Michael Smith Named Hyatt General Manager Of The Year
by Kelly Harold
Hyatt Hotels Corporation awarded the Jay A. Pritzker Award for Leadership to Hyatt Regency New Orleans General Manager Michael Smith.
Smith was recognized for managing a top-performing hotel and representing Hyatt’s core values as a leader within the corporation and the New Orleans community.
Smith joined Hyatt’s Corporate Management Training Program at Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in 1978. Since then he has worked at Hyatt properties throughout the country. Smith is now the chairman of New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau and has been appointed by Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu to several other boards, including the New Orleans Aviation Board, New Orleans Business Alliance and the Tricentennial celebration.
In 2017, Smith chaired the Human Rights Campaign Dinner Gala and continues to serve as a board member for the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans Museum of Art, Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame, New Orleans Tourism & Marketing Commission, and the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association.
