Marmara Manhattan Appoints GM
Located on New York's Upper East Side
NEW YORK, NY, July 11, 2007. Andrew Hamilton is the new General Manager of the Marmara Manhattan Hotel, a luxury hotel and residence located on New York's Upper East Side. In his new capacity, Mr. Hamilton will oversee several new projects at the 108-suite property, including the addition of a Penthouse Suite atop the 32-story building on Second Avenue and 94th Street.
Most recently, Mr. Hamilton was Manager, Hoteling and Conference Services with KPMG, the global network of professional service firms, overseeing KPMG's in-house office space, and support functions in New York City. Prior to that, he was General Manager of the Milford Plaza Hotel, a highly successful, 1300-room property in Midtown Manhattan.
Andrew Hamilton's hospitality career spans leading hotel companies in the US and in his native England. His first hotel job was at Pennyhill Park Hotel & Country Club in Surrey. He then completed a two-year management training course with Trusthouse Forte PLC at two of the group's five-star London properties, The Westbury and Grosvenor House Hotel, where he served as Assistant Manager. He also held management positions with Trusthouse Forte in California and Florida. Mr. Hamilton has also managed properties for Travelodge, Metromedia Hotels, Carnival Hotels and Casinos and Milstein Properties, including the Park Central Hotel, Radisson Empire Hotel and Travelodge International JFK, all in New York.
Mr. Hamilton graduated from Guildford College, in the UK where he majored in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management. He holds management certificates from Cornell University and Trusthouse Forte. He is a member of the Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association and the Academy of Wine Service, Great Britain.
Mr. Hamilton resides in Union County, New Jersey.
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