Panos Paleologos was born in 1972 in Greece. His involvement in the hospitality industry (as a hotel manager/owner and operator) goes back around 25 years ago. Having graduated from IHTTI (International Hotel & Tourism Istitute) in Neuchatel, Switzerland (in International Hotel Management department), Panos has worked in various operating positions in five star hotels in Greece and the UK.

He achieved to become Hotel Manager in the first SLH hotel in Greece and from 2000 he leads his own Hotel Management Company. Currently managing more than 150 hotels in more than 50 destinations in 8 countries, HotelBrain now days is a key player in the Tourism Industry in the wider area of the Mediterranean region. 

Ιn 2012, Panos was elected as a member of the SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) Board of Directors. Two years later (2014) Panos was re-elected in the same Board, achieving the position of the Vice Chairman this time.  On the same year, Panos was selected as an innovative entrepreneur by Endeavor Global while with his company was awarded with the World Travel Award (the so called Oscars of the international tourism industry) in the category “Greece’s Leading Hotel Management Company”. 

Ιn 2015 Panos Paleologos announces the HotelBrain’s agreement with the SouthBridge Europe fund, while receiving three significant distinctions: the Gold Tourism Award in the category of “Hotel Management Company”, the World Travel Award as “Europe’s Leading Hotel Management Company” and the Endeavor’s Greece accolade as “Top Job Creator of the Year”.

Triumph repeated on September 2016, while Panos receives for HotelBrain and for 2nd year in a row, the World Travel Award as “Europe’s Leading Hotel Management Company”.