Marcello Munoz &R Hotel Management has announced the appointment of Marcello Munoz as general manager of the 271-room Holiday Inn New York–Times Square South ̶ the newest addition to its managed portfolio ̶ which is scheduled to open later this year. The 35-story hotel, now under construction at 585 Eighth Ave., becomes the 13th New York hotel in M&R Hotel Management’s 15-hotel portfolio, which also includes four other New York-area Holiday Inn hotels. Munoz, a 26-year hospitality industry veteran, previously served hotels in New York and St. Louis, Missouri. He will oversee all aspects of the hotel’s operations, including sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting. Prior to joining M&R Hotel Management, Munoz served four New York hotels as general manager: the Hilton Garden Inn New York/Times Square Central, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New York City Financial District, the Renaissance Hotel New York 57 and the TRYP by Wyndham Times Square South. He also was area general manager of the Park South Hotel and The Strand Hotel NYC, executive assistant manager of the former Park Hyatt U.N. Plaza and front office director of the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch in Missouri.