Bio

Jeroen Gerrese

Jeroen Gerrese
A native of the Netherlands, Gerrese received a Masters Degree from the University of Hotel Management along with a post graduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca. He got his start with Holland America Cruises participating in 2x World Cruises. The Dutch Hotelier eventually ended up in New York working in the food & beverage discipline for Omni Hotels and then opening the 770 room Crowne Plaza Manhattan as Hotel Manager. This was followed by his appointment as the Executive Director General Manager of the famous Waldorf Towers, where he twice hosted the General Assembly of the United Nations. He also served as the General Manager of the Drake Hotel on Park Avenue before his work took him abroad to London's Britannia Hotel and Moscow's 5 Star Marriott Royal Hotel at the Bolshoi where he oversaw the hotel's opening.

In 2000 Gerrese returned to California where he was appointed the Resort General Manager for the Laguna Cliffs Resort & Spa. Under Gerrese's leadership the resort received the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award as well as the Business of the Year Award. In 2003 Gerrese was voted the Best General Manager in Southern California by the Travel and Writer Association. The resort was voted "Global Hotel of the Year" in 2004 .