Mr. Laginia

Juan Pablo Laginia

Director of Operations

InterContinental San Francisco

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Juan Pablo Laginia holds a degree in Administration of Tourism Enterprises from the Universidad Nueva Esparta. After completing these studies in 2002, Laginia continued a multitude of hospitality course work, including those at the Revenue Academy in Lima, Peru as well as the Concierge Academy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Mr. Laginia first joined the InterContinental Hotels Group in September 2000, assisting with Front Desk and Front Office operations and management at the InterContinental Tamanaco in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2006 Mr. Laginia joined the team at the InterContinental Miami and subsequently trained to become the Assistant Director of Front Office in 2008. Upon his move to the InterContinental San Francisco in 2009, Mr. Laginia was appointed as the Director of Front Office Operations, followed by two years as the Director of Rooms Division. In this role, he was responsible for day-to-day operations and overseeing the Front Office, Housekeeping, Security and IT departments.

Mr. Laginia was also instrumental in the creation of the hotel’s Innovation Committee and has worked on several projects associated with InterContinental San Francisco’s LEED certification, all of which contribute to increasing guest satisfaction. His newest role at the InterContinental San Francisco is as Director of Operations, overseeing not only the Rooms Division but also supporting the Food & Beverage and Accounting divisions.

Mr. Laginia can be contacted at 415-616-6500 or juan.pablo@ihg.com

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