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Playa del Carmen Resort Names GM

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 8, 2016 - 9:13 pm

Playa del Carmen’s Mahekal Beach Resort has named Julian Smaldoni its general manager, the property announced.

Smaldoni will be managing all operational aspects of the 196-room property on Mexico’s Caribbean coast.

The property recently completed a $16 million renovation project.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Julian Smaldoni to the Mahekal Beach Resort team,” said Lamont Meek, Chief Operating Officer of Circa Capital, the co-owner and manager of Mahekal. “Smaldoni’s wealth of knowledge within the hospitality industry coupled with his outstanding record of management success makes him the ideal choice for the position of General Manager.”

Smaldoni comes to the property from the Thompson Playa del Carmen and stints at the former Tides Riviera Maya, among others.

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