Andrea Fennessy, director of human resources Andrea Fennessy, director of human resources



Andrea Fennessy, director of human resources

With 10 years of experience working with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in North America, this company stalwart first started her hospitality career in 2002 as a recruitment manager at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada. She continued in this capacity at sister Fairmont hotels located in Ontario, Canada and Florida, United States, and in 2006 took on her first executive leadership role as assistant director of human resources at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida. In 2007, Andrea joined the Fairmont Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada as director of human resources, a position she kept until joining the pre opening team at Fairmont The Palm in late 2011.

Andrea holds a BA degree from McMaster University in Manitoba, Canada, a certificate in human resources management from Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and a certified human resource professional designation from the Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba, Canada.

As director of human resources at Fairmont The Palm, Andrea oversees the recruitment and training of over 700 hospitality professionals.

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