John Dickson has been appointed General Manager at Crowne Plaza Geelong, Australia
Geelong's newest hotel currently under construction on Geelong's waterfront, Crowne Plaza Geelong, has made its first appointment, hiring industry veteran John Dickson as general manager.
John joins with more than 20 years' experience managing hotels, including as general manager of Novotel Geelong for three years and prior to that, general manager of hotels in Melbourne, Sydney and Wellington.
John said he is straight to work sourcing the best local talent ahead of opening next year.
The $120 million, 200-room Crowne Plaza Geelong will be Geelong's largest hotel.
It is fully funded by leading infrastructure and real asset investor, developer and manager Plenary Group and will be operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts under the Crowne Plaza brand.
It is being delivered as part of the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre precinct development.
The development is part of a total $250 million being invested by Plenary in the convention centre precinct in associated retail, commercial and mixed-use spaces.
Plenary Chief Investment Officer Paul Crowe said the hotel will be the biggest and best in the region and one that will mark the next phase of Geelong's waterfront revitalisation.
Plenary Group is also the lead proponent of the Plenary Conventions consortium delivering the adjacent $449 million Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre project; contracted to finance, design, construct and maintain Nyaal Banyul for 25 years in partnership with the Victorian Government and its funding partners under the Geelong City Deal, the Australian Government and the City of Greater Geelong.
The hotel and convention centre precinct development is supporting around 1,500 local jobs including priority jobseekers working in a range of apprenticeship skillsets and opportunities for women in construction.
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