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Wyboston Lakes Resort has announced the promotion of Simon McMahon to the position of director of operations.
In his new role, McMahon will oversee all the assets at the 400-bedroom resort, including the recently refurbished Waterfront Hotel, Y Spa, 18-hole golf course and 60,000 square feet of serviced offices.
This is in addition to the resort’s two residential business venues –The Woodlands Event Centre and The Willows Training Centre – that he has managed for several years.
He will now manage a team of over 50 people, which is reportedly expected to exceed 300 in the coming months “given the strong year ahead”.
McMahon joined Wyboston Lakes Resort in 2012 after working for Marriott Hotels, Radisson and Princess Cruises. He was promoted to general manager of the resort’s two venues, a role he has held since 2018. During this time, he has overseen multi-million-pound renovations of both venues.
Additionally, McMahon sits on the European Board for the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC).
He also launched the resort’s Covid Policy, running a Government Pilot event, and engaging and training staff to bring them back from furlough.
Steve Jones, managing director of Wyboston Lakes Resort, said: “Simon has truly earned his promotion to this position. It is a role we have reintroduced to enable us to continue growing exponentially in the coming years given all we have planned both on site at our resort and across the UK supporting other meetings and serviced office-led businesses.
“It is testimony to his talent, hard work and outstanding contribution to the business, particularly during a crucial and challenging time for the MICE industry, that he has earned this promotion and I am so pleased at all he has achieved for himself.”
McMahon added: “I have been fortunate enough to work for Wyboston Lakes for almost 10 years in several different roles and I am extremely proud to take on this new role.
“The opportunity to work across all our venues and bring the operations teams together as we move into a promising new era for the business is very exciting and I can’t wait to get started.”
