Margaret McMahon Joins WATG
April 14, 2011 - Mike Seyle, WATG president and CEO, announced the appointment of Margaret McMahon to manage and grow the firm's interior design practice. In her new role, Margaret will be a member of the firm's senior leadership team, collaborating with hospitality clients around the globe.
"Margaret's industry experience and creative genius make her a superb addition to our strong interiors team and will further cement WATG's reputation as the premier global hospitality design firm," said Seyle. "She is an individual of the absolute highest integrity who cares deeply about people. Margaret's experience and vision make her uniquely qualified to lead our interiors practice."
"I am really thrilled to join the talented team at an exceptional design firm that I have both admired and collaborated with in my career," said McMahon. "WATG has a strong foundation in hospitality architecture, and we have the opportunity to expand and differentiate the firm's interiors practice in this exciting new phase of growth. I am looking forward to partnering with WATG's interior design directors - Rhonda Rasmussen, Mary Suenaga, and Rachel Johnson - to deliver great service to great clients."
Previously the managing director of Wilson Associates' New York office, McMahon has over 25 years of interior design experience. She has an impressive portfolio of international hospitality work, including the InterContinental The Barclay in New York City; the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo, Egypt; the Fairmont Monte Carlo in Monaco; and The Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes, in Orlando, Florida.
Educated at the University of New York and the Parsons School of Design, Margaret is a former president of the Greater New York Chapter of Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH). She is a frequent speaker at industry-related conferences and events and has contributed to such publications as Architectural Digest, Hospitality Design, and Boutique Design.
Margaret will be based in New York commencing 2 May and can be reached at mmcmahon@watg.com .
WATG is the number one hospitality design consultancy in the world, according to surveys by Hotel Design and Hotel & Motel Management magazines. Hospitality Design magazine's survey of companies ranked WATG's corporate culture among the top in the world: best career advancement, best firm philosophy, best client list, best list of projects, and most innovative. Since its founding in 1945, WATG has designed destinations in 160 countries from its offices worldwide. For more information: visit www.watg.com.
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