Darren Matsumoto

Darren brings more than 15 years of experience to his new role and most recently served as Director of Conference Services & Catering at Fairmont Orchid, a 32-acre, tropical island paradise located beach front on the big island of Hawaii.

Prior to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Darren began his hospitality career in 2001 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, where he held several progressive positions including Catering & Convention Services Manager, Group Sales Manager and Associate Director of Catering & Convention Services. In 2009, he relocated to Seattle and continued his career with Grand Hyatt Seattle as an Associate Director of Catering & Convention Services, followed by a move to Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Bernalillo, New Mexico in 2010, serving there as Director of Catering & Convention Services. He then took on the same role in ANdAZ Maui at Wailea from 2013 to 2014.

A native of Honolulu, HI, Darren earned his Bachelor of Science in English at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.