Claudia Kozma Kaplan has been appointed Senior VP marketing and communications at The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd (LHW)

Ms. Kozma Kaplan joined Leading Hotels in July 2003 as vice president of corporate communications. Prior to that, she was director of public relations and special events for the Société des Bains de Mer in Monte Carlo. From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Kozma Kaplan was global director of marketing and corporate communications for The Rafael Group, a leading management company of five-star hotels. She began her career at The Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, where she departed in 1995 as international sales and marketing manager. Ms. Kozma Kaplan graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor of science degree and is fluent in four languages.The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 450 of the world’s finest hotels, resorts and spas, and is the operator of www.lhw.com and www.lhwspas.com – the online sources for your luxury lifestyle.