The Gwen, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago Appoints Marcus Cornelious to Director of Sales and Marketing
CHICAGO, IL. October 20, 2016 — The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago, (521 N. Rush St.) announces the appointment of Marcus Cornelious as Director of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. Bringing a decade of hospitality experience to the position, Cornelious will oversee all aspects of sales, catering, and marketing of the 311-room hotel on the Magnificent Mile, as well as its 15,000 square-feet of meeting and event space, Circa restaurant and lounge, and the hotel's outdoor terrace, Upstairs at The Gwen. The role at The Gwen allows Cornelious to return to Chicago, where he launched his career, and continue his tenure with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which began in 2010.
Cornelious was most recently with the W New York - Union Square hotel, serving as the Director of Sales and Marketing since 2015. He led the hotel's sales efforts, as well as managed all marketing, public relations, and promotional activities. Prior to that position, Cornelious was a Senior Sales Manager for The Miami Beach EDITION, based out of New York City, where he also organized pre-opening sales efforts on behalf of The New York EDITION.
Before relocating to Manhattan, Cornelious was a National Account Director on the pre-opening sales team at The Langham, Chicago, as well as a Complex Group Sales Manager for W Chicago - Lakeshore and W Chicago - City Center. He also spent three years as a sales leader at Hiltons of Chicago, where he sold six properties in the Chicagoland area, including the Conrad Chicago, The Palmer House Hilton, and The Drake.
“Marcus' history with both Starwood and Marriott hotels, as well as his familiarity with the Chicago market, will allow him to hit the ground running,” says Scott Stuckey, General Manager at The Gwen. “His enthusiasm is contagious, and his success record speaks for itself.”
A graduate of Chicago's Kendall College, Cornelious holds a B.A. in International Business Management with a concentration in Hotel Management. Not only was Cornelious a member of Alpha Chi National Honors Society, but was also valedictorian of his class and earned certification from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Marbella, Spain.
For more information about The Gwen, please visit www.thegwenchicago.com
About The Gwen
Located at 521 N. Rush Street, The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago, resides in the landmark McGrawHill building, which boasts an art deco façade complete with bas relief sculptures by Gwen Lux, the hotel's namesake. The hotel features 300 guestrooms including 34 suites, Circa restaurant and lounge serving handcrafted cocktails and elevated American bites, and Upstairs at The Gwen, a seasonal terrace with cityscape views. The hotel's more than 15,000 feet of flexible meeting space provides the ideal setting for corporate and special events. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.TheGwenChicago.com or call 312.645.1500.
About The Luxury Collection® Hotels and Resorts
The Luxury Collection® brand is comprised of world-renowned hotels and resorts offering unique, authentic experiences that evoke lasting, treasured memories. For the global explorer, The Luxury Collection offers a gateway to the world's most exciting and desirable destinations. Each hotel and resort is a unique and cherished expression of its location; a portal to the destination's indigenous charms and treasures. Originated in 1906 under the CIGA® brand as a collection of Europe's most celebrated and iconic properties, The Luxury Collection brand, part of Marriott International, today is a glittering ensemble, recently surpassing 100 of the world's finest hotels and resorts in more than 30 countries. All of these hotels, many of them centuries old, are internationally recognized as being among the world's finest. For more information and new openings, visit theluxurycollection.com.
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