Pro-invest Hotels is excited to announce the appointment of Daniel Lawder to the role of Hotel Manager of Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Central and Jamie Smith as Hotel Manager of Holiday Inn Express Melbourne Southbank.
An experienced Rooms Division Manager with 14 years’ experience and a demonstrated history of working across the hospitality industry, Daniel has a strong background in Hotel Management which he brings to his new role.
He has held various Front Office and Rooms Division Management roles with Pullman Hotels & Resorts and Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Group in Melbourne, and Stamford Grand Hotel in Adelaide.
“I am extremely excited to be a part of the Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Central team. I began my hospitality career with IHG back in Perth in 2008 and it feels as though I have come full circle stepping into this new role and being back in Queensland,” said Daniel.
In addition, Jamie Smith (they/them) has been appointed to the role of Hotel Manager of Holiday Inn Express Melbourne Southbank. Having started their hospitality career at Crowne Plaza Terrigal where they first fell in love with the hotel industry, Jamie has been with the Holiday Inn Express brand since 2019 after relocating to Newcastle and working their way up to become Duty Manager of Holiday Inn Express Newcastle.
“I’m really excited about my new role at Holiday Inn Express Melbourne Southbank because it offers me the opportunity to build my own team and foster a great working environment for them. I have been fortunate enough to have had some amazing mentors in the hotel world and I can’t wait to be that for someone else,” Jamie said.
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