FORT LAUDERDALE
Fort Lauderdale Marriott North welcomes John DePiro as General Manager.
“We are delighted to welcome John to our Fort Lauderdale Marriott North and TPG Hospitality family and are excited to see the resort flourish from his talents and expertise,” said Joe Masi, VP of operations. “John’s ability to build tactical, first-class internal and external customer service, while offering true brand operations expertise is what our team at TPG Hospitality looks for, and we are honored to have him lead this group of associates.”
With over 25 years of hotel industry experience, DePiro will utilize his extensive skill set and team building expertise to elevate Fort Lauderdale Marriott North’s anticipatory service, guest relations and revenue, while the entire hotel is going through a significant reinvention and upgrade.
With over 25 years of hotel industry experience, DePiro most recently served as area general manager at Hilton Melbourne Beach & DoubleTree Suites Melbourne Beach Oceanfront in Melbourne, Fla., where he oversaw all administrative tasks with attentive focus on service and loyalty tracking. Prior, he served as general manager for Chesapeake Hospitality properties, Holiday Inn Laurel-West in Washington, D.C. and Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina in Hampton Roads, Va. Additional noteworthy experiences include general manager of Omni Hotel Newport News in Newport News, Va. and department head of full service operations positions across the executive committee of Marriott and Hilton Embassy Suites.
Managed by TPG Hospitality, the 315-room Fort Lauderdale Marriott North offers 18,500 square feet of meeting and event space including 19 meeting rooms and the over 5,000-square-foot Grand Cypress Ballroom.
