The Tides South Beach Appoints GM
Shan Kanagasingham Appointed General Manager Of The Tides South Beach, The Flagship Property For New
OCTOBER 11, 2007. Nicholas Clayton, President of Kor Hotel Group, the Los Angeles-based hotel, real estate development and management firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shan Kanagasingham as General Manager for the company's flagship Tides property in Miami, The Tides South Beach. Currently undergoing a comprehensive redesign by acclaimed interior designer Kelly Wearstler, the historic art deco hotel will re-open for its business debut in mid-November. The redesign of La Marea restaurant and the lobby have already been completed and both are currently open to guests.
'Shan will be a valuable and central player in our continued preparations for The Tides re-launch,' said Clayton in making the announcement. 'She has participated in a number of key hotel openings and re-openings, most notably for the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Her expertise in directing infrastructure and managing operational divisions still in transition, along with her keen knowledge of marketing and public relations, will be strong assets for achieving the high quality standards Kor expects in its properties.'
Known for her contagious passion for excellence, her talent with resourceful business solutions and her strong motivational leadership, Kanagasingham holds fourteen years of luxury hotel and resort experience, most recently as Director of Rooms for the re-opening of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. In preparation for the nine-month closure and re-launch of the Mandarin's $140 million renovation, she assessed and managed all operational departments on minimum resources, established Critical Path for the division's management during closure as well as re-launch, and procured OS&E to ensure that room designs achieved an intriguing balance of innovation and tradition.
Prior to her position in Hong Kong, she was Director of Rooms at the Raffles L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills, California. As part of the hotel's Planning Committee, she provided infrastructure guidance to successfully streamline service standards, playing a pivotal role in the hotel's receipt of five-star, five-diamond status in 2005.
Kanagasingham began her hospitality career with Ritz-Carlton Hotels & Resorts, where she held senior management positions for ten years. Most recently, she was Hotel Manager for the 75-room boutique Maison Orl'eans, where she coordinated marketing, advertising and public relations, and accomplished the coveted feat of obtaining the first coverage of a Ritz-Carlton property in Architectural Digest.
Kanagasingham holds a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management from Ecole Les Roches, a Swiss Hotel Association, and is fluent in Malaysian, Indonesian and spoken French.
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