SLS LAS VEGAS HIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOTEL SALES MICHAEL TONEY
Fully Integrated Resort and Casino will Offer more than 35,000 Square Feet of Meeting and Convention Space
Renowned hospitality leader sbe has hired Michael Toney as executive director of hotel sales for SLS Las Vegas. sbe broke ground on the redevelopment of SLS last month. The property is slated to open in fall 2014, featuring more than 1,600 guest rooms and suites and 35,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
“We pride ourselves on bringing together the most talented and forward-thinking people as we assemble our SLS Las Vegas team,” said President of SLS Las Vegas, Rob Oseland. “Michael’s hotel sales experience is exceptional, and we look forward to working with him as we move towards our goal of opening next year.”
Toney brings a wealth of sales experience in the Las Vegas market to SLS, having most recently served as corporate vice president of hotel sales at Station Casinos. In this position, Toney was responsible for developing and implementing the booking strategy, goals, market segmentation, production and procedures for each of the company’s 10 hotel properties, while commanding a sales force of 65 individuals.
Prior to Station Casinos, Toney was vice president of hotel sales for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, where he oversaw operation of the group, leisure and catering sales departments. He also played a significant role in the developmental phase of Hard Rock’s most recent hotel and meeting space expansion.
Toney established his hotel sales presence in Las Vegas with Mandalay Bay. Hired on as the first member of the trade show sales team, he was responsible for luring trade shows throughout the nation to the city’s newest convention center.
Destined to become one of the most energetic hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, SLS is a high-style collaboration between sbe founder, chairman and CEO Sam Nazarian; renowned design icon Philippe Starck; James Beard award-winning chef José Andrés; and globally acclaimed Gensler Architects.
Among key elements of SLS Las Vegas will be a collection of restaurant concepts including The Bazaar by José Andrés, Katsuya by Starck and Umami Burger. Also joining the restaurant collection is The Griddle Café, which has taken on a cult-like status in LA for its acclaimed breakfast, lunch, dessert and cocktail menus. SLS Las Vegas will offer four nightlife experiences, including a reinvention of sbe’s original nightlife concept, Shelter, and The Sayers Club, regarded as Los Angeles’ most exclusive live music venue. The property also will offer a 10,000-square foot Fred Segal retail experience, featuring seven Fred Segal-branded boutiques, with a wide range of stylish merchandise across various categories. Fred Segal will be the exclusive retailer for SLS Las Vegas.
SLS Las Vegas will join sbe’s family of existing hotel properties including SLS Hotel Beverly Hills and The Redbury in Los Angeles, and The Raleigh and SLS Hotel South Beach (touted as one of the top hotel openings of 2012) in Miami. sbe has forthcoming hotel and restaurant projects currently in development in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle, Philadelphia, Austin, the Middle East and Asia.
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ABOUT SBE:
sbe is a creative hospitality company that develops, manages and operates award-winning hotels, restaurants and nightlife. Through exclusive partnerships with cultural visionaries, sbe is dedicated to delivering the best in design, culinary and entertainment. Already a proven leader in the hospitality and real estate industries, sbe has over 70 properties currently operating or in development, and has expanded several of its flagship brands including SLS Hotels, Katsuya by Starck, The Bazaar by José Andrés and Hyde Lounge nationally and internationally. Founded in 2002 by Chairman and CEO Sam Nazarian, sbe is a privately held company. More information about sbe can be obtained at www.sbe.com, or by downloading the sbe App here.
ABOUT STOCKBRIDGE CAPITAL GROUP
Stockbridge Capital Group, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Stockbridge”) is a real estate investment management firm, which had approximately $5.2 billion in real estate and real estate-related assets under management as of September 30, 2012. Stockbridge’s investment portfolio comprises more than 30 million square feet of existing office, industrial, retail, hospitality and residential properties throughout the United States. In addition to real estate ownership, Stockbridge also specializes in large-scale development and redevelopment projects.
Stockbridge is headquartered in San Francisco with offices and personnel in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. For more information, please visit www.stockbridgerealestate.com.