Starwood Hotels & Resorts has appointed Sergio Leandro as Hotel Manager of Le Méridien Piccadilly (London); Sue Finlay is now Hotel Manager of the Sheraton Park Tower, a Luxury Collection hotel in Knightsbridge; and Tristan Nesbitt is the new General Manager of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa (Edinburgh).
Sergio Leandro appointed Hotel Manager of Le Méridien Piccadilly
Sergio joins Le Méridien Piccadilly from the Sheraton Algarve, a Luxury Collection hotel in Portugal. He started at the resort as a Sales and Marketing intern in 1999, working his way up to the role of Complex Director of Operations for the entire resort, including the Sheraton Algarve, a Luxury Collection Hotel, and the Pine Cliffs Luxury Collection Residencies. In his new role Sergio is responsible for the operations of the 280-room Le Méridien Piccadilly, including the hotel’s destination bar Longitude 0°8’, the Terrace Grill & Bar and the conference and event suites.
Sergio replaces Oscar Del Campo who has moved to Mallorca to take on the role of Complex General Manager, responsible for The St. Regis Mardavall, Hotel Castillo Son Vida, a Luxury Collection Hotel, and the soon-to-be-relaunched Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf hotel.
Sue Finlay to Hotel Manager of the Sheraton Park Tower, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London
Sue Finlay joins the Sheraton Park Tower from the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh where she worked for 22 years, most recently as the Director of Sales & Marketing, a role she held for the past 12 years. Sue played a key role in the re-launch and repositioning of the hotel in 2012 following its multi-million pound refurbishment.
As Hotel Manager, Sue will now oversee all operations at the 280-room Sheraton Park Tower in London which is set to re-launch in June 2013 as The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection hotel, London, following a complete refurbishment to its public areas. Her responsibilities will include the hotel’s award-winning restaurant, One-O-One, renowned for being one of the best fish restaurants in London, as well as the hotel’s bar, lounge and meeting facilities.
Tristan Nesbitt appointed General Manager of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
Tristan joins the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa from the Sheraton Park Tower, a Luxury Collection hotel, where he was Hotel Manager. He began his career at Starwood Hotels & Resorts over 13 years ago as a graduate trainee at the Sheraton Park Tower. Previous Starwood roles include Assistant Director of Sales for the Central London hotels and Complex Director of Sales & Marketing at The Westin Palace Madrid.
In his new role as General Manager of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Tristan will continue to build on the successful re-launch of the 269-room hotel following its multi-million pound refurbishment last year. His responsibilities will include One Square, the hotel’s brand new restaurant and bar concept, as well as the dedicated meetings and events complex which features 14 flexible function rooms, making it the largest conference and banqueting area in a hotel in Edinburgh.
Sergio, Sue and Tristan will report into Colin Bennett, Area Manager for Starwood hotels in the UK and Ireland, in their new roles.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,134 properties in nearly 100 countries and 171,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and ElementSM.
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