SilverDoor Apartments has announced the promotion of Stuart
Winstone to group CEO on its 20th anniversary.
The company said that while it understood the middle of a global
pandemic is a “strange time” to announce a change of executive leadership, the
appointment had been “18 months in careful planning”.
With the change, current managing director Marcus Angell (pictured, far left) will switch to the title of founder and chairman after 20 years at the helm.
Angell said his day-to-day role had been shifting focus from daily operations
to strategic growth opportunities and that his new title reflects this change
and the increasingly global nature of the company.
Winstone (pictured, far right) said: “In taking up this appointment, I recognise
that our business, and the whole world, has been sent an enormous challenge and
my primary focus over the coming months is to guide us through this period and
come out stronger for it.
“With the outstanding team we have here at SilverDoor, I
believe we will come out of it, and more resilient than before. I’m really
encouraged, for instance, when I see that our APAC region is already starting
to show signs of recovery.
“I want to reassure all our partners and clients that we are
still here for them and will be here and even better equipped to hit the ground
running when widespread global travel resumes.”
Angell added: “I have had the most truly fabulous 20 years
as the managing director of SilverDoor Apartments. I’m equally looking forward
to many, many more years ahead as its company chairman. Thank you to every
single one of you in our wide SilverDoor family for your business, support and
commitment over the past two decades.
“Angie and I couldn’t be happier to be announcing Stuart’s
promotion today. The redefinition of my role feels natural and right and I am
very much looking forward to supporting Stuart to focus on leading SilverDoor
into its next 20 years. Stuart has been at my right hand for the last 13 years;
he know the hospitality and business travel industry and our business inside
out and I could not think of a steadier pair of hands to guide us through this difficult
period and come out stronger for it.”