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Dorchester Collection Appoints Denise Flanders as General Manager
of Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California

March 2012 (Los Angeles)
- Dorchester Collection is delighted to announce the appointment of Denise Flanders as general manager of Hotel Bel-Air , effective March 12, 2012.

Reporting to Ed Mady, west coast regional director USA, Denise brings to the company a wealth of experience, joining the team from her most recent position as general manager of The Four Seasons Chicago where she held the role since 2008. Spanning a long career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Denise was previously general manager at The Four Seasons Atlanta from 2002 to 2008 and prior to this, held hotel manager roles at both The Four Seasons Olympic in Seattle, Washington and The Four Seasons Houston, Texas. Her experience also includes positions at The Pierre, New York and The Helmsley Palace, New York, where she was director of front office operations.

Denise is a native of Pittsburgh and attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, majoring in social science and psychology. Denise comments, "I am delighted to be joining Hotel Bel-Air and taking this iconic address into a new era of glamour and excellence, following the exciting renovations. I am truly passionate about delivering the ultimate in guest relations and looking forward to immersing myself in the Dorchester Collection culture."

Hotel Bel-Air reopened in October 2011, after 24 months of extensive refurbishment and redesign.  Internationally renowned design teams, Alexandra Champalimaud and Rockwell Group, were appointed to oversee the restoration.  Master chef Wolfgang Puck and his restaurant group, the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, oversee all of the luxury hotel's food and beverage operations. Further enhancing Hotel Bel-Air as a haven nestled in the canyons of Los Angeles, Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie offers a secluded sanctuary.

Dorchester Collection

Dorchester Collection is a portfolio of the world's foremost luxury hotels in Europe and the USA, each of which reflects the distinctive culture of its destination. By applying its unrivalled experience and capability in owning and operating some of the greatest individual hotels, the company's mission is to develop an impeccable group of the finest landmark hotels through acquisition as well as management of wholly-owned and part-owned hotels, and to enter into management agreements.

The current portfolio includes the following hotels (in order of them joining the group):

The Dorchester
, London
The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills
Le Meurice, Paris
Hotel Plaza Athénée, Paris
Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
Coworth Park, Ascot, UK
45 Park Lane, London
Le Richemond, Geneva

www.dorchestercollection.com
.
Contact:

Leslie Lefkowitz
Public Relations Consultant
The Beverly Hills Hotel
212.255.8276
[email protected]

Shin-Jung Hong
Hawkins International PR
(212) 255-6541
[email protected]
 


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The Dorchester Collection Selected to Manage 109-room Le Richemond in Geneva, Switzerland with the Group's First Third-Party Management Agreement / July 2011

The Dorchester Collection to Open 45 Park Lane in London, England / May 2011

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