Andorra la Vella appoints Marta Marinello Pérez as new tourism coordinator

Andorra la Vella has appointed Marta Marinello Pérez as the new coordinator of the Department of Tourism and Commercial Promotion, starting 7 January 2026. She succeeds Susagna Venable, who resigned in mid-November for personal reasons.

The municipal council detailed the role in a press release, tasking Marinello with advancing ongoing strategic projects, strengthening links with local businesses, and enhancing the parish's appeal and competitiveness. Key efforts will build on programmes including *El Comerç és Capital* and *Cuinem el futur d’Andorra la Vella*, aligning with the council's broader tourism and trade plans.

Marinello brings over 25 years of experience managing teams in gastronomy, tourism, and services. She has led corporate projects, optimised operations, and handled marketing and training initiatives. Most recently, for the past 20 months, she managed school kitchens across 12 centres for the Escola Andorrana, overseeing a team of 70. Prior to that, she spent 11 years as restaurant business manager for Grup Pyrénées. Her career started with receptionist roles at hotels in Andorra and a period in the UK. A tourism graduate from Barcelona's CETT, she holds further qualifications in gastronomic management, executive coaching, team leadership, and a master's in entrepreneurship. She serves on the board of the Andorran Red Cross and supports events for the Ironman group and VSL society. Marinello presents herself as proactive, organised, solution-focused, positive, and team-oriented.

Venable, hired directly by capital councillor Sergi González, departed amid a pilot scheme to pedestrianise the upper section of Avinguda Meritxell at weekends—a scheme she had helped introduce. Her exit aligns with her new position as chair of the parents' association at the Escola Andorrana (AMPAEA), where Marinello's school role concludes this Wednesday.