April 14, 2015 – Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM), an industry leading hotel management company, is excited to announce the addition of two new members to the Hyatt Union Square New York leadership team – David P. McManus as General Manager and Angela Pina as Director of Sales & Marketing.
David McManus will assume responsibility of all hotel operations as the property celebrates its 2 year anniversary later this month. McManus brings with him more than 25 years of New York City hospitality business experience which includes leading iconic properties such as The Empire Hotel in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and overseeing and successfully re-launching and re-positioning of the Shelburne NYC hotel into the marketplace. The renovation resulted in numerous internal year end awards and recognition for McManus, including the award for ‘Hotel of the Year’. Most recently, McManus was the Opening General Manager of Hotel Hugo, a lifestyle boutique property located in SoHo, Manhattan.
“McManus has outstanding knowledge of the New York City hospitality market and he is well known for his guest centric approach and creating authentic experiences”, said Dani Elhachem, Senior Vice President of Operations at Hersha Hospitality Management. “We are thrilled to have such an accomplished hotelier join our family, and we look forward to seeing his talents thrive at Hyatt Union Square New York”.
As the newly appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, Angela Pina will be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing efforts for Hyatt Union Square New York. With over 10 years of sales experience in New York City, Angela offers a unique, diversified background with experience in both luxury-lifestyle properties and various branded hotels. Prior to joining Hyatt Union Square New York, Pina was responsible for a cluster of hotels under the HHM umbrella as Area Director of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Pina oversaw all of the hotels in the HHM downtown sub-region and Independent Collection. Before joining HHM, Pina held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing for Sixty LES, a boutique hotel in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood, as well as Director of Sales and Marketing for Sixty Thompson, a boutique property in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. Pina’s background also includes regional sales management experience with Morgans Hotel Group and Denihan Hospitality Group, where she assisted with the launch of The James New York and repositioning of the prestigious The Surrey Hotel.
“Angela Pina has done an outstanding job in managing our New York City portfolio of independent and branded hotels” continued Dani Elhachem, “She has the experience and market knowledge needed to lead the hotel’s sales efforts and to ensure Hyatt Union Square continues to prosper in the lively Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan”.
