Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, A Hilton Resort and Spa was recently named #2 Hotel in Carlsbad and #6 Best Resort in San Diego by the US News and World Report.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. – Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, a Hilton Resort and Spa, welcomes four new team members, expanding their roster of talent in marketing, as well as food and beverage management, for the resort and on-property restaurant, Chandler’s.
Tom Wilson, who brings extensive experience in food and beverage operations, including 14 years at the top Marriott hotels in the county, has been named Cape Rey’s new food and beverage director. Originally from England, Tom has spent the past 20 years in the U.S. working in luxury travel and food and beverage management across the country, including leading corporate food and beverage transition teams to open new hotel properties.
Rita Hornack, a San Diego native who brings more than 20 years of experience in food and beverage management, was named food and beverage outlets director. Previous to Cape Rey, Hornack held management positions at several hotels along the California coast – from Hyatt Santa Barbara, to InterContinental in Los Angeles and even Hotel del Coronado. Excited to return home to San Diego, Hornack’s role at Cape Rey includes managing the day-to-day operations for Chandler's Restaurant, Bar, and In-Room Dining.
Steven Marchioni, Cape Rey’s new restaurant manager for Chandler’s, brings diverse restaurant management experience to the team, having supervised restaurants in Newport Beach, San Diego and Carlsbad, including hotel restaurants in Legoland and Westin properties.
New marketing manager, Angela Faringhy, is also a native San Diegan whose new role at Cape Rey brings her back to her SoCal roots. Faringhy grew up in Carlsbad, not far from the resort, and currently lives in North County. Angela received her BS in Business Administration from Sonoma State University. She brings nearly a decade of experience to the Cape Rey team, putting her double degree concentration in marketing and wine business strategies to good use as she develops and supports resort-wide marketing initiatives.
Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, A Hilton Resort and Spa was recently named #2 Hotel in Carlsbad and #6 Best Resort in San Diego by the US News and World Report, while Hilton has been recognized for its exceptional workplace culture, earning the highest honor on the 2019 Fortune Best Companies to Work For in the U.S. list. In its fourth consecutive year on the list, Hilton has become the first hospitality company in history to achieve the #1 ranking, capping a meteoric rise from #33 in 2018.
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