In her new role as treasury and finance manager/controller, Carolyn Baba Aquino assumes oversight of the financial functions for the OHANA Hotels & Resorts properties in Waikiki. Prior to joining Outrigger, Ms. Aquino gained years of valuable experiences in different management positions. She has worked at the Princeville Resort on Kauai, various Sheraton properties on three islands, and the Ren...

In her newly created position, Joy Uchida is responsible for the oversight of the implementation project for the company’s new Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One system conversion. Ms. Uchida started her Outrigger career in 1987 as an assistant controller for Outrigger Hotels where she first implemented the JD Edwards World system just a year later in 1988. Since then, Ms. Uchida has held various ...

Mr Mason has over 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry working in senior roles at a range of full-service hotels and resort-style properties throughout Australia. He moves to Noosa after heading up Outrigger Twin Towns Resort at Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, while also chairing the region’s premier tourism body, Destination Tweed. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts’ Australia regional genera...

Simeon Miranda, general manager of the OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel, is pleased to welcome Stephanie Nojima as director of sales and marketing for the two Outrigger-managed properties. In her new role, Ms. Nojima is responsible for selling, promoting and optimizing revenue and room occupancy for the two airport hotels. Stephanie Nojima has gained years of valu...

Heather, who moves to the Big Island from his most recent post as general manager of the Outrigger managed Courtyard® by Marriott® Waikiki Beach hotel on Oahu, will assume his new duties on October 1 and will be in charge of all operational aspects of the 309-room hotel. Heather started his Outrigger career in 1998 as director of rooms for the Outrigger Guam Resort, where he played a key role in ...

Gampon is no stranger to the Outrigger team as he was the general manager of the Banyan Harbor Resort on Kauai for ten years, a condominium property in the company’s affiliate Outrigger Lodging Services’ (OLS) portfolio. During his tenure with OLS, Gampon’s leadership skills were recognized on numerous occasions with the company’s President’s Award for Outstanding Management from 1999 through 200...

Steve Winter, vice president of operations for Outrigger Enterprises Group’s condominium division, is proud to announce the promotion of Sheila Gerbig-Hussey to general manager for the Outrigger Aina Nalu, Lahaina, Maui. Most recently she was the property’s assistant general manager, a position she has held since 2006. A 17 year veteran with Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, Mrs. Gerbig-Hussey began h...

Richard R. Kelley, M.D., Board Chairman of Outrigger Enterprises Group, Inc., since 1986, announced today that the family-owned company’s board of directors has accepted his initiative to step aside as Chairman in favor of his son, Charles Roy “Chuck” Kelley, M.D. W. David P. Carey III continues as Outrigger’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Richard Kelley now assumes the role of Chairman ...

Visser will be based in Outrigger's Asia Pacific corporate office in Phuket, Thailand. He will be responsible for overseeing and directing all hotel operations of the Group in the Asia Pacific region. Visser previously held finance and operations positions with the Mandarin Oriental and Peninsula hotel groups. A native of New Zealand, Visser will help Outrigger expand its portfolio of hotels in A...

Ms. Nagashima joins Outrigger with over seven years of hospitality industry experience. Most recently, she served as sales manager at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa where she was responsible for overseeing various market segments, including groups, domestic and international wholesale, social, military and government, educational, religious, and fraternal markets since 2008. Prior to that, ...

itaga, an industry veteran with more than 12 years of experience, joins Outrigger’s corporate office from his most recent post as product manager for Embassy Suites® - Waikiki Beach Walk, an Outrigger-managed hotel, where he handled the wholesale and corporate markets, as well as travel agent relationships for the past four years. Mr. Lafitaga is an alumnus of Brigham Young University and Windwar...

Mel Wilinsky, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Outrigger Enterprise Group, is pleased to welcome Kieran Yap as Corporate Tax Director. In his new role, Mr. Yap is responsible for supervising the company’s domestic and international tax affairs including overseeing the Tax Department. Mr. Yap joins Outrigger from Bank of Hawaii’s Investments Services Group where he held sever...

Dan Wacksman, senior vice president of Integrated Marketing for Outrigger Enterprises Group is pleased to welcome Sheila Bernardo to the Outrigger ‘ohana as project manager - Interactive Commerce. Ms. Bernardo is no stranger to Outrigger as she has been serving as a consultant for the Interactive Commerce team on the recent redesign of the company’s website, www.outrigger.com. Prior to joining...

Mr. Aucello is a top hotel real estate executive with extensive experience in the Hawaii market as well as first-hand knowledge of the markets and demand drivers in Guam and Micronesia. Prior to joining Outrigger, Mr. Aucello held several senior roles at CB Richard Ellis from 1997 until 2007, when he was hired by Marriot International. While working for CB Richard Ellis, he provided a full range ...

