The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego announced the appointment of John Yeadon as director of sales and marketing.
In his role, Yeadon will oversee varying aspects of the property, including revenue forecasting, developing business plans, and owner relations. Additionally,Yeadon’s other accountabilities include the recruitment and hiring of the hotel’s sales team, training, managing and coaching sales managers in their selling process in order to meet company goals and maximize hotel revenues, business analysis, and community relations for the 1,628 room hotel.
“I have always considered Grand Hyatt San Diego a prominent gem in the Hyatt family,” said Yeadon. “It’s a privilege to join the team and I look forward to being a part of the hotel’s continued success.”
Yeadon started his career with Hyatt Hotels in 2005 as a sales manager for the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. From there, he established a long lasting and successful career in sales and marketing with Hyatt Hotels. In his time with Hyatt Hotels, he was nominated for ‘Sales Team of the Year’ four times, winning in 2008 and in 2013 Yeadon won Director of Sales of the Year in 2013. During his time at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, Yeadon used his innovative social media skills to win Hotels Magazine’s 2015 Social Award for “Best Facebook Promotion.”
“We are thrilled to have John join the team at Grand Hyatt San Diego and are confident his leadership skills and passion for the hospitality industry will be a great addition to our team,” says Matt Adams, area vice president and general manager. “Yeadon’s impressive background paired with his proven results will be instrumental in the continued success and momentum of the property.”
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego overlooks San Diego Bay and is comprised of two towers, the Seaport Tower and the Harbor Tower, the latter of which is 497-feet tall, making it the tallest hotel on the west coast waterfront. Connecting the two towers is a four-story building that boasts a rooftop pool with a 25,000 square-foot deck. The hotel recently completed renovations of the 316,000 square feet of event venues and will continue additional updates including the redesign all food and beverage outlets and their grand lobby. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by 2018.
