Four Seasons Hotel
Silicon Valley Announces Appointment of New Director of Spa, Irene Lim - Wellness
marketing expert brings 20 years of expertise to celebrated Four Seasons team
SILICON VALLEY, CA (July 26, 2007) -- Four Seasons Hotel Silicon
Valley announces the appointment of Irene Lim as Director of Spa at The Spa at
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley. Lim brings a wide range of health and wellness
knowledge to the team of this increasingly popular Northern California spa. A
yoga specialist with a track record developing and implementing innovative organic
and indigenous spa treatments and therapies, Lim is poised to position The Spa
as a true market leader.
Growing up in
California, Lim learned the importance of developing a conscious standard of living
as it relates to health and well-being. A graduate of UCLA, she began her career
in marketing, where she gained a strong sense of customer service and successful
program development prior to venturing into wellness. Eventually, Lim switched
industries and spearheaded Business Development for YogaFit, where she developed
and licensed service strategies to develop the fastest growing and top-rated yoga
teacher training program for the fitness, spa and resort industry. During her
tenure with YogaFit in Southern California, Lim oversaw training for yoga instructors
worldwide, while also managing the company’s large corporate fitness accounts
with 24-Hour Fitness and Bally Total Fitness.
Following
the success of YogaFit, Lim developed her own spa consulting practice in San Francisco,
California, where she led an International team in business development practices,
advising high-profile organizations on customer relationship management strategies
and innovative promotions. Returning to her Southern California roots, Lim then
took the position of Account Manager at Spa Trends in Santa Barbara, a comprehensive
international marketing resource for the spa, health and wellness industry.
Most recently, Lim resided in Hana, Maui as the Spa &
Wellness Director for the award-winning Hotel Hana Maui & Honua Spa, where
she managed the nine-room spa facility, retail store and developed additional
products and services for their successful private label retail brand. Under her
leadership, Honua Spa won numerous prestigious awards in hospitality service excellence,
such as Travel & Leisure World’s Best Reader’s Poll and Luxury Spa
Finder’s 50 Top Spas in the World.
In
July 2007, Lim joins Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley as a member of the talented
health and wellness team at The Spa. She will oversee all operations at The Spa
which includes seven private treatment rooms, manicure & pedicure lounge,
retail store, state-of-the-art fitness center and an adjacent roof-top pool with
whirlpool and private cabanas.
Lim plans
to continue to focus on delivering Four Seasons’ legendary, intuitive service
and attention to detail, while also creating a luxurious urban spa experience,
including the development of new wellness treatments and sustainable innovative
guest programs, with an emphasis on eco-consciousness and green practices.
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is located on
the 3rd floor of the property and is open from 9:00am – 9:00pm. For more
information on The Spa, please call 650.566.1200 or visit www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley/spa
