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Moubayed brings over 15 years of hospitality experience to his position, overseeing a combined 1,200 rooms and approximately 750 staff members. As Area Director of Operations, Moubayed is responsible for ensuring operational cohesiveness among the region's five properties by promoting the brand's unique culture and spirit and modeling Kimpton's hotel management philosophy of care. A Kimpton leader for nearly a decade, Moubayed also holds the general manager position at Kimpton's award-winning Hotel Palomar Chicago following management of Hotel Monaco Chicago. Since opening its doors in March 2010 under Moubayed's direction, Hotel Palomar Chicago has consistently ranked #2 in guest service among Kimpton's 50+ hotels, #4 in Chicago on TripAdvisor.com and continues to push the hotel to increasing RevPar on an annual basis. Moubayed has been influential in jump-starting the hotel's Sleeping with the Artist program, integrating the local art community through rotating exhibits by Chicago natives and aligning with the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education to empower young people through education and the arts. An active member of the Chicago business community, Moubayed sits on the executive committee of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, Advisory Board of Kendall College as well as the Chicago Workforce Center for the Service Industries. A Toronto native, Moubayed's hotel career began with Wyndham Hotels and Resorts as operations manager at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in San Francisco. He rose to the role of general manager at various Wyndham hotels in Chicago and several city suburbs, as well as New Orleans and Denver, during his six-year tenure with the company. He is also a member of the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau and the prestigious Cornell Hotel Society. Moubayed holds a master's degree in hospitality management from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and a bachelor's degree from the University of Western Ontario. He is fluent in both German and French.Company Spotlight in Tech

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