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Nobu
Hospitality Announces Vice-President Hotel Sales and Marketing
and
Director of Hotel Learning and Quality
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Newly created
roles recognize increased focus on brand and service
alignment as
company continues to expand global footprint
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Miami,
FL – June 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Nobu
Hospitality, named one of luxury’s 25 Most Innovative Brands by Robb
Report, announces the promotion of Rachael Palumbo to the newly created
role of Vice President, Hotel Sales and Marketing and also the promotion
of Heather Hedrick to the newly created role of Director of Hotel Learning
and Quality.
Rachael
Palumbo
Effective
June 1, 2016, Rachael’s position includes responsibility for worldwide
hotel brand, public relations, marketing, and sales. Under Rachael’s oversight,
hotel brand strategy, positioning and messaging shall be focused into a
consistent framework, and hotel sales efforts will be further expanded
to increase opportunities as Nobu Hospitality extends its global hotel
portfolio. Rachael shall also continue to head up sales and marketing efforts
at Nobu Eden Roc.
With
over 25 years of experience in the hospitality sector, Rachael brings a
powerful network to her new role. Rachael previously spent more than six
years at One Only Resorts where she directly oversaw sales and marketing
efforts at One&Only Ocean Club. Prior to this appointment, Palumbo
spent over ten years at Starwood Hotels in sales and marketing strategically
planning and implementing marketing opportunities at Westin, Sheraton,
Le Méridien and W Hotel brands. Prior to Starwood, Palumbo worked
with Swissôtel and Ritz-Carlton hotels.
Heather
Hedrick
Effective
June 1, 2016, Heather’s position includes responsibility for leading Nobu
Hotels’ professional development programming and monitoring service quality
and efficiency. Heather will have oversight of and implement hotel learning,
talent and leadership development strategies to strengthen colleague engagement
and service delivery standards across Nobu Hotels developing and enhancing
our talent and evolving future Hotel leaders. Heather shall also continue
to head up Learning and Quality at Nobu Eden Roc.
Heather,
a former teacher, was previously the learning and development manager at
the Forbes Five-Star Mandarin Oriental in New York City. Heather was also
the training manager at Kiawah Island Golf Resort which includes the Forbes
Five-Star Sanctuary Hotel near Charleston, South Carolina.
About
Nobu Hospitality
Recently
named one of luxury’s 25 Most Innovative Brands by Robb Report, Nobu Hospitality
is ranked among an elite selection of global luxury hospitality brands.
The natural growth of the Nobu luxury brand built on service, image and
hospitality, offers the complete spectrum of hotel and restaurant management
for unique projects around the world. With operations spanning five continents,
the Nobu brand thrives in the world’s capitals as the destination lifestyle
experience. The first Nobu Hotel opened in 2013 as a boutique hotel within
Caesars Palace Las Vegas and was subsequently named one of the Hottest
New Hotels by CNN Travel, Top North America Hotel Opening by Luxury Travel
Advisor, Luxury Travel Advisor’s Award of Excellence and TripAdvisor’s
Excellence Award. The first Nobu Hotel in Asia opened at City of Dreams
Manila in December 2014 and will be followed by Nobu Hotels in Riyadh,
Chicago, London Shoreditch, Miami Beach, Bahrain, Los Cabos amongst other
global locations. Nobu is strategically focused on further expanding its
global portfolio of Nobu Hotels through a solid development pipeline. www.NobuHospitality.com
Contact:
Struan
McKenzie
Nobu
Hospitality |
