Huy Vo

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach has announced the appointment of Huy Vo as Director of Marketing Communications. In this position, he will lead all global strategic marketing communications efforts in the areas of advertising, digital marketing, public relations, and community relations for the largest Ritz-Carlton Residences in the brand's portfolio.

Vo has more than 15 years of public relations and marketing experience specializing in luxury travel and hospitality. He served as Director of Marketing under the resort's ownership group since 2015 prior to joining the brand as Director of Public Relations in 2018. In this role, he was recognized as Leader of the Year in 2020. Under his leadership, the resort was named Oahu's highest ranking luxury resort in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2022. Prior to joining the resort, he held public relations and marketing leadership positions at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Hawaiian Airlines, Communications Pacific and Bright Light Marketing.

Vo was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from McKinley High School ahead of earning his bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of Oregon. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Relations Society of America Hawaii and McKinley High School Foundation. Vo is also a recipient of the Young Public Relations Professional of the Year Award (2011) and the President's Leadership Award (2015), both from PRSA.