Ceccherelli joins Hyatt International after an extensive career in Italy with Cigahotels that included management positions in Pisa, Venice and Rome.  Additionally, he served as resident manager for the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, and most recently was general manager of the renowned Villa d�Este on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. 

Set in a palatial and historic city building, Park Hyatt Milan is scheduled to open mid-2003.  Just a few steps away from Piazza del Duomo, the 117-guestroom hotel has four function rooms that can accommodate up to 102 guests. 

Park Hyatt Milan�s main meeting place, the Lobby Tea Lounge, occupies centre stage under a soaring glass dome.  The hotel�s main restaurant will specialise in classic Lombardian Italian cuisine.  An exclusive health spa and fitness centre will offer guests a wide range of activities�a gym featuring the latest in fitness technology, as well as a steam bath and a variety of beauty and holistic treatments.

There are 208 Hyatt Hotels and Resorts around the world, which are managed by two separate groups of companies.  Subsidiaries of Hyatt International Corporation operate 63 hotels and 22 resorts in 39 countries, with an additional 15 hotels under development.  Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a separate company, and its subsidiaries operate, lease and franchise 123 hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.