future hospitality projects. She will work closely with the Miramis executive team to support both existing assets and upcoming developments, with a clear focus on long-term value creation, guest experience and local relevance.
Roberta brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in luxury and upper-upscale hospitality. Her career spans Italy and Greece and includes leading roles within Marriott International across brands such as St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin and Sheraton. She is recognised for combining strong commercial results with high guest satisfaction, operational excellence and people-focused leadership.
“Roberta is an exceptional leader with deep operational expertise and a strong understanding of what it takes to build hospitality businesses with long-term relevance. She combines financial discipline with a genuine sensibility for brand, people and guest experience. As Miramis continues to grow its platform in Italy, Roberta will play a key role in strengthening our operations, our teams and the distinctive character of each destination.” — Stefano Cuoco, CEO of Miramis
“I’m very pleased to join Miramis at a moment when the group is clearly defining its long-term ambition. What attracted me is the focus on quality, people and destinations with a strong sense of place. I look forward to working closely with the teams to strengthen performance, nurture talent and create hospitality experiences that feel both contemporary and enduring.” — Roberta Davanzo, Area General Manager, Italy
The appointment marks another step in Miramis’ long-term ambition to develop distinctive hospitality projects in Italy, shaped by strong leadership, local relevance and a clear sense of purpose.
Miramis is an international hospitality company developing hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues and experience-led destinations rooted in place, history and contemporary culture. The Miramis portfolio spans Sweden and Italy. In Tuscany, Miramis offers hospitality destinations including Hotel LA ROQQA, Scirocco Restaurant, and Isolotto Beach Club in Porto Ercole, Hotel Torre di Cala Piccola in Porto Santo Stefano, and is developing the countryside estate La Capitana in Magliano. The portfolio also includes the regeneration of the historic Cirio plant in Porto Ercole. In Stockholm, the Miramis portfolio includes Cirkus Arena and Hasselbacken, and the development of Gasometer, a new cultural and hospitality destination in the former gasworks area of Norra Djurgårdsstaden. Miramis Hospitality AB is part of Qarlbo AB, a Sweden-based investment company owned by the Jonsson family. Qarlbo focuses on long-term investments across sectors including hospitality, entertainment, energy, and biodiversity, with the ambition to create sustainable development over generations.