(GRAND CAYMAN) – May 23, 2017 Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa is pleased to announce the addition of Virgil M. Napier to its team in the role of Director of Sales & Marketing. Napier comes to the Grand Cayman resort from The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

With specialties in revenue management, group sales, and luxury leisure sales, Napier will lead all sales and marketing initiatives for Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa growth and as Grand Cayman’s premiere destination, following the resort’s unveiling in November 2016. Napier’s CV includes stints as Director of Sales & Marketing at such upscale properties as Rosewood at Baha Mar, W Retreat & Spa Vieques Island and Viceroy Anguilla (now Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Anguilla), along with his years as Director within The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.

At Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, Napier's sales team of local experts have more than 20,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor meetings and events space to work with. The property’s multiple venues are ideal for every moment of any event, whether it’s a conference with hundreds of attendees or an intimate corporate retreat.

“Virgil’s track record with well-respected luxury properties speaks for itself,” said Steven André, General Manager of Seafire. “His passion and sales and marketing expertise are a perfect fit for Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa as we move forward this year.”

Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa has generated serious buzz since it’s opening in November 2016. The property earned a spot one of the hottest new hotels in the world on the Travel + Leisure IT List and was named the Caribbean Hotel of the Year by Caribbean Journal. Additionally, CNN.com included Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa’s restaurant-within-a-restaurant Avecita on its 2017 Best New Restaurants list.

Learn more about Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa’s meeting and event offerings at seafireresortandspa.com/event-venues/business-meeting-rooms.