KEY MANAGEMENT GROUP - Key Persons


Albert Laclé - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
Albert Laclé…a seasoned sales and marketing executive, trained with such industry giants as Intercontinental Hotels, Holiday Inn Corporation and Halloran Hotels, he held positions of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Sands Casino Hotel, Senior Vice President of Marketing with Inter-Hotels Hospitality Services and Executive Director of Marketing for the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Mr. Laclé studied marketing at Cornell University and holds a degree in Hotel Management. He speaks fluent English, Spanish, Dutch, and Papiamento. To contact Albert Laclé, please e-mail alacle@keymanagementgroup.com

George Nemchik

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
  • Vice - President of Development
Mr. Nemchik graduated from Georgia Institute ofTechnology in 1977 with degrees from the School of Architecture in Building Construction. He attended on a wrestling scholarship. After graduation, Mr. Nemchlk obtained a Class "A" certified General Contractor's license for the state of Florida and for two years worked for Venture construction company overseeing construction of commercial buildings throughout the southeastern United States. Mr. Nemchik joined Johnson Properties, Inc. as a hotel construction project manager in 1979 overseeing construction of the Atlanta Airport Marriott hotel. In 1983, Johnson Properties obtained the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company whereupon Mr. Nemchik embarked on a mixed-use and hotel development career as partner in, and Senior Vice President - Development for, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. In 1985 Mr. Nemchik wrote the world-wide standards and guidelines for development of a Ritz-Carlton Hotel. While with the Ritz-Carlton, Mr. Nemchik completed construction of 25 Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Resorts around the globe including sites in Australia, Indonesia, England, Spain, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, China, Singapore and the United States.

John Laclé - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
John Laclé is an experienced Hotelier with over twenty years of Operational, Sales & Revenue, and General Management leadership experience in Hospitality. John has a proven track record of leading highly trained teams of hospitality professionals in elevating operational and financial performances of upscale and luxury hotels and resorts for branded and independent hotels. He has five years of General Management experience, successfully operating high-performance hotels and resorts in Miami, Florida, and ten years of Sales & Marketing, Revenue Management and Commercial Management experience in various international markets. John holds a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Miami. John is also Green Belt Six Sigma and Lean Management certified.

Walter Kohlross - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
Walter Kohlross … a trustee for The Academy of Hospitality Science (5 Star Diamond Award), member of the Chaine de Rotisseurs Society, former member and chairman of the American Hotel-Motel Association (Food & Beverage) and a Certified AHMA Food & Beverage Executive. Mr. Kohlross trained in the fine hotels of Europe, including Hotel-Intercontinental, Geneva and Trust House Forte, London. He spent 16 years developing new properties with Westin Hotels Worldwide. His track record of successful openings includes the Carlton-Hotel, Johannesburg, S.A. and the tower for the Century-Plaza, Los Angeles. He was part of the development and opening team at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, where he held several senior executive positions including Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations. He also spent a number of years in charge of European casino marketing. Mr. Kohlross' expertise is in Hotel Operations and Food & Beverage, with an emphasis on new property opening, conceptualization and project planning. He also has extensive experience in business development, budgeting, planning and administration. He speaks fluent English, German, and French. To contact Walter Kohlross, please e-mail wkohlross@keymanagementgroup.com