SAN FRANCISCO (September 17, 2013)?– MetWest Terra Hospitality announces the appointment of Jim Gerney as regional vice president and general manager for Hotel Abri. Gerney has been the general manager of Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos since October 2012, coming on board with more than 26 years of hospitality experience. His extensive knowledge of the Bay Area market is of great importance to his new role, as he will now oversee Hotel Abri in San Francisco’s Union Square from a regional capacity, as well as continue to manage Toll House Hotel.
“Jim’s passion for hospitality and depth of experience is unmatched,” said Gary Gutierrez, MetWest Terra Hospitality President and CEO. “Having demonstrated his leadership and superior guest service at Toll House Hotel, his strengths paired with his past experiences at Hotel Abri, will translate wonderfully in his new role.”
Gerney began his dynamic hospitality career in 1986 with then Pittsburgh-based Interstate Hotels Corporation. His 14-year tenure at Interstate coincided with the company’s tremendous growth transitioning itself from an operator of 29 hotels in 1989 to 230 hotels and resorts by 2000, in which Gerney became an operations task force leader with each appointment at Interstate assisting with multiple hotel openings and conversions across the United States. Over the course of his career in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gerney was the General Manager for the Canterbury Hotel and Joie de Vivre’s Maxwell Hotel, as well as Managing Director of Hotel Kabuki. Prior to his new position with Toll House, Gerney was the Regional General Manager for Larkspur Hotels for their San Francisco Collection including Hotel Abri, Villa Florence and Hotel Union Square. Additionally, Gerney sat on boards of the San Francisco Hotel Council and Union Square Business Improvement District.