Chris McDonough has returned to the Gettys Group Companies as principal. McDonough, who previously spent 13 years with the firm, will now lead the Chicago and Manila offices of Gettys Interiors and Gettys ONE, the company’s specialty select-service hotel design agency.
“I thrive on true collaboration,” McDonough says. “It’s a value that’s been core to Gettys from day one, and a key reason I decided to return to the firm. We are a group of companies with multidisciplinary talented people often working on a singular project. The result is true teamwork within our company, with our clients, and with the brands. If we can help facilitate collaboration with everyone involved, there’s no better feeling. I’m also excited to jump back into the amazing project list and the caliber of the work we get to do here. We really do care, and there is heart behind all our work.”
With 25 years of design experience to tout, McDonough lent his expertise to major hospitality projects including the Tribune Tower Residences in Chicago, the Rand Tower Hotel in Minneapolis, the Godfrey Hotel Hollywood, and the AGC Rotana & Rayhaan in Dubai.
“In addition to Chris’s highly acclaimed, innovative work as both an accomplished interior designer and licensed architect,” adds Andrew Fay, the Gettys Group Companies president, “his extensive leadership experience in the hospitality and design industries will be a tremendous asset for all of us and for the future of our company’s vision of serving our clients and our industry hospitably—with generosity, commitment, and care.”
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