Executive Team

Elger spent the last 18 years of his hospitality career with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and has held positions at their properties in Aspen, Bali, Cancun, Washington D.C. and Miami. He also played a key role in opening properties in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Dubai, Philadelphia and Bachelor Gulch.

Most recently, Elger held the position of General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun in Mexico, a position he held since 2007. Considered The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company´s most acclaimed resort, it holds the distinction of being the world´s only AAA rated, triple Five Diamond Resort, having earned Five Diamonds for the hotel and both its Fantino and Club Grill Restaurants. During his time in Cancun, Mexico, he was named one of the 40 most influential leaders in Tourism by the magazine Lideres.

Elger is a graduate of the University of Denver School of Hotel Management.

Hoffman was formerly the Director of Rooms at Montage Beverly Hills, a position he held since the hotel opened in November, 2008. He started with the company in 2003 as Front Office Manager at Montage Laguna Beach and was promoted to Director of Rooms in 2004.

With over 15 years of experience, Hoffman began his hotel career with Four Seasons. He has held a variety of positions at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Four Seasons) in Chicago, Four Seasons Cairo, and Four Seasons Newport Beach, now The Island Hotel Newport Beach.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Mr. Hoffman spent his formative years in Chicago, Illinois, prior to relocating to Southern California. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Business Marketing.

Black brings more than 16 years of sales management experience within the luxury travel market to Montage Beverly Hills. Most recently, he served as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Cap Juluca, where he played an instrumental role in repositioning the brand, increasing overall revenue and recapturing several industry accolades for the property.

Black's tenure includes esteemed roles at several luxury properties throughout the U.S. and Caribbean. He previously served as Director of Marketing, Caribbean, for IMI, Luxury Real Estate Sales and Marketing, where he directed all real estate marketing initiatives for Fairmont Anguilla, Raffles St. Lucia and Raffles Tortola. Prior to that, Black spent over seven years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company driving sales and marketing efforts for their properties in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and New Orleans.

An active member of the travel and hospitality industry, Black has served on numerous tourism boards and is a current member of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Loyola University and also attended Université Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium.

Mr. Phillips joined Montage Hotels & Resorts in January 2003 as part of the pre-opening team in Laguna Beach as a guest reception agent. His commitment to the brand and culture resulted in many promotions including, housekeeping manager, guest services manager, assistant front office manager and front office manager all at Montage Laguna Beach.

In 2005, Mr. Phillips moved to Los Cabos, Mexico to oversee the Twin Dolphin Hotel as Hotel Manager. Here he oversaw capital expenditures and day-to-day operations for the hotel including, Sales, Staff, Food & Beverage, Rooms, Spa and Community Relations. In 2008 he moved to Beverly Hills, California to start up the Residential Sales team for Montage Residences Beverly Hills.

Mr. Phillips extraordinary performance has been recognized by his colleagues when he was selected as a Montage Master in March 2003 and Montage Master of the Year for 2003. His leadership ability was also recognized when he was selected as MVP in the 4th quarter of 2006. Mr. Phillips is the only Montage Associate that has won the Montage Master, Montage Master of the Year and MVP awards in the history of Montage.

Prior to joining Montage, Mr. Phillips was the Vice President and Manager of Corporate Client Services for First Interstate Bank and Wells Fargo Bank.

A native of Seattle, Washington, he graduated from California State Northridge with a degree in Business Administration. Mr. Phillips is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of California and an active member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Victorio Gonzalez brings over twenty years of industry experience to Montage Beverly Hills. Most recently, Gonzalez served as Director of Food and Beverage at Montage Laguna Beach, a position he held since December, 2008. Previously he served as Director of Restaurants at Montage Laguna Beach since 2003.

Prior to joining Montage, Gonzalez was the managing member of Executive Dining Consultants LLC, and managing partner of Restaurant Stone Ashley, in Tucson, Arizona. Other notable appointments include: general manager for three Mobil Five-Star Award winning restaurants: Renoir at The Mirage, Picasso at Bellagio, Las Vegas, and Mary Elaine's at The Phoenician in Scottsdale. He was also general manager of the AAA Five Diamond Award winning Ventana Room at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.

Gonzalez is a graduate of Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in Mexico City, and attended the University of Arizona. He has received advanced certification from the Culinary Institute of America (NY) and Cornell University.

After five years as Director of Associate Relations at Montage Laguna Beach, Jane Lledo, joins Montage Beverly Hills as Director of Human Resources. In her role, Mrs. Lledo is responsible for overseeing the Human Resources Department and Human Resource needs of the entire Resort.  As a member of the Hotel's Executive Committee she provides strategic and day-to-day human resources oversight and guidance. 

Mrs. Lledo joined Montage in October 2006. She has been instrumental in maintaining our values by teaching and mentoring managers, as well as caring for our Associates.  "For me, it's all about developing relationships and being grateful for where I am today. My door will always be open. The more I serve, the happier I am!"

Prior to joining Montage, Mrs. Lledo worked as Director of Human Resources at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point and the Jonathan Club with oversight of both its Los Angeles and Santa Monica locations. She also worked for the Los Angeles School District in Elementary education teaching the third grade, as well as training teachers in literacy programs. Mrs. Lledo's previous experiences include positions with Ritz-Carlton, Tyson's Corner, and Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel as Concierge, Housekeeping Manager, and Training Manager.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications with a Psychology minor from James Madison University, and received a Masters Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from University of San Francisco.

Mrs. Lledo resides in Playa del Rey, California with her husband.

Most recently, Ahmed was Director of Finance at The Peninsula Chicago. Prior to this, he was with The Ritz Carlton Company as opening Director of Finance at Sharq Village & Spa in Qatar Doha and Director of Finance at The Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey. Earlier, he was Director of Financial Services at The Peaks at Telluride, and Controller at Loews Hotels in Santa Monica and the Vanderbilt Plaza in Nashville. He started his accounting career with Hyatt Hotels.

Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, and educated in London, he also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at David Lipscomb University in Nashville and coursework towards a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Wichita State University in Kansas.

He began in London at a small seven-room inn and worked his way up to the position of Assistant General Manager at the Connaught. He then crossed the Atlantic to establish himself for more than 19 years as one of Manhattan's most respected general managers. He spent four years as Manager at the Mayfair Regent, five years at the famed Carlyle, five more at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and then returned for another five years back at the Carlyle.

In 2003, Bowling left New York to become international Ambassador for The Peninsula Beverly Hills. In 2008, Bowling joined Montage Beverly Hills, where he delights guests with his charismatic personality and professional style.