Westin Chosun appoints first Korean-American GM

By Lee Woo-young

Published : July 2, 2012 - 19:49

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The Westin Chosun has appointed its first Korean-American general manager.

Brian Pak, 46, has began serving as the hotel’s general manager on Monday, becoming the hotel’s first general manager of Korean descent since 1970, the Westin Chosun said.

Brian Pak

Pak joined the hotel industry in 1999 at the Westin Resort in Guam. In 2003, he served as a director of operations at W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel and most recently served as general manager of Aqua Resort Club Saipan and Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort.

Pak graduated from University of California, Davis, with a degree in civil engineering.

“His extensive experience in hotel and tourism industry and knowledge of Korean and Western cultures will be a great asset and bring a new vibrancy to the property,” a hotel official said.

Opened in 1914, the Westin Chosun was one of the first Western-style hotels to open in Korea.

(wylee@heraldcorp.com)

Westin Chosun appoints first Korean-American GM

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