Alejandro Cerda

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley is excited to welcome Alejandro Cerda as the new Director of Food & Beverage at the award-winning Colorado resort.

With more than 18 years of hospitality experience, Cerda spent the last 5 years with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, serving as the General Manager of Food & Beverage for both Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Pittsburgh and Kimpton Muse Hotel in New York City. Other previous experience includes restaurant management positions at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City in New Jersey, at the Andaz 5th Avenue - a concept by Hyatt in New York and for Grupo Habita hotels in Mexico City.

An avid skier & hiker, Cerda is thrilled to be returning to the Vail Valley - he previously spent a ski season as a Restaurant Supervisor at the 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa.

A native of Mexico who is fluent in both English & Spanish, Cerda is a graduate of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He also studied business at Northeastern University in Boston.