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Denihan Hospitality Group Appoints Katie Meyer
as
Vice President, Public Relations
An industry veteran of more than 25 years, Meyer most
recently served as vice president of corporate communications for Hyatt Hotels
Corporation, where she led the company’s global public relations, corporate and
brand messaging strategy, including the launch of two new brands, Andaz and Meyer began her career in in-house public relations roles at
Westin Hotels & Resorts, for both The Westin St. Francis in Following the 1998 acquisition of ITT Sheraton by Starwood
and merger of Westin and Sheraton, Meyer joined the
newly-formed Starwood Hotels & Resorts as vice president of public
relations. At Starwood, she led the global PR integration of the three
companies and managed the global spokesperson strategy for the CEO of
Starwood’s Hotel Group. There, she also played a key role in the launch
of such industry firsts as the Westin ‘Heavenly Bed’, Starwood
Preferred Guest (SPG) and W Hotels. In 2001, Meyer relocated to London, England as vice
president of global public relations for Le Meridien, where she spent three
years managing global brand communications and corporate/CEO media strategy in
key markets around the world. Throughout her career, Meyer has worked with hotel
management, ownership and developers in creating and executing communications
programs for new hotel developments, re-branding, entry into new and emerging
global markets and the launch of new products and concepts. Her corporate
expertise has run the gamut from crisis management to communications
surrounding leadership change and financial restructuring. “It is a great pleasure for us to welcome Katie to the
Denihan team,” said Moser. “With our company at a pivotal point in its
history and embarking on an aggressive growth phase, having someone of Katie’s
caliber leading our brand and corporate public relations efforts will be of
immeasurable value to Denihan. |
Contact:
Quinn & Co. 520 Eighth Avenue, 21 Fl. New York, NY 10018 T: 212.868.1900 x269 [email protected]
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