Award-winning, design-led hotel collection Ovolo Hotels has made two new key appointments, Kristy Ryan as General Manager of Ovolo Nishi, in Canberra and Kylie Mann as the Area Sales Manager for ACT & NSW.

With extensive hotel industry experience, Kristy comes from Darwin’s H on Smith Hotel where she was General Manager for over one year. Previous to H on Smith Hotel, Ryan was Executive Manager at AccorHotels Group for two years, where she headed up numerous capital investment projects and managed relationships with key stakeholders for Novotel Canberra. In fact, Kristy worked at the property when it was ‘Hotel Hotel’ and witnessed the start of the Ovolo Nishi take over - so she’ll now be coming home to take on this leading role within the hotel as part of Ovolo and she states, 

“I’m so excited to join the team at Ovolo and assist driving Ovolo Nishi to the top of its game. As the Ovolo brand builds momentum and buzz across Australia and internationally, it is with great pleasure that I exert my passion and experience into setting the benchmark for experience-based hospitality here in Canberra”.

Kylie joins the team from Frasers Hospitality, where she was Key Account Manager for nearly two years. As the new ASM for ACT & NSW, Kylie will be in charge of driving new corporate business throughout the Ovolo Hotels portfolio and managing the wholesale accounts, whilst having a key focus on Canberra corporate account management and feeding the interstate markets into Nishi.

“I cannot wait to dive into the ASM role at Ovolo Hotels and put my years of national and international experience and skillset to the test. My results driven, energetic yet personable nature will allow me to build on key relationships in the market and ensure success for the properties in my given regions are as successful as those across the entire Ovolo group”, said Kylie.

 “I am thrilled to have appointed both Kristy and Kylie to the Ovolo Hotels team. I believe they will prove to be great assets to the core and wider Ovolo team, as we continue to grow in Australia and beyond. Both Kristy and Kylie have exceptional track records in the hospitality industry and I have every faith that their knowledge and expertise across their vast preceding roles within hotels, will be of great use in their role to excel Ovolo Hotels to the next level”, said Dave Baswal, Ovolo Hotels COO AU.

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About Ovolo Hotels

Ovolo Hotels is an independent hospitality company that owns and operates a collection of individually designed hotels and serviced apartments. Founded in 2002, Ovolo is a family owned and privately-operated business with a charitable core. The company now runs four hotels in Hong Kong, and six hotels across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra.  Ovolo has also recently launched a new brand, Mojo Nomad, in Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong. Mojo Nomad is a cohabitation concept for global nomads that combines travel, lifestyle and community. The Mojo Nomad brand will be entering the Australian market in the near future.