Aqua Hotels and Resorts?, announced that Mark Burson has been named Resort Manager for the 350-room Aqua Kaua’i Beach Resort.
“We are very pleased to have someone with Mark’s talent on our team,” said David Sosner, general manager. “He is an accomplished hospitality professional with extensive operations and food and beverage management experience that is a big plus for a full-service hotel like Aqua Kaua’i Beach Resort.”
In his role, Burson has overall responsibility for the direction and growth of the hotel’s food and beverage operation, as well as assisting the operational departments, including Housekeeping, Front Office, Security and Maintenance.
Burson returns to Hawai’i (Kaua’i) from the Embassy Suites in Montgomery, Alabama, where he was Assistant General Manager. Prior to that, he held various senior management positions at the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk and Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. No stranger to the kitchen, he was Executive Chef at Hanalei Bay Resort and held chef positions at Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa and the Westin St. John. He has also worked abroad at locations including Malaysia, Guam and Germany.