Ralph L. Vick Named President of Liberty Harbor
BRUNSWICK, GA, February 6, 2007. Liberty Harbor, LLC has named Ralph L. Vick as President of its newly formed resort management company, Liberty Harbor Hospitality, LLC. Vick, who had been consulting with Liberty Harbor, will report to Gary Waxman, CEO and Principal of Liberty Harbor, LLC.
"Ralph brings a tremendous amount of hospitality experience and expertise to our master planned community" said Gary Waxman, developer of Liberty Harbor. "He has quickly displayed his broad based knowledge in all phases of the hospitality business that, combined with an outstanding real estate team and product, will create a lifestyle for our residents and guests that will be unparalleled on the east coast."
Vick will be responsible for the design and execution of all hospitality services associated with this new master planned community located in Brunswick, Ga. His initial focus will be the development and operation of a privately flagged luxury boutique hotel, 40,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a world class spa/fitness/wellness center, a beach club and extensive marina facilities.
Vick has most recently been President of RLV & Associates LLC, his St. Simons Island based hospitality consulting firm. Prior to starting his own firm, Vick was Vice President and Managing Director for the Sea Island Company, where he was responsible for the decommissioning, rebuilding and reopening of one of America's most historic grand hotels, The Cloister. In addition, he was also responsible during his tenure with Sea Island for oversight of The Lodge, a boutique 5 Star/5 Diamond golf resort as well as all of the Club operations of Sea Island. His extensive career in the resort industry spans twenty-five years, including twelve years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Vick is a 1982 graduate of Virginia Tech.
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