Marriott Int’l appoints women as general managers
MARRIOTT International has a longstanding history of valuing diversity and inclusion in its organization. As the first hospitality company making these key values central to its growth as a business, the Women Leadership Development Initiative, first introduced in 1999, has paved the way to encourage more women to assume leadership roles within the company and achieve their career aspirations.
In the Philippines, the global hospitality brand has named two Filipino women as their newest general managers to head two of its latest additions. Anna Vergara will lead the muchawaited Sheraton Manila, a 393-room hotel that is part of the dynamic and exciting mixed-use development of Resorts World Manila, expected to open this year. Cleofe Albiso takes the lead in the first Courtyard by Marriott brand in the country, located in Mandurriao Iloilo City, a 326-room hotel that just opened this May.
Adding to the growth story of Marriott International’s portfolio, the firm will add nine properties to its existing Manila Marriott Hotel. The openings are spread across six brands and various regions in the Philippines, including Boracay, Cebu, Clark, Iloilo and Manila, increasing the room inventory by 2,668 rooms.
The appointment of Misses Anna and Cleo to the top positions has given the two new Marriott properties a distinction of being the first and only international branded hotels in the Philippines with local women as general managers. It further represents the company’s culture of inclusion, focusing on providing a world of opportunity to grow and develop for everyone, a trait which recently earned Marriott International the Aon Hewitt title of Best Employer in Asia-Pacific.