Ian Schrager Hotels Expands Management Team To Achieve New Kind Of Luxury Service

Press Release: Ian Schrager Hotels
July 12, 2002
NEW YORK, NY -- Ian Schrager Hotels announced yesterday that Sherry M. Harris has been appointed Senior Vice President for Human Resources, a new position in an expanded Human Resources Department that includes Sue Pollack, formerly of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, as Director of Training.

Ms. Harris will report directly to Ian Schrager, chairman and CEO of Ian Schrager Hotels.

"Ian Schrager Hotels is redefining and reinventing luxury service for modern travelers in a modern way, much in the way that our innovative visuals and unique approach have redefined the entire hotel experience ," Mr. Schrager said. "Our goal, quite simply, is to meet and exceed our customers' expectations. This is a major focus of our company.

"We are not changing what we offer," Mr. Schrager said. "We are refining it and making it better. Sherry's background is a perfect fit for us and will add greatly to our management team as we move forward in this effort.".

Ms. Harris has spent her career in human resources, most recently with GE Capital. Previously, she held positions at MGM Entertainment Co., Paramount Pictures Corp., Estee Lauder, and FEB Leber Katz.

Ms. Harris is a graduate of Drew University.

Ian Schrager Hotels owns and operates Hudson, Paramount, Morgans and Royalton in New York, Delano in Miami Beach, Mondrian in Los Angeles, Clift in San Francisco, and St. Martins Lane and Sanderson in London. Ian Schrager Hotels manages the Shore Club in Miami Beach.

The company is currently in the process of developing several more properties in New York City, Santa Barbara's Miramar, a hotel, apartment and urban entertainment complex in South America, and various properties throughout Europe.

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