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LGH Management has appointed Joanne White as the new general manager at the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central in line with their wider strategy to reinvigorate the hotel as a central hub of the local community.
White’s appointment at the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central follows an internal move for the previous general manager, Kevin Coombes, who is now in situ as the GM for the Holiday Inn Brentwood, both hotels are managed by LGH Hotels Management.
White said her vision is to develop the already successful hotel, maximising the Holiday Inn brand’s reputation, tools and resources to achieve further commercial success, but also to leverage a ‘big brand’ “with a very localised approach at heart”.
White plans to forge long-lasting local partnerships that will firmly build its reputation as being at the forefront of the Milton Keynes community.
Now in situ at the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central, she will work with other Milton Keynes hoteliers to launch ‘Hospitality Connect’, a brand-new national project that will aim to provide meaningful careers education for Milton Keynes schools. Schools in the area will benefit from a high impact hotelier partnership that will help to build the industry’s reputation as a career of choice and provide exciting opportunity pathways for the local youth.
She said: “I’m delighted to join this hard-working and talented team and want to thank all staff at the hotel as well as LGH Management for the warm welcome and support I have received as I have settled in. I have always believed that results are only ever achieved through motivating and guiding people, and I have made a personal commitment to help nurture our future hospitality generation.”
Simon Teasdale, CEO for LGH Hotels Management, added: “We are so pleased to welcome Joanne White, a highly skilled and experienced General Manager, who will lead the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central hotel to great success. Joanne is aligned with our goal to deliver exceptional service as well as building strong community relationships securing the future of the hotel and we look forward to her innovation, expertise and determination.”
