Howard Hospitality Group (HHG) Appoints Darren Law Senior Vice President of Operations and General Manager of Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman
GEORGE TOWN, KY. June 13, 2017 - Howard Hospitality Group (HHG), an international hotel investor, developer and operator, today announced the appointment of Darren Law as senior vice president of operations and general manager of the Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman. A seasoned industry leader, Law rounds out the company's Grand Cayman-based leadership team and will support HHG as it expands its hospitality portfolio on the island, as well as internationally.
“Darren's exceptional experience, deep understanding of hotel and resort operations and effective personal style combine to make him a crucial addition to the HHG senior management team,” said Howard Sitzer, Chairman and CEO of HHG. “Darren brings the right experience and approach to help lead our Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman team, as well as to support our corporate operations as we expand into new areas.”
Throughout his career, Law has proven his strong management and business acumen, bringing to HHG more than 25 years of global professional experience in project development, hotel/resort pre-openings, operations, and asset management across the United States, the Caribbean and Middle East. Most recently, Law served as the Santa Barbara Beach and Golf Resort general manager for Santa Barbara Plantation Curacao, the developer of the resort, marina, golf and luxury real estate. A native of Canada, Law began his career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts before working in settings such as Saudi Arabia, where he was general manager of Nofa Resort, a $1.5B development, including two luxury resorts, an African game resort, golf course, equestrian center, horse track and estate villas. Prior to that, Law served as CEO of the Amber Dune Resort and Spa in the Dominican Republic, managing director for the Hartling Group in Turks & Caicos; and general manager of Conrad Hotels and Resorts in Cairo, Egypt. Law served on the Board of Directors for the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association, as well as a board member for the Cairo American College in Cairo, Egypt. For more information on HHG, please visit HowardHG.com.
About HHG
HHG is a fully-integrated investor, owner, developer and operator of high value-add hospitality and leisure real estate, headquartered in the international banking center of Grand Cayman. HHG specializes in acquiring real estate with high potential in proven markets, and transforming it into sustainable, high-yielding assets. Opening the first operations of its brands, HHG has future sites planned internationally for both Locale and YARA. For more information on HHG, visit HowardHG.com.
Contact:
Jeanne Marie Castor
Jeanne@howardhg.com
+1 345-326-3761
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