WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective April 2001, Herbert
Pliessnig, former General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City
has been named new General Manager of The St. Regis, New York which is owned
and operated by White Plains, New York-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). He succeeds Richard Cotter, who has been
appointed Vice President of Operations, Starwood Hotels of New York.
Mr. Pliessnig has 35 years of luxury hotel industry experience including a
20-year career with the Four Seasons Hotel Group serving in various management
positions with that company since 1981.
Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan at East 55th Street and Fifth
Avenue, The St. Regis was built in 1904 by Colonel John Jacob Astor and is a
landmark building in the classic Beaux Arts tradition. The hotel and its
signature classic French restaurant, Lespinasse, were recipients of this
year's prestigious Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Award and have won numerous
awards in the past, including the Triple A Five Diamond Award. The Mobil
Travel Guide ratings committee -- an independent network of national culinary
and hospitality experts, which evaluate lodgings and restaurants from the
traveler's or diner's point of view -- selects the Five-Star winners.
Mr. Pliessnig will bring a wealth of experience to his new position,
having recently served as General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel in New
York City since 1997. Prior to his position as General Manager of the Four
Seasons Hotel in New York, Mr. Pliessnig was General Manager of Four Seasons
Hotels in Berlin, Los Angeles, Vancouver and The Pierre in New York.
Mr. Pliessnig has an outstanding track record of team management
development and is fluent in three languages (English, German, French) having
graduated from the Hotel Academy of Salzburg, with a degree in hotel
management. He will be responsible for managing The St. Regis New York on a
daily basis and ensure that the hotel's impeccable quality of service and
standards are maintained at the highest possible level. Mr. Pliessnig will
also have the unique distinction of having served as General Manager of two
New York hotels to have received both the Mobil Five-Star Award and Triple A
Five Diamond Award.
"We are very excited to have Herbert managing The St. Regis New York. His
degree of professionalism and prior experience in managing luxury hotels made
him the obvious choice for the job. He is a rare breed that has a proven
track record in the hospitality industry," said Ted Darnall, President, North
American Hotel Operations for Starwood. Pliessnig is extremely passionate
about the hotel business. He believes that the base of any great hotel begins
with hiring employees with the right attitude. "You have to hire employees
who are devoted to giving service and then you need to build upon this
attitude by constantly motivating your employees. It is important that every
time a guest walks through the door he feels that the staff is energized,
happy and ready to please them," says Pliessnig.
A native of Austria, Mr. Pliessnig resides in Manhattan with his wife, Ava
and their two children, Celine and Matthias.
Starwood is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world
with more than 725 properties in 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its
owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood
is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts
including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by
Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the
premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership
resorts.
SOURCE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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