Largest Hotel On West Coast Waterfront, The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Names New Resident Manager

Purdy has served Hyatt for over 20 years in a variety of executive sales positions, and he joins General Manager Ted Kanatas in overseeing day-to-day operations at the hotel, which expanded in August 2003 from 875 rooms to 1,625-rooms and now has 150,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 25,000-square-foot, rooftop pool deck.

“Robert recently served as Executive Director of Sales for Hyatt Resorts nationally and brings substantial experience onboard that is essential for successfully hosting over one million guests, visitors and convention attendees a year," said Kanatas. “We are very pleased to have Robert join the team.”

This is a return trip to San Diego for Purdy, who in 1993 was Director of Sales at the Hyatt Regency San Diego, the forerunner to the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. Purdy went on to serve in top sales positions at several Hyatts before moving to Hyatt’s Chicago headquarters to direct sales for all Hyatt Resorts. Purdy’s first job with Hyatt was as a Corporate Management Trainee at the Hyatt Regency Fort Worth.

Purdy is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Purdy and his wife are proud parents of triplets.

About The Manchester Grand Hyatt: The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is comprised of the 33-story, 750-room Seaport Tower, the 40-story, 875-room Harbor Tower, and a four-story structure connecting the two towers. The connecting building contains the 34,000-square-foot Douglas Pavilion, an exhibit/multipurpose hall, the 30,000-square-foot Elizabeth Ballroom (the largest hotel ballroom in Southern California), and the 25,000-square-foot pool deck. The hotel has 95 suites. Manchester Resorts L.P. of San Diego developed the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, which is located at One Market Place, just boat-slips from the San Diego Convention Center.

About Global Hyatt Corporation: There are 217 Hyatt branded hotels and resorts (over 90,000 rooms) in 43 countries around the world, operating under the Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Grand Hyatt® and Park Hyatt® brands. Currently, there are an additional 47 Hyatt hotels and resorts under development, including 15 new hotels in China. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc. operator of the 12 Hyatt Vacation Club timeshare and fractional residential properties, Hyatt Equities, L.L.C. (hotel ownership), Select Hotels Group L.L.C. (which owns, manages and franchises 163 AmeriSuites hotels, Hyatt Place and Summerfield Suites hotels) and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (which franchises 95 Hawthorn Suites, and 265 Microtel Inns and Suites). From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling (800)-233-1234 or logging onto www.hyatt.com.