Mark Jeffrey Named GM of Doral Golf Resort & Spa
A Marriott Resort in Miami, Florida
MIAMI, FL, January 15, 2009 - Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort has added to its experienced executive team with the appointment of Mark Jeffrey as general manager. Jeffrey, a 28-year Marriott veteran, will oversee all aspects of the nearly 700-room hotel and its 1,100 employees.
"I am thrilled to join Doral's dynamic team," said Jeffrey. "I look forward to being a part of its continued success as one of Marriott's, and Florida's, most prominent resorts."
Jeffrey began his Marriott tenure as an assistant housekeeping manager at Marriott's Rancho Las Palmas Resort in California and quickly climbed the ranks. For the past seven years he served as general manager of the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington, KY, where he grew sales 50%, oversaw a $12.5-million renovation and was recognized with the Regional Marriott GM Sales Leadership Award (2006-2007) and Marriott Hotels & Resorts GM Sales Leadership Award (2004).
Other posts that Jeffrey has held throughout his rich hospitality career include general manager of Omaha Marriott Hotel in Nebraska; director of operations at Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort & Golf Club in Missouri; food and beverage manager at Desert Springs JW Marriott Palm Desert Resort & Spa in California; and director of services at Marriott World Center Orlando in Florida. Jeffrey is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Management.
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