IN THE NEWS
We are delighted to share that Titus Negrescu has been appointed General Manager at The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel. Originally from Romania and having moved to New York City 10 years ago, Titus joins us with more than 18 years of international hospitality experience across companies and brands such as Starwood, Design Hotels, Luxury Collection, Leading Hotels of the World and COMO Hotels and Resorts. Titus joined Hyatt in February 2020 as General Manager of
Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel where he has since been focused on driving record results as well as creating an inclusive, supportive and diverse culture together with his passionate and high performing team. Titus is very excited to join The Beekman family and continue the legacy established here over the past 7 years. Bringing with him over 10 years of General Manager experience, Titus will be focused on supporting both the team and ownership in achieving the hotel’s objectives and growing with intent. On a personal note, Titus is engaged to Daniel Mays, with whom he shares a beautiful Hyatt love story. During their spare time, Titus and Daniel love to travel, explore new cities or relax at the beach. They both love food and enjoy experiencing new cuisines. Titus is also very passionate about DE&I and has been actively involved with HyPride, Hyatt’s LGBTQ+ diversity business resource group and IGLTA, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association. He was recently featured in an interview with IGLTA on embracing diversity that can be found here. Fun fact, growing up, Titus was a professional ballroom dancer for 14 years and he lived across several European cities which he represented in competitions: London, Paris, Munich and Valencia.
Please join us in congratulating Titus on his new role!
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