PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (May 18, 2017) – With its highly-anticipated fall 2017 debut, Kimpton The Rowan Palm Springs announces Abe Liao as General Manager and Christine Delgado as Director of Sales & Marketing. The 153-room property, anchoring the revitalized Downtown Palm Springs, marks a milestone as the first full-scale hotel built in the area in decades, Kimpton’s first project in the Palm Springs market and the company’s expanding footprint in Southern California.
In his role as General Manager, Liao leads all pre-opening and day-to-day operations for Kimpton The Rowan Palm Springs. An industry veteran with deep roots in Kimpton hospitality, Liao has successfully led several Kimpton hotels through renovations, transitions and rebranding. Liao’s 13 years of hotel management experience have taken him to Kimpton properties across the U.S., from Washington D.C., Alexandria, Va. and Palm Beach, Fla. to San Francisco and now Palm Springs, Calif.
Liao previously held the position of General Manager at the Kimpton George Hotel in Washington D.C. where the property – under his direction – achieved an all-time, record-high revenue performance. He was also an active member of the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. and mentor in the Kimpton Mentor Program.
A longtime Palm Springs resident, Christine Delgado brings nearly two decades of leadership and Southern California hospitality sales experience to Kimpton The Rowan Palm Springs. In her new role as Director of Sales & Marketing, Delgado’s responsibilities include providing strategic direction to the hotel’s sales team, driving revenue to the property, and executing effective sales and marketing campaigns.
Delgado most recently served as of Director of Sales & Marketing at Riviera Palm Springs where she navigated and retained a team through a post-management company transition. She also oversaw the successful rebranding and reopening of Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, leading the sales, event and revenue management teams through hotel closure, renovation and the hiring of a pre-opening sales team.
