At Work: Leah Marshall, Hotel Manager Le Bristol

What started out as a high school summer job at the fanciest inn of a rugged Canadian fishing town took Leah Marshall on a winding career in the hospitality industry, eventually landing her at the helm of a Parisian luxury hotel. Currently manager of Le Bristol, the Paris five-star outpost of luxury hotel company Oetker Collection, Marshall was the first woman to head a Westin hotel in 1978. Other career highlights include overseeing Disneyland in Paris and managing the re-opening of the Four Seasons George V hotel in the late Nineties. Marshall got her first job by fudging her age by a few months to pose as a 16-year-old on her application. She gained valuable hospitality experience manning the front desk while a preoccupied supervisor drank cocktails with the guests. These days, Marshall said she tries to keep the dress code smart and comfortable for hotel workers, while she wears heels and chunky necklaces, but never jeans. She spoke to WWD in the corner of the hotel’s plush tea room, keeping a watchful eye out for guests, but excusing herself only once to greet an American television series producer and his young child. WWD: How do you dress compared to five years ago? Leah Marshall: Quite

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