GENERAL MANAGER, PENDRY NEWPORT BEACH
WHY: Longtime Montage exec leads the newly rebranded 295-room Pendry Newport Beach hotel, which opened in September.
IN THE NEWS: Appointed by Irvine-based luxury hospitality firm to head opening of first Pendry resort, and first installation of members-only space, The Elwood Club, in Orange County.
NOTEABLE: GM role marks return to Newport Beach for Hoffman who previously worked at the property when under the Four Seasons brand 20 years ago.
QUOTABLE: “The footprint of the hotel is changing altogether. We’re bringing it down to the studs and starting over,” he said during construction.
