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Yogi Hutsen Named GM at The Westin Seattle;
Carla Murray Joins Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers as GM
 
 SEATTLE - Dec. 16, 1999-  Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide announces the realignment of two Seattle hotels, the Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers and Westin Seattle.

As part of a corporate-wide realignment, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers general manager, Yogi Hutsen will become general manager of The Westin Seattle.

Hutsen will also continue to serve as Starwood area managing director for Westin properties located in the Pacific Northwest region including The Westin Alyeska (Girdwood, Alaska), Westin Whistler (Whistler, BC), Westin Grand and Westin Bay Shore (Vancouver, BC), Westin Portland and The Westin Salishan (Gleneden Beach, Ore.) and future Westin properties in Bellevue and SeaTac (Wash.).

The switch also brings Westin Seattle general manager, Carla Murray, to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel  Towers as general manager.

Murray spent five years at the Sheraton Seattle as hotel manager and director of sales and marketing from 1990 through 1995.

Hutsen said, �We are excited by the opportunities created by the brand realignment. This will allow us to better serve our customers and develop a distinct brand identity for Starwood�s Sheraton and Westin properties.�
 

Yogi Hutsen

Yogi Hutsen was named general manager of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers in June 1993. Hutsen has been affiliated with Sheraton Hotels for the past twenty years. In July 1998 he was appointed area managing director for Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (owner of ITT Sheraton) to oversee eleven Washington and Oregon properties. Prior to his position in Seattle, Hutsen served as the general manager of the Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tennessee and at the same time was the Area Director of Operations for Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Hutsen spent six years as the general manager of the Sheraton El Conquistador in Tucson, Arizona before he was promoted to Area Director of Operations of the Western Region in Los Angeles, California.

With a constant focus on his community, Hutsen currently serves on several Seattle boards and bureaus including:

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
  • Seattle King County Convention  Visitor�s Bureau
  • Seattle Sports  Events Council
  • Stadium Task Force
  • Washington State Hotel  Motel Association
  • Downtown Seattle Association
Hutsen is a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in urban and regional development.
 
Carla Murray

Carla Murray was named general manager of The Westin Seattle in October 1999 marking her return to the Seattle hospitality industry. Prior to her position at The Westin Seattle, Murray held the position of hotel manager at the Sheraton Boston Hotel Towers and spent five years as hotel manager and director of sales and marketing at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers. Most recently, she served as general manager of the prestigious St. Regis Aspen, in Aspen, Colorado.

Murray is committed to the Seattle community as she serves on the board of directors and trustees of the following:

  • Seattle Hotel Association, Downtown Seattle Association
  • Independent Colleges of Washington
  • American Heart Walk
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Gala
  • Ski Alliance Gala
Murray is a graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She also was selected to participate in a British Broadcasting Company program at Oxford University.
The 840-room Sheraton Seattle Hotel  Towers, recipient of Meetings and Conventions Gold Key Award for five consecutive years, is located in the heart of downtown Seattle at 1400 Sixth Avenue in downtown Seattle. 

Starwood Hotels  Resorts Worldwide, Inc., through its St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin, Sheraton, Four Points and W brands, is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 700 hotels in 77 countries and 130,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.

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Contact:

Richmond Public Relations, Inc.
Lorne Richmond/Patrick MacElroy
206/682-6979
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Also See GM Tom Limberg and Executive Chef Jean Michel Boulot Oversee Opening of W Seattle / Sept 1999 
Paul J. Ishii Joins Seattle's Mayflower Park Hotel as General Manager / Jan 1999 

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