Kevin Chang M&R Hotel Management, operator of 10 New York hotels, today announced the appointment of Kevin Chang as general manager of the 129-room Holiday Inn Express New York JFK Airport near John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, New York. Chang, a 23-year hospitality industry veteran who has managed hotels in New York and California, will oversee all aspects of the hotel's operations including sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting. Prior to joining M&R Hotel Management, Chang was general manager of The Parc Hotel in Flushing, New York, front office director of the Petit Hermitage Hotel in West Hollywood, California, operations manager of the Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach, California, assistant general manager of the La Quinta Hotel at LAX Airport in Los Angeles and general manager of the Hotel 41 at Times Square in New York. Chang earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at California State University, Long Beach. He holds certification in training from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and in fire safety fitness from the New York City Fire Department. He is fluent in English and Cantonese.