Hilton Hotels & Resorts Names Jay R. Campbell General Manager of Hilton Houston Post Oaks
HOUSTON, TX. July 23, 2015 - Jay R. Campbell has been named general manager of the 448-room Hilton Houston Post Oaks located near the Houston Galleria on the beautiful tree-lined Post Oak Boulevard, in Houston, Texas. Campbell will oversee the day-to-day operations of the hotel which boasts signature glass archways and a grand lobby with a 14-story atrium. He will assume his new post, effective immediately. He most recently held the position of general manager of Hilton Clearwater Beach in Florida.
Campbell brings over 35 years of leadership experience in hotel management, finance and operations. He began in the food and beverage industry in 1979 and worked for Houlihan's Restaurants and LA Cafes holding several key management positions including vice president of operations. In 1987, he joined the hotel industry as director of food and beverage for the then Hilton Dallas hotel where he remained for two years before joining Renaissance Hotels and Resorts in Dallas, Texas. After six years, Campbell joined Remington Hotel Corporation in Indianapolis before taking the appointment of general manager for Meristar Hotels and Resorts. Interstate Hotels brought him to Missouri in 2000 where he received the General Manager of the Year award in 2002. He was appointed general manager of Millennium hotels in 2006 where he remained until 2010. Prior to joining Hiltons of Branson, he was interim general manager of the Radisson Branson.
His leadership skills and experience in motivating associates has won him many accolades and awards including Business Excellence Award, President's Hotel award and the president of the hotel association in St. Louis. He holds a BA Degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management from Michigan State University, School of Business. He enjoys tennis, skiing, golf and water sports.
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