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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Bernie Caalim or Noreen Kam
McNeil Wilson Communications
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Email: Bernie.Caalim@anthologygroup.com or
Noreen.Kam@anthologygroup.com
PAUL TONER NAMED GENERAL MANAGER OF
JW MARRIOTT IHILANI RESORT & SPA AT KO OLINA, OAHU
Honolulu, Hawaii – February 6, 2012 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has
announced the appointment of Paul Toner as general manager of the JW Marriott Ihilani
Resort & Spa at Ko Olina on Oahu. Toner assumed his new post January 14,
succeeding Dan Banchiu who is retiring after 32 years
with the company.
Most recently Toner was senior vice president and chief
operating officer of RockResorts and Vail Resorts
Hospitality, which he joined in 2008 following many years
as a senior executive with Marriott International in the
Hawaiian Islands.
“We are pleased to have Paul return to Hawaii,” said Chris Tatum, Marriott International
area vice president of Hawaii, Northern California, Pacific Northwest and Utah. “He
brings extensive hospitality experience in luxury properties from both national and
international arenas, and an intimate knowledge of the Islands having spent 15 years
managing sales and marketing efforts for our Hawaii hotels and resorts.”
At the 387-room JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, Toner will oversee and direct all
aspects of the day-to-day management and operations of the AAA Four-Diamond resort
hotel.
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Toner began his tenure in Hawaii in 1989 in the sales discipline at the Maui Marriott
Resort at Kaanapali. In 1994, he moved to Kauai where he became area director of
marketing at the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club. In 1998, he was promoted area
director of marketing for Marriott based in Hong Kong overseeing Central Asia and
Hawaii. Due to the growth of Marriott in the Hawaiian Islands he opened up Marriott’s
Pacific Islands Regional Office in Honolulu. In 2007 Paul moved again to Hong Kong as
vice president of sales and marketing for Marriott International’s Asia Pacific Region,
which included Hawaii. He also spent two years, from 1992-1994, serving as director of
sales and marketing for the Hyatt Regency Kauai and the Hyatt Regency Maui.
Toner joined Marriott in 1985 as a sales manager at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in
Washington, D.C. He has also held a variety of sales and marketing positions at the
Boston Long Wharf Marriott, and the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida.
Toner earned a bachelor of science degree from Saint Joseph’s University in
Philadelphia, Penn. In his leisure time, he enjoys triathlons (completing the 2010 Kona
Ironman) and other outdoor pursuits. Paul is married – his wife Tamara is from Kauai –
and he has 3 daughters.
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