Anna MacDiarmidW Hotels appointed Anna MacDiarmid to GM of the W New York in Midtown Manhattan. Bringing more than 30 years of hospitality experience to W New York, MacDiarmid joins the team from W Hoboken Hotel & Residences as opening GM. MacDiarmid began her career with Starwood at The Westin Winnipeg in Canada as an assistant banquet manager. She then moved to Toronto to work at The Westin Harbor Castle as director of operations and later became hotel manager. In 2006, MacDiarmid came to New York City, where she was named GM of W Times Square. After two years in that position, MacDiarmid was selected to lead the opening efforts of W Hoboken as general manager. Under MacDiarmid’s leadership, W Hoboken received the AAA Four Diamond Award in 2012 and 2011 as well as numerous Starwood accolades for high performance in service, guest satisfaction and revenue growth. W New York, the first property opened by W Hotels Worldwide in 1998, recently underwent a complete redesign of its eight meeting and event spaces including the hotel’s 3,690-square-foot Great Room, designed in collaboration with New York based interior firm dash design.