Scott Williams promotion at Valencia Group

Scott Williams has been named executive vice president of development and construction at Valencia Group in Houston.

The company said Williams "brings more than 25 years of experience in the fields of real estate, hospitality, entertainment and construction to his new role of executive vice president of development" at the company.

"In his new role, Williams directs all development, entitlement and construction activities for Valencia Group, drawing on design, contract negotiation and management skills, plus a proven history with The Walt Disney Company, Castle & Cooke and Texas A&M University," the announcement said.

"He has worked both in the United States and abroad on hospitality/hotel, commercial, residential, industrial, entertainment and aviation projects ranging from $1-million to more than $300-million in value. While Williams was employed by The Walt Disney Company, he directly managed work exceeding $2-billion in value, including landmark installations such as Disneys Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach Water Park and Disney-MGM Studios. Prior to that, he served as the vice president of development for Castle & Cooke, where he directed real estate development activities on the West Coast," according to a press release from Valencia Group.

According to the release, "Williams holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University, and has completed a post-graduate certificate program in contract management from the University of California Irvine. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, Association of University Real Estate Officials and The Association of General Contractors."

Houston-based Valencia Group provides management, development, branding and repositioning services for independent, full-service boutique hotels owned by the company, in addition to third parties. Recognized both nationally and internationally for their exceptional service and style, Valencia Group hotels fuse a crisp, globally-inspired modern design aesthetic with warm Mediterranean influences. Valencia Group continues to forge a niche with anchor hotels in mixed-use environments where the right balance of residential, restaurant, retail and office coalesce to create full-spectrum accretive value in sought after urban settings.

Valencia Group is at Five Post Oak Park 4400 Post Oak Parkway Suite 1640, Houston.