Olivier Maumaire has been appointed as the new general manager of the 418-room Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre, in a role that requires him to oversee the operations and lead the management team at the hotel, which is located at St Anns.
In a statement, Hilton said Maumaire joins the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre team from his most recent role as general manager of Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino, where he led the resort’s opening in July 2015 and oversaw an extensive renovations campaign.
Prior to this, Maumaire acted as general manager of the legendary El San Juan Resort & Casino in Puerto Rico, where he managed the hotel’s repositioning in the market by creating a vibrant nightlife scene, improving both corporate and leisure business and generating growth in social events and wedding revenue.
With nearly 30 years of hospitality experience with Hilton, Maumaire began his career at the Hilton Strasbourg, France. Since then, he has held several management positions at hotels in France, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico, gaining experience in operations and resort management.
Maumaire was born in France and holds a Brevet de Technicien en Hotellerie (Hotel Business Technician Licence) from the Hotel & Tourism School of Strasbourg, France. He succeeds Leroy Browne as general manager at Hilton Trinidad.
Hilton Trinidad was built and is owned by the Government of T&T, but is operated and managed by the Hilton International chain. The hotel opened its doors in 1962 , the year of T&T’s independence.
