Fairmont Hamilton Princess general manager Paul Tormey has been elected president of the Hotel Employers of Bermuda.

Mr. Tormey arrived on the Island in 2001 and was formerly general manager of The Plaza in New York, one of several landmark properties within the Fairmont group.

"Hotels are wonderful places," said Mr. Tormey, in an interview in last year.

"You can have the marble and the antiques ... but if you don't get the level of personal attention and service, then all of these things fade from memory very quickly."

Mr. Tormey regularly conducts "quality walks" around the hotel ? on the lookout for things like flowers that need to be changed and light bulbs that need to be replaced.

He is chairman of the marketing committee of the Bermuda Hotels Association and has been working with people like Michael Winfield of Cambridge Beaches to negotiate promotions with the airlines and Government.

Frank Stocek, general manager at Elbow Beach, was elected vice president.

Elections to the two year positions were made at the HEB's AGM yesterday.