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behind the design
EJ Lee
Design Director + Principal
Gensler
As a design director in Gensler's
New York office for 18 years, Lee
crafts highly creative interiors that
make a difference in people's lives,
notably highlighted in one of the
firm's recent projects, a healthcare
facility in Turkey for Acibadem,
found on page 074. Her experience
and approach bring long-lasting
value to her clients, which include
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson,
L'Oreal, and The New York Times.
Denise Naguib
Vice President, Sustainability
+ Supplier Diversity
Marriott International
Born in Cairo before making her
way to Oregon, Naguib earned
a bachelor's in geography from
the University of Oregon with an
emphasis on biological and human
impacts on the environment. In
2012, she was named vice president
of sustainability and supplier
diversity at Marriott, where she is
working on a variety of eco-friendly
initiatives, some of which she details
in our deep dive into hospitality's
sustainability playbook on page 038.
STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President, Design Group
646.668.3751 stacy.shoemaker@emeraldx.com
KEVIN GAFFNEY < Group Vice President and Show Director
770.291.5446 kevin.gaffney@emeraldx.com
GANNON BROUSSEAU < Executive Vice President, Luxury + Design
gannon.brousseau@emeraldx.com
sales + advertising
PAUL BIENKOWSKI < Publisher + Key Accounts
860.655.3134 paul.bienkowski@emeraldx.com
LILIANA CONNOLLY < Key Accounts + New England, GA, FL
781.492.1509 liliana.connolly@emeraldx.com
NEIL HOCHMAN < NY-NJ-PA-DE-MD-DC-VA-NC-SC
917.434.5663 neil.hochman@hospitalitydesign.com
hd expo + bdny sales
KEELI SCHMIDT < Sales Director
770.687.1059 keeli.schmidt@emeraldx.com
JANA ROESCH < Account Executive + Companies 1-F
770.291.5604 jana.roesch@emeraldx.com
LINDSEY JUDY < Account Executive + Companies G-O
770.291.5405 lindsey.judy@emeraldx.com
KARI NYLUND < Account Executive + Companies P-Z and China
770.291.5513 kari.nylund@emeraldx.com
Alessio Nardi +
Lukas Persakovas
Co-owners
A-nrd Studio
Nardi and Persakovas founded
their London-based practice,
specializing in transportive and
immersive design, in 2015. With
a passionate hands-on approach
and a highly original style, the
duo has gained a reputation for
creating imaginative spaces
that feel intimate and familiar,
including lifestyle hotel Birch
Selsdon, which we explore on
page 086.
Sangeetha Ramkumar +
Saeid Kazerooni
Owners
Dunya Camp
With more than a decade in design
roles with InterContinental Hotels
Group, Ramkumar always wanted
to create a brand of her own.
Recently, along with her husband
Kazerooni, she launched Dunya
Camp (found on page 015) located in
Summerville, Georgia. Drawing on
the pair's global heritage and travels
around the world, the bespoke camp
lets nature be the star.
HERVÉ SEDKY President and CEO
BRIAN FIELD Chief Operating Officer
DAVID DOFT Chief Financial Officer
BILL CHARLES Chief Information Officer
STACEY SAYETTA General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
REN AKINCI Executive Vice President, People and Culture
BETH COWPERTHWAITE Senior Vice President, Communications
KATE ELDER Senior Vice President and Controller
FELICIA HAMERMAN Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing
LES WEIR Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
JOANNE WHEATLEY Senior Vice President, Marketing Services
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