Executives Named for W Vieques
VIEQUES ISLAND, PR, November 7, 2005. As Martineau Bay Resort & Spa gears up for a multi-million dollar transformation to the Caribbean's first W resort, W Vieques. The property has made several key executive appointments.
Rabin Ortiz has been appointed general manager. A 27-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Ortiz was most recently the general manager of the CuisinArt Resort & Spa in Anguilla, BWI. In other experience, Rabin held positions at a number of hotels in Puerto Rico including the Wyndham Old San Juan Hotel & Casino; the Hyatt Dorado Beach; Hyatt Regency Cerromar; Grand Bahia Hotel and the Cerromar Regency Hotel.
Rachel Palumbo has been named director of sales and marketing. Palumbo has held several positions with properties in the Starwood Hotels & Resorts portfolio. Most recently she was director of sales at the Sheraton Suites Plantation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She has also held sales positions at the Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort, the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Sheraton Braintree Hotel and the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
Executive Chef Paul Krawic has been retained from Martineau Bay's previous incarnation as a Wyndham property and has over 25 years experience in the culinary industry. Prior to joining Martineau Bay, Krawic was the owner of Puerto Rico's Linz Pastries. In other experience he was executive sous chef at several resorts in Puerto Rico including Paradisus Puerto Rico and Wyndham's El San Juan Hotel and El Conquistador Resort.
Helen Lugo has been named spa director. She comes to Martineau Bay from the Four Seasons Resort Nevis where she was the assistant spa director. Her other spa industry experience includes positions at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel San Juan and Westin Rio Mar.
Martineau Bay Resort & Spa features 138 guestrooms and 20 villa suites. Upon completion of a multi-million renovation in the fall of 2006, the resort will be converted to the first W hotel in the Caribbean, the W Vieques-Martineau Bay.
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