Pink, an Australian national, has 15 years' hotel operations experience. Prior to the Koh Samui appointment, Pink was Resort Manager for over two years at the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji, a five-star 254 room property. The Fiji property won an AON Fijian Tourism Excellence Award in 2009 for being the best deluxe property in Fiji. Before joining Outrigger in 2008, Pink gained extensive experienc...

Anthony Freda comes to The Kapalua Villas from Four Seasons Resorts Lanai where he was food and beverage director at the Koele Lodge and Manele Bay Hotels. Prior to that, he gained valuable management experience working at various four and five diamond properties including Four Seasons Hotels in Florida, Georgia, and New York; The Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Georgia, California, Hawaii and St. Thomas...

Miranda comes to Outrigger with over 23 years of executive management experience with Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International. Most recently, he was general manager at the Marriott Suites Hotel in Anaheim, California. Prior to that, he was resident manager at the Hilton Waikoloa Village for four years. Previous to his time on the Big Island, Miranda was general manager at the Embassy Suites...

In her new position, she is responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the company’s condominium collection division on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. Ms. Pearlman joined Outrigger in 1998 as an Assistant Controller. Throughout the years she has worked as a supervisor in both the accounts receivable and general accounting areas. She has also worked at the Outrigger Waikiki ...

McConnell joins the Outrigger Waikiki following five years as general manager of two Outrigger affiliate properties, the OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel, where he oversaw multiple renovation phases and re-branded the OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel. A proven hospitality professional with a strong work ethic and well-honed leadership skills, McConnell brings more tha...

Ms. McCallion comes to Outrigger with many years of experience at Kapalua Resort. She has held the positions of sales manager and director of sales for The Kapalua Villas, and most recently was the director of sales for the Kapalua Resort where she was responsible for sales and co-op marketing for The Kapalua Villas, Kapalua Golf, Kapalua Golf Academy, Kapalua Adventures Zip Lines Tours, Kapalua ...

In his new position, TJ Oesterling is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of this newest addition to Outrigger’s Condominium Collection. Oesterling returns to Outrigger from his position as the regional vice-president operations – Pacific Region for Wyndham Vacation Ownership. He also held various positions with Hilton Grand Vacation Club, and prior to that he was regional vice p...

In this newly created position, Orton will be responsible for providing leadership and coordination of the marketing functions for Outrigger’s Condominium Collection, including the development and implementation of new plans and programs to grow revenue. In addition, she will be responsible for repositioning and improving results at some of Outrigger’s existing condominium properties throughout H...

Ms. Yee joins Outrigger with a strong background in both human resources and hospitality. She began her career in hospitality in bell services at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. Soon after completing the Hyatt’s management training program, she was promoted to the positions of employee relations manager and assistant director of human resources. She was subsequently tapped to assist in the opening of ...

Narimatsu is no stranger to Outrigger. From February 1998 to October 1999 she was part of the Outrigger sales team while based at the then Outrigger Prince Kuhio hotel. She remained with the hotel when Outrigger sold the property and it was rebranded a Radisson hotel in 1999. Over the past 11 years, Narimatsu has continued to oversee the sales efforts of the Prince Kuhio, which is now operated as...

In his new position, Cordeiro is responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives at The Wyland Waikiki, with a top priority being the transition to the Courtyard by Marriott brand. Cordeiro, a hotel veteran with over thirty years in hospitality sales and marketing, is no stranger to the Marriot brand having previously held the position of director of sales and marketing for the Wailea Marriot...

In this new position effective February 1, 2009, Mr Cowan will be responsible for Outrigger's operational management and project development throughout Asia. He will play a significant role in helping drive Outrigger's expansion across the region. Mr Cowan will also help maintain the integrity of the Outrigger brand in Asia with a focus on new ground-up developments involving hotel and residentia...

Mr. van der Hoeven joins Outrigger with a long career in hospitality that includes three years with the Six Senses Resort & Spa Management and Development Company, where he was General Manager for the Evason Hua Hin Resort and Evason Hideaway at Hua Hin, Thailand, and Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara in Vietnam. Prior to this, Mr. van der Hoeven spent five years with The Peninsula Bangkok, with ear...

Ms. Daniels has been with Outrigger since 1995 and this promotion is a reflection of her unrelenting service and dedication to the company. Prior to joining Outrigger, she spent seven years at the former Kahala Hilton Hotel, moving from administrative assistant to public relations manager. Her extensive experience in Hawaii’s hospitality industry also includes positions with Inter-Continental Hot...

n her new role, Le Blanc will work closely with the company’s web design and development company, opus: creative, and other Internet marketing consultants, as well as Outrigger's various business units on brand development, e-marketing solutions, planning and implementation. Le Blanc will work remotely from her home in Portland, Oregon. Le Blanc comes with an extensive background in interactive p...