Ali Kasikci Named Managing Director for New Montage Beverly Hills |
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By: Montage Hotels & Resorts Posted: 2007-09-04 14:56:34 |
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Alan J. Fuerstman, founder and CEO of Montage Hotels & Resorts, today named award-winning hotelier Ali Kasikci as managing director of the new 201-room Montage Beverly Hills, scheduled to open in the city's "golden triangle" in fall of 2008.
Kasikci joins Montage after nearly 16 years with The Peninsula Beverly Hills. "I am honored to have a hotelier of Ali Kasikci's caliber at the helm of our new Montage Beverly Hills," said Fuerstman. "I have known Ali for a long time and have always admired his great success at caring for guests and contributing energetic leadership to his community. With his legendary passion for perfection and his belief in highly personalized service, he shares our philosophy that true luxury is serving guests graciously and attentively." "I am especially excited that the next phase of my career will be opening and managing Montage Beverly Hills," said Kasikci, who was named "Independent Hotelier of the World" by Hotels magazine in 2004. "I am honored that Alan Fuerstman chose me for this great opportunity. Most importantly, this world-class property will be a vital addition to a community I treasure and that has had my heart since 1992." A leader in the hospitality arena, Kasikci spent five years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Newport Beach, California, prior to joining the Peninsula Group. An active community leader, Kasikci served as chairman of the Beverly Hills Visitors Bureau and as president of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. The city of Beverly Hills appointed Kasikci "Executive of the Year 1998." He currently serves on the board of directors of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and in 2004, he and wife Donanne were honored by The Maple Counseling Center with their Crystal Award for Community Spirit. The new seven-story Montage Beverly Hills, inspired by the Spanish Revival architecture and Mediterranean styling prevalent in Beverly Hills, will feature 201 guestrooms and suites, 20 private residences, three restaurants, a rooftop pool and a full-service 20,000-square-foot spa. Located just steps from Rodeo Drive at Canon and Beverly drives, the hotel will also incorporate an art collection that celebrates the golden era of Beverly Hills and an outdoor urban oasis reminiscent of California gardens of the 1920s and 1930s, with landscaped lawns and covered pedestrian galleries. About Montage Hotels & Resorts Montage Hotels & Resorts is a luxury hotel and resort management company founded by Alan Fuerstman in 2002 to serve the affluent traveler. He selected the brand name "Montage" to reflect the artful assemblage of unique properties in stunning settings, each with residential-style elegance, distinct sense of place and the highest quality services and amenities. The company's first and flagship oceanfront resort, the 250-room Montage Laguna Beach, opened in February 2003 in the vibrant arts community of Laguna Beach, California. The company's second property, Montage Beverly Hills, will open in the fall of 2008 in the heart of the Beverly Hills golden triangle. A third property, Montage Deer Valley, is currently under construction in Park City, Utah, and is scheduled to open in time for winter ski season of 2010-2011. |
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