NEWS RELEASE - Sheraton Maui

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 11, 2011
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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS HAWAII APPOINTS
THREE GENERAL MANAGERS
HONOLULU – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii has made three general manager
appointments. Chip Bahouth will be the general manager of the Sheraton Kauai Resort,
Tetsuji Yamazaki will be the general manager of the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, and R.
George Reed will be the general manager of the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa.
“Starwood is honored to have a solid management team with Bahouth, Yamazaki and
Reed,” said Keith Vieira, Starwood’s senior vice president of operations – Hawaii &
French Polynesia. “All three bring a wealth of hotel service industry experience and
leadership to their new positions. We look forward to their continued success with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts.”
About Chip Bahouth, General Manager, Sheraton Kauai Resort:
Bahouth joined Starwood in 1981 and has held a variety of leadership positions with the
company in the areas of Operations, Sales and Marketing, and Food and Beverage. He
has worked for many of Starwood’s Hawaii resorts, including the Sheraton Maui Resort
& Spa, the former Hotel Hana Maui, and the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani in Honolulu, in
addition to the former Sheraton Town House in Los Angeles. In 1999 and 2007, under his
leadership, the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa received Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ highest
honor, “Hotel of the Year” for the Sheraton brand. Bahouth earned a bachelor’s degree in
hotel and restaurant management from the University of Denver.
About Tetsuji Yamazaki, General Manager, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa:
Yamazaki joined Starwood in 1997 and has since held an array of leadership roles,
including assistant hotel manager for the Royal Hawaiian and front office manager,
director of property operations and hotel manager for the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. In
his most recent role, Yamazaki served as general manager of Sheraton Keauhou Bay
Resort & Spa. Yamazaki earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations and
political science from Sophia University in Tokyo and a master’s degree in hotel
management from the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of
Hawaii.
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About R. George Reed, General Manager, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa
Reed joined Starwood in 1999. In the decade that followed, he rose through the ranks at
the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa as guest services manager, restaurant manager, assistant
front office manager, front office manager, director of six sigma, director of property
operations and hotel manager. Reed has earned three degrees – bachelor of science in
mechanical engineering, bachelor of arts in mechanical engineering, and bachelor of arts
in German language and literature with distinction – all from Oregon State University.
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About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii
With 11 properties across the diverse Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Hawaii offers the best hotel destinations to celebrate romance, reconnect with family, focus on business or launch an adventure.
Located on or just footsteps away from the Islands’ best beaches, Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii is a collection of iconic
and historic hotels and resorts – properties with expansive and breathtaking backdrops, innovative guest programming and
luxurious amenities representing internationally renowned hotel brands from Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection and St. Regis.
For more information about Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii, please call (866) 716-8140 or visit www.starwoodhawaii.com.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,025
properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood
Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following
internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four
Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM . Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood
Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high-quality vacation interval ownership
resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.