The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel in Clydebank has appointed experienced hospitality manager Lauren Miller to head its food and beverages team.
Miller was inspired to pursue a career in hospitality after starting a summer job in 2001 at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow while still at school, and watching hotel-featured TV shows at a young age.
She started in conferences and events and worked her way from being a part-time employee to supervisor, conference manager, conference and events manager then latterly food and beverage manager at the Crown Plaza.
After 18 years there, Miller has moved to take a similar role at the Golden Jubilee. She said: “I always wanted to work in hotels since I was a child seeing hotels on television. Then at school a group of us got summer jobs and I loved it and knew that’s what I wanted to do.
“I love the variety of working in hotels. No two days are ever the same, every conference or wedding is different, you meet and chat to lots of different people and there’s a whole range of events to help organise and it’s a great feeling when they go well and everyone has had a great time. The Golden Jubilee has a great reputation and everything about it is really positive."
She said the Golden Jubilee role also offered her a better “work-life balance”, but is most looking forward to the challenge of meeting the high expectations of the award-winning venue.
Miller added: “We are dedicated to delivering a high quality experience to meet all of our guests’ expectations and our number one priority is to create a venue which encourages inspiration and innovation for everyone.
“I’m really focused on helping us achieve our goal to become the number one conference venue in Scotland, which is a very exciting journey to be on.”
