Michelle Wharton Michelle joins the Marriott County Hall as Director of Sales and Marketing, she begins her new job in a new country having recently moved from Thailand. Michelle has extensive experience in hospitality in locations across the world. She started her Marriott career as a Front Desk Associate in Surfers Paradise, Australia. She quickly drew the attention of managers with her drive, ambition and energy and has progressed up the Marriott Hotels ranks ever since. Michelle was Sales Leader at the Palazzo Versace in Australia before moving to Japan to take up a sales position at the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo. Whilst in Japan she honed her Japanese speaking skills to become fluent in the language. From Japan, Michelle headed to China where she was Cluster Director of Business Development for Marriott Hotels in Shanghai. She took on the challenge of Director of Sales and Marketing for the first time at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa. After a brief stint at the Radisson Blu Resort also in Phuket, Michelle has returned to Marriott Hotels and has taken on the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at London Marriott County Hall.