 HONOLULU, OAHU—Mel Kaneshige, executive vice
president
of real estate and development for Outrigger Enterprises Group, is
pleased to
announce the appointment of Kevin Aucello to the newly created position
of vice
president of Hawaii development.
Mr. Aucello is a top hotel real estate executive with
extensive experience in the Hawaii market as well as first-hand
knowledge of
the markets and demand drivers in Guam and Micronesia. Prior to joining
Outrigger, Mr. Aucello held several senior roles at CB Richard Ellis
from 1997
until 2007, when he was hired by Marriot International. While working
for CB
Richard Ellis, he provided a full range of advisory services, including
seller
side brokerage and acquisition analysis and valuation for hotels, golf
courses,
development land, and industrial, retail, and office properties. He
also
established the company’s hotel brokerage practice in Hawaii and
Micronesia.
Over the years, Outrigger Enterprise Group has worked with Mr.
Aucello on a number of projects, including most recently when he was
vice
president of lodging development with Marriot International where he
was
responsible for the approval of four hotel management and franchise
agreements.
He was also directly responsible for adding The Waikiki EDITION and the
Courtyard by Marriot Waikiki Beach, an Outrigger-managed hotel, to the
Marriot
portfolio.
Mr. Aucello graduated from the University of Florida in 1980
with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and went on to
receive
his Master of Arts in Real Estate in 1982. An active member in the real
estate
field, he currently holds a Hawaii Real Estate Broker’s License.
“Kevin Aucello brings to Outrigger years of hotel experience
and proven development success,” said Mel Kaneshige. “With his
understanding of
Hawaii’s markets and contacts already in place, we are delighted to
have him a
part of Outrigger’s development team pursuing opportunities in the
aloha
state.”
About
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Outrigger Enterprises Group is
one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging
and
hospitality companies in the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions and
continues to
expand its presence throughout the area. A family-owned company with
more than
60 years of hospitality experience, Outrigger runs a highly-successful,
multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort
properties,
including Outrigger® Hotels & Resorts, OHANA® Hotels &
Resorts,
Outrigger Condominium Collection®, Embassy Suites®, Best
Western® and Wyndham
Vacation Ownership®. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under
development
42 properties with close to 11,000 rooms located in Hawaii, Australia,
Guam,
Fiji, Bali, Phuket, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. Outrigger Enterprises
Group
also operates and develops hotel properties and hospitality-related
retail and
real estate opportunities for partners in Hawaii, the Pacific, the
mainland USA
and Asia. For on-line information, log on at www.outriggerenterprisesgroup.com
and www.outrigger.com.
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