Turnberry, a real estate developer and an owner and operator of luxury hospitality destinations, appoints Mary Rogers as executive vice president of hospitality operations. The 20-year industry veteran is joining the leadership ranks at Turnberry during a period of dynamic growth at the company.
With a focus on value creation, enhancing guest engagement, and elevating service standards, the 20-year industry veteran will lead all aspects of Turnberry’s hospitality operations, ensuring that each destination delivers an unparalleled experience. She will oversee hospitality leadership teams across all properties — fostering a culture of innovation, service excellence, and operational efficiency. Rogers’ responsibilities will extend to strategic planning, budgeting, and sales and marketing initiatives, with a focus on repositioning assets with innovative service models, programming and dining and lifestyle experiences. She will also play a critical role in talent development and leadership cultivation, ensuring the continued growth and success of the company’s hospitality teams.
In this role, she will work closely with Turnberry branding partners, including Marriott and Hyatt, to optimize brand alignment, and execute long-term strategic initiatives including the pre-opening and stabilization of properties.
Turnberry currently has two major luxury hospitality projects in development: The St. Regis Nashville and The Residences at The St. Regis Nashville, with 145 hotel guestrooms and 192 residences; and the 800-key Grand Hyatt Miami Beach connected to the Miami Beach Convention Center in partnership with Terra Group.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mary Rogers back to the Turnberry team,” Turnberry Chairman and CEO Jackie Soffer, said in a statement. “Mary brings the expertise, skill set and drive we need to maintain the standard of excellence we’ve established across our growing hospitality portfolio. Her leadership will be essential as we continue shaping the future of Turnberry’s hospitality division and setting new industry benchmarks.”
Prior to this appointment, Rogers was the managing director and area general manager of Montage Laguna Beach, Montage Healdsburg, Pendry West Hollywood, and Pendry San Diego. Before Montage, Rogers was the vice president and general manager of Fontainebleau Miami Beach and the first female to serve in that capacity since the resort’s opening in 1954. Rogers originally joined the Fontainebleau as vice president of rooms in 2009 and was promoted to general manager, overseeing all operational components of the property as of 2018. During the course of her career, Rogers was part of The Ritz-Carlton, working at hotels and resorts across the U.S. and beyond, including The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Va.; The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes; The Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Jamaica; and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas.
Over the span of her 20 plus years career, Rogers has proven herself a role model for women in the industry as a founding member of the Florida Chapter of Women in Lodging and chair of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s “Women’s Path to Power” committee. In 2020, Rogers was named to the “Florida 500” as one of the state’s most influential business leaders in Hospitality and Tourism by Florida Trend magazine and the South Florida Business Journal designated Rogers a “2019 Hospitality Power Leader.” In addition, Rogers was awarded “Corporate Executive Woman of the Year” by The U.S. Minority Chamber of Commerce. She serves on the Hotel Advisory Board for Preferred Hotels and Resorts and is a member of the Resort Committee for American Hotels and Lodging Association.