Written by JW Marriott has appointed Ronan Fearon as General Manager at the soon-to-launch JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort and Spa. From joining the company over 20 years ago as a graduate trainee in the UK, Fearon has helmed marquee leadership roles across three continents with the hospitality company. His appointment as the General Manager of the new resort will witness Fearon in an all-encompassing role responsible for positioning the hotel as a defining benchmark in luxury hospitality in the region.
Fearon is a graduate of Shannon College of Hotel Management, Ireland, and completed a post-graduate MBA in the UK. He has held hotel leadership roles in sales and operations as well as being an advocate for Operational Innovation and Six Sigma during his time with Starwood Hotels. He is an enthusiastic leader bringing energy to those around him and is focussed on targets both financial and qualitative and has a passion for people and their development. Fearon’s most recent role was at Le Meridien Dubai Cluster in the UAE. Before this he was the General Manager of the legendary Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers and Complex Hotel Manager at The Westin/ Le Meridien Mina Seyahi and inaugurated the St Regis Mauritius Resort and worked in the Starwood corporate office in Brussels, Belgium. A highlight in his career was the successful launch of St Regis Brand in Mauritius – the first of Marriott International’s luxury brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean.