igned by internationally-acclaimed interior decorator Jacques Garcia, The NoMad Hotel will be the city’s first LEED-certified renovated hotel, and will bring a new identity to this currently unidentified area in the heart of Manhattan. Positioned on a historic block of Broadway at 28th Street, The NoMad Hotel is slated to open in winter of 2009. With almost 20 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, MacLean has joined The NoMad Hotel after a successful tenure as Director of Operations of Andre Balazs Properties, which included the roles of General Manager/Partner at Sunset Beach Hotel on Shelter Island, New York, and General Manager of The Raleigh Hotel in Miami. While with Andre Balazs Properties, MacLean was also responsible for overseeing additional boutique properties which included The Standard Hotel, located in Downtown Los Angeles, Sereno Beach Hotel, located in Saint Barthelemy, and the opening of New York City’s Hotel QT. MacLean began his career working with the Savoy Group of Hotels and Restaurants in London, England where he had participated in its world-renowned five-year management training program. While with the Savoy Group, MacLean trained with distinguished hotels including Claridges, The Savoy, The Berkeley and The Connaught. He later moved to the famed Ritz Hotel, London, where MacLean was responsible for ensuring the efficiency of front office operations and guest services. MacLean later relocated to Saint-Tropez in the South of France, where he began as Assistant Restaurant Manager of Hotel Le Yaca and, ultimately, was named General Manager, responsible for overseeing the 16th century, 27-bedroom, five-star boutique hotel.