Cleofe Albiso has been appointed as General Manager at Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo
Cleo did not pin the General Manager title as her career goal when she moved to the hospitality industry. After leaving her post as Head of Marketing for the Visayas region at a telecommunications company, she started out as the Director of Sales and Marketing for what was then Marriott Cebu. Before taking the lead of the first internationally branded hotel in Iloilo, all she ever wanted in her Sales and Marketing role was to create stellar numbers for her and her team.
She gives credit to Marriott International for the programs in place that develop women leaders, further encouraging them to take on broader responsibilities within the company. Cleo believes that women leaders are successful because they are nurturers by nature, able to work with their hearts while balancing it with practical thinking. As a mother who has raised children that are supportive of her career, she demonstrates that hard work and dedication open doors to many more opportunities.