MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2014--
Marcus®
Hotels & Resorts, a division of The
Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced four general manager
promotions. Jim Waldvogel has been promoted to area vice president and
general manager of the Hilton Milwaukee City Center; Tim Smith, general
manager of The Pfister® Hotel; Omar Naimi, general manager of the
InterContinental Milwaukee; and Skip Harless, general manager of the
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace.
Jim Waldvogelwill be responsible for the day-to-day operations
of the Hilton Milwaukee City Center and will have operational oversight
of the company’s two other Milwaukee properties, The Pfister Hotel and
InterContinental Milwaukee. He will also continue to oversee the
company’s two Minneapolis properties, the Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington
and the Crowne Plaza-Northstar. Promoted to area vice president in April
2014, Waldvogel joined the company in 1997 as general manager of the
Crowne Plaza-Northstar hotel and was promoted to general manager of the
Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington in 2007. Waldvogel graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in finance from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.
Tim Smith, a nearly 30-year veteran of The Marcus Corporation,
will oversee operations of the company’s flagship property, The Pfister
Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis. Smith joined the company in 1987 as an account
executive at the Marc Plaza (now Hilton Milwaukee) and held various
sales positions within the company. In 2005 he was named corporate
director of sales and in 2007 he was promoted to his most recent
position as general manager of InterContinental Milwaukee. Smith
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of
Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
Omar Naimiis the new general manager of the InterContinental
Milwaukee. Naimi joined the company in 2011 as director of hotel
operations and interim general manager of The Pfister Hotel. Prior to
joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Naimi served as general manager of the
Tanjung Rhu Resort and Spa in Langkawi, Malaysia. Prior to this role,
Naimi spent 12 years with Marriott Hotels & Resorts working in
operations and food and beverage positions at some of Marriott’s most
luxurious properties. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in hotel
administration from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester,
N.H. and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Stockholm School of
Economics in Stockholm, Sweden. He also holds a hotel diploma from the
Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland.
Skip Harless has been named general manager of the Hilton Madison
Monona Terrace. With more than 24 years of experience with Hyatt Hotels
& Resorts, Harless joined the company in May 2014 as resident manager of
the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts,
Harless served as the senior executive assistant manager for the Hyatt
Regency Denver in Denver, Colo. He graduated with a bachelor of fine
arts degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
“Jim, Tim, Omar and Skip have demonstrated great professionalism and
leadership within our company and I have great faith that all four of
these individuals will continue to make significant contributions to the
continued success of Marcus Hotels & Resorts,” said Thomas F. Kissinger,
interim president of Marcus Hotels & Resorts and senior executive vice
president of The Marcus Corporation.
For more information and headshots of the general manager promotions,
please visit: http://media.marcushotels.com.
Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Marcus
Hotels & Resorts is a division of The
Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS). When it assumes management of The
Hotel Zamora in St. Pete Beach, Fla. on November 1, the company will own
and/or manage 20 hotels, resorts and other properties in 11 states. A
force in the hospitality industry, Marcus Hotels & Resorts provides
expertise in management, development and historic renovations. The
company’s portfolio includes a wide variety of properties including
city-center meeting hotels, upscale resorts and branded first-class
hotels. For more information on the latest news and updates, please
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Source: The Marcus Corporation
For additional information, contact:
The Marcus Corporation
Jessica
Vollrath
(414) 221-0218
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