"Ellen will direct a joint sales and marketing effort that promises to be highly effective while enjoying economies of scale," said Tim Dubois, president of The Edward Thomas Companies, which owns and manages both hotels. "There are many synergies and cross-promotional opportunities in having sister properties next door to each other at the most desirable location for business or leisure travel in the Los Angeles area."

Adelman comes to the hotels with more than 20 years of hospitality sales and marketing experience, most recently serving as national director of sales for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.  Previously, she was Rosewood's regional director of marketing & sales, Caribbean Resorts, and before that director of sales, Plaza Hotel, New York, and director of national accounts, Fairmont Hotel Management Company.

Hotel Casa Del Mar and Shutters On The Beach are the only luxury beachfront hotels in the greater Los Angeles area.  Located only 20 minutes from Beverly Hills, Century City and Los Angeles International Airport, the hotels are known for their sophisticated accommodations and ambiance, extraordinary service, and protection of the privacy of their guests. Both Shutters On The Beach and Hotel Casa Del Mar are members of The Leading Hotels of the World.

Beverly Hills-based The Edward Thomas Companies was founded in 1982 by third-generation hotel and real estate investors Edward and Thomas Slatkin, whose family previously owned the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel.