CALISTOGA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Solage Hotels
& Resorts, a California-based
hotel and resort management company, today announced the promotion
of six executives to key leadership roles within the company as
part of its growth strategy for 2015 and beyond.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, has been
named chief executive officer; Richard
Hill, president; Executive Chef Brandon Sharp, vice president of culinary
operations; Renee Risch, vice
president of sales and marketing; Nicole
Winslow, vice president of human resources; and Vito Serrano, vice president of facilities. All
six leaders have been with Solage Hotels & Resorts since the
opening of its flagship property, Solage Calistoga, in 2007 and
have been instrumental in guiding the resort to its award-winning
status.
"Since the opening of Solage Calistoga eight years ago, this
team has been essential in achieving steady, sustainable growth
despite launching in a challenging economic market," said
Rosenbaum. "Our singular passion is delighting our guests with
unique, memorable experiences. At Solage, every stay is a story
that transforms our visitors, leaving them refreshed and renewed,
and, in some way, changed."
Solage Hotels & Resorts delivers a fresh take on luxury that
is approachable, engaging and fun, with each property designed to
embrace social activities, celebration and relaxation. The brand
expects to make development announcements regarding the company's
expansion to new destinations in the near future.
Jonathan Rosenbaum,
CEO
Rosenbaum serves as chief executive officer for
Solage Hotels & Resorts. Rosenbaum has held the position of
managing director and partner of Raycliff Capital. During his
tenure with Raycliff, Rosenbaum served as the managing director of
Crystal Energy Group, an oil and gas exploration company with
producing assets across the U.S., and also as chief executive
officer of SynapticMash, a technology startup that was successfully
sold to Promethean World, Plc in 2010. Prior to Raycliff, Rosenbaum
held various executive and corporate development roles within a
number of companies in the technology and media industries.
Rosenbaum began his career in business assurance services at Ernst
& Young LLP, in the firm's technology, communication and media
practice.
Richard Hill,
President
Hill serves as president of Solage Hotels
& Resorts and is responsible for the overall direction of the
brand. As the founding general manager of the company's flagship
resort, Solage Calistoga, Hill was instrumental in the successful
launch of the property and under his direction, Spa Solage was
ranked the No.1 spa in North
America by Conde Nast Traveler; Solbar received six
consecutive Michelin Stars; and
Solage Calistoga earned multiple Travel + Leisure Reader's
Choice awards and AAA Four-Diamond Awards. Hill joined Solage
Calistoga after working for Auberge Resorts in a variety of
leadership positions. Prior to that, he worked for well-respected
luxury resorts including Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa in
Monterey, California; Enchantment
Resort in Sedona, Arizona; and
Green Valley Spa and Tennis Resort in St.
George, Utah. He is the founder of Love Gracefully, a
charity foundation that helps those in need throughout Napa Valley.
Brandon Sharp, Vice
President of Culinary Operations
Sharp is
responsible for overseeing the culinary direction for Solage
Calistoga, as well as free-standing restaurants and food and
beverage concepts for new developments. Sharp is the founding
executive chef at Solbar, the restaurant at Solage Calistoga, where
he earned six consecutive Michelin
Stars. Prior to Solage, Sharp was Sous Chef at the five-star
Gary Danko in San Francisco and Chef de Cuisine at
Restaurant August, a New Orleans
culinary institution. Earlier he worked as Chef de Partie alongside
Thomas Keller at Napa Valley's world-renowned French
Laundry.
Renee Risch, Vice President
of Sales and Marketing
Risch is responsible for driving
the brand messaging, communications and sales strategy for Solage
Hotels & Resorts. As part of the opening team for the brand's
flagship property, Risch directed all sales and marketing efforts
for the resort, the Michelin Star-rated Solbar restaurant and the
award-winning Spa Solage. Earlier, she held a leadership role for
more than five years at Meadowood Napa Valley, a Relais &
Chateaux resort, following an accomplished marketing, business
development and public relations career in high tech.
Nicole Winslow, Vice
President of Human Resources
Winslow is responsible for
human resources, employee development, training and compliance for
Solage Hotels & Resorts. As part of the launch team at the
brand's flagship property, she directed all human resources
administration. Winslow brings more than 20 years of human
resources experience in luxury hotels and fine dining
establishments and prior to joining Solage, served as human
resources director at Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, where she was part of the opening
team; Trump International Hotel & Tower; The Russian
Tea Room; Windows on the World; and
The Peninsula New York.
Vito Serrano, Vice
President of Facilities
Serrano is responsible for all
facilities, operations and capital improvements for Solage Hotels
& Resorts properties. He was part of the opening team for the
brand's flagship property and has directed facilities operations at
luxury resorts throughout the west over the past 20 years. Prior to
joining Solage, Serrano was involved in facilities and engineering
operations at Auberge du Soleil in Napa
Valley, Ventana Inn and Spa in Big
Sur, and Omni Hotels in San
Diego.
About Solage Hotels & Resorts
Solage Hotels &
Resorts is a California-based
hotel and resort management company that delivers a fresh take on
luxury that is approachable, relaxed and engaging. Thoughtfully
selected properties foster an authentic sense of place within a
sophisticated setting that is welcoming, social, fun and memorable.
Designed to serve the active lifestyle and dynamic traveler, the
Solage experience features best in class culinary and spa
offerings. Solage Calistoga, the company's flagship property in the
heart of California wine country,
has earned numerous industry awards including Conde Nast
Traveler 2014 Gold List, Travel + Leisure's 2014 World's
Best Awards and consecutive AAA Four-Diamond Awards. For more
information about Solage Hotels & Resorts, please visit
www.solagehotels.com.
Media Contacts:
Jamie
Foley/Charli Sharp, MWW
213.405.3788 / jfoley@mww.com / csharp@mww.com
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