John Hutar has been named the new CEO of the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau to replace Anne LeClair, who is retiring and leaving the area after 19 years, it was announced Friday.
Hutar is set to take over May 29. He has served as a past chair of the bureau, as well as an executive committee and board member and has years of experience in the hospitality industry. Most recently, he was the general manager of Dinah’s Garden in Palo Alto. Prior to that, John was GM of the W Hotel in San Francisco and GM of the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City (now The Pullman).
“John’s familiarity with the Bureau, our beautiful area, our tourism business improvement district and the hotel business make him a natural to lead our Bureau into the future,” said Mitch Postel, president of the San Mateo County Historical Association and chair of the bureau. “He’ll be walking into an organization that is already running smoothly, adding a hotelier’s perspective to the mix.”
LeClair had tremendous praise for John.
“I can’t think of a better person to take over the CVB,” she said. “John’s expertise and diplomatic personality will be great assets to the Bureau. I’ll leave confident that the organization is in great hands.”
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