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Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay welcomes Matthew Grauso to the position of general manager and Revell Newton to the position of hotel manager at the 509-room oceanfront resort.

With more than 15 years of hospitality experience, ten of them in Hawaii, Matthew Grauso brings an inclusive and energetic style of management to his promotion as general manager at Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay.

With operational and management experience ranging from human resources to front office and rooms, Grauso, originally from Long Island, N.Y., was most recently hotel manager at the 1,695-room Sheraton Waikiki.

As general manager at Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa, Grauso will lead efforts to fully align the 22-acre resort with its rich history and cultural roots while providing a world-class experience for guests.

Grauso holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management and Tourism from State University of New York at Plattsburg.

Hotel manager Revell Newton has spent nearly 20 years as a leader on sales and marketing teams at some of the top hotels and resorts in Hawaii.

In September 2003, he became the first executive team member at (then) Sheraton Keauhou Resort & Spa as its director of sales and marketing.

In 2007, Newton was promoted to the position of complex director of sales and marketing for Starwood Hotels in Waikiki.

Returning to the Big Island and promoted to the position of hotel manager at Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa, he will be overseeing day to day operations at the resort.

Newton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a minor in Japanese from San Jose State University, California.

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