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Appointment General Management

Gary Schweikert has been appointed as Head of Americas at Grace Hotels

Grace Hotels
New York, New York, United States
Gary Schweikert
Gary Schweikert is a prominent figure in the US hospitality industry with over 35 years’ experience in executive roles, counting 18 years at Hilton Hotels Corporation where his career included Resident Manager of the landmark Waldorf Astoria. He then assumed the position of Regional Vice President of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and Managing Director of the 800-room historic Plaza Hotel. In 2009, he became President of Jumeirah Hospitality and Leisure USA and simultaneously Managing Director of The Essex House, before joining Strata Hospitality Group as Principal. Gary joins from Trump Hotels where he was Regional Vice President and Managing Director of the two Trump properties in New York City. The new Head of Americas will be based in New York and responsible for the group’s operations across all its hotels in North, Central and South America. This portfolio currently consists of three hotels in the United States, Grace Cafayate in northwest Argentina, Grace Panama and La Dolfina Grace, under development near Buenos Aires. His remit will also encompass the substantial development pipelines for Grace Hotels on these continents.
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Grace Hotels is an award-winning luxury hotel group that offers sanctuary and quality for discerning guests in the world’s most sought after resorts and cities. The company’s hotels have attracted critical acclaim since the first opened in Greece’s Cyclades Islands in 2007. Since then, the group has expanded to Asia with Grace Beijing and the Americas with the addition of The Vanderbilt Grace and The Mayflower Grace in the United States...