Spa industry veteran Leslie Johnson has been named the new spa director of Spa La Quinta at La Quinta Resort & Club in California, US.

Johnson, who has a 25-year career in the spa and wellness sector, will oversee all programming, budgeting and operations for the resort's 23,000sq ft (2,100sq m) luxury spa.

Johnson formerly operated Transformational Spa Concepts, a spa management and development consulting business, and has been involved with Spa La Quinta up to now as a hands-on consultant - conceptualizing a new spa menu, developing new staff training procedures and overseeing spa upgrades.

The La Quinta spa features 38 treatment rooms - including facial and wet rooms, six outdoor private garden baths, four signature open-air Celestial Showers, men's and women's relaxation space with steam rooms and locker and grooming areas.