Randy Taormina has been appointed as Managing Director at INNSIDE by Meliá New York

Taormina, a celebrated hospitality professional with over 15 years of experience, most recently served as Area Managing Director for Dream Hotel Group, where he oversaw both Dream Downtown and Dream Midtown. He started his career in 2004, as a General Manager Lodgian Hotels Corporation. Throughout this six-year period, he managed five properties in several cities including Dallas, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Denver and Atlanta. After leaving Lodgian Hotels Corporation in 2010, Taormina joined Highgate Hotels, first as the General Manager of Doubletree by Hilton in Syracuse, New York where he had numerous accomplishments including overseeing a multi-million dollar renovation of the hotel's public spaces. Following his tenure at Doubletree by Hilton, he became the Managing Director of Refinery Hotel in New York City and spearheaded the property's opening in the prominent Fashion District. In 2015, he took on the role of Area Director of Operations for Highgate Hotels in Miami.Taormina, a celebrated hospitality professional with over 15 years of experience, most recently served as Area Managing Director for Dream Hotel Group, where he oversaw both Dream Downtown and Dream Midtown. He started his career in 2004, as a General Manager Lodgian Hotels Corporation. Throughout this six-year period, he managed five properties in several cities including Dallas, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Denver and Atlanta. After leaving Lodgian Hotels Corporation in 2010, Taormina joined Highgate Hotels, first as the General Manager of Doubletree by Hilton in Syracuse, New York where he had numerous accomplishments including overseeing a multi-million dollar renovation of the hotel's public spaces. Following his tenure at Doubletree by Hilton, he became the Managing Director of Refinery Hotel in New York City and spearheaded the property's opening in the prominent Fashion District. In 2015, he took on the role of Area Director of Operations for Highgate Hotels in Miami.