
Great Hotels of the World is expanding into the Americas. The London-based company has established an office in New York and appointed a team of industry professionals, all of whom are former senior executives with The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
Leading the team in the States is Marshall Calder, a 25-year veteran of the industry. Calder is the former Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at The Leading Hotels, the founder of The Leading Small Hotels and a former Sr. Vice President of Global Marketing for Preferred Hotel Group. Calder has been appointed Managing Director, The Americas.Joining Calder is Nicole Lingos Spillanewith. Spillane is the former Senior Director of Brand Marketing for The Leading Hotels of the World, a former Director of Sales for TravelCLICK and Regional Vice President of Sales at HotelRevMax.Paul McManus has come out of retirement to serve as Chairman of its newly appointed Advisory Board.