Villa Group Appoints Two Executives at Villa del Palmar Beach in Mexico
Paul Moreno as Vice President of Hotel Operations and Victor Gomez as General Manager
Loreto Bay, Mexico - July 29, 2011 - The Villa Group Resort collection announces the appointment of Paul Moreno as vice president of hotel operations and Victor Gomez as general manager of Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto.
Moreno, a 26-year veteran of the hospitality industry, has held tenures in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Mexican Riviera. Most recently, Moreno was the general manager and director of operations at Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto. He also worked for Villa Group Resorts Collection as the vice president of operations at Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta from 1998 to 2003.
As vice president of hotel operations, Moreno's responsibilities include managing nine beach resorts in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit and the Islands of Loreto with a total of 2,283 rooms and more than 2,500 employees; restructuring the sales and marketing department for the properties and negotiating new airlift to the Islands of Loreto.
Gomez, a Mexican hospitality veteran of 18 years, has worked in Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and Huatulco. He comes to Villa Group Resorts Collection from Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa, where he served as general manager for four years. In his new role as general manager of Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto, Gomez will be accountable for all day-to-day hotel operations.
Gomez has extensive experience in opening resorts, creating gastronomic concepts of all food and beverage outlets, designing spa concepts, increasing guest satisfaction scores and managing budget.
“The Villa Group Resort collection is expanding and we're delighted to announce Paul Moreno and Victor Gomez's appointments,” said Villa Group Resort partner Owen Perry. “Both Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto and the Villa Group as a whole will benefit from their vast experience in the hotel industry.”
About Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto Set in a spectacularly secluded bay along the Sea of Cortez and with views of the neighboring majestic Sierra de la Giganta mountains and the renowned islands of Loreto, Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto features 171 oceanfront villas, tennis courts, a unique turtle-shape multi-level swimming pools and gourmet restaurants. A 35,000 square-foot spa and fitness center will open in the fall. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the destination, Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto is the first property in the Villa Group Resort's planned 1,800-acre development, “Danzante Bay,” which will feature seven resort hotels, 240 home sites, additional restaurants and a Rees Jones golf course.
About The Villa Group The Villa Group was founded in 1984 and is one of Mexico's leading privately owned hotel, resort and real estate development companies. The portfolio includes beachfront destination resorts, exclusive fractional and full ownership luxury real estate developments. The collection includes: Cabo San Lucas - Villa La Estancia, Villa del Arco and Villa del Palmar; Puerto Vallarta - Villa del Palmar; Riviera Nayarit - Villa del Palmar Flamingos and Villa La Estancia; Cancún - Villa del Palmar Cancún; and Loreto - Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto. For more information visit www.VillaGroupResorts.com . Follow Villa Group Resorts on www.facebook.com/villagroup and www.twitter.com/villagroup .
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