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Featuring: May 2011.

THE AMERICAS

Bruce Himelstein has been appointed President of Oceania Cruises, succeeding Bob Binder, who has been promoted to Vice Chairman and President of Prestige Cruise Holdings. Himelstein was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Kerzner International. He is also a former Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Ritz-Carlton.

David Bowd has moved to Hotels AB as Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently serving as Managing Director for the Ian Schrager Company. He had previously held executive level positions with Amsterdam Hospitality and Morgans Hotel Group.

Marco Selva has been appointed General Manager of the St. Regis Bal Harbour, opening early 2012. He had previously been with Ritz-Carlton for over ten years in various positions including opening General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne and Regional Vice President, & Area Vice President in the Florida Regional Office.  

Abdullah Vural has come on as the permanent General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch after joining last September as Interim General Manager and Corporate Vice President of Operations, Americas. In the past, he had served as Interim General Manager at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay and the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain.

Rob Cote has been named Vice President of Operations for Interstate Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently the Regional Director of Operations at Alliance Hospitality and a former General Manager at aloft Chapel Hill.

Martein van Wagenberg has joined Las Ventanas al Paraiso as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing Rosewood's Little Dix Bay and is a former General Manager for Grace Bay Club on Turks and Caicos. At Las Ventanas, he takes the position left vacant by Lionel Alvarez.

Auberge Resorts has appointed Martin Nicholson General Manager of Encantado in Santa Fe. He was most recently in Pasadena as Managing Director at the Langham Huntington Hotel. His past General Manager posts include the Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Rose Hall, the Carmel Valley Ranch and Caneel Bay.

Shaun Robinson has moved as General Manager of the Hilton Anaheim, taking over from Harold Rapoza who is now in Dallas for Hilton. Robinson was most recently the General Manager of the Hilton Costa Mesa. He is a former General Manager of the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas and the Doubletree Del Mar.  

Marco Scherer has returned to the Monaco Chicago to take on the new post of General Manager. He had previously served as Assistant General Manager of the property. His most recent posts include General Manager of the Vero Beach Hotel & Spa, and General Manager of the Hotel Madera in Washington, D.C.

Peter Dunn has been named General Manager of the Renaissance Baton Rouge slated to open in the fall. He was most recently the General Manager of Le Westin Montréal.

Robert Reeves has been appointed General Manager of the Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, slated to reopen this summer. He was most recently the Director of Operations for the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill after serving the resort as Food and Beverage Director.

Don Cook has been named General Manager of the Hotel Minneapolis. He was most recently overseeing the Marriott Norcross and is the former General Manager of the Embassy Suites Orlando Downtown.

Evan Evans has been promoted to General Manager at Le Méridien Philadelphia. He joined the hotel last year as Hotel Manager. He is the former Director of Operations for the Westin Philadelphia.

Laurent Boisdron is the new General Manager for 41 North Waterfront Resort in Rhode Island. He was most recently the Director of Operations for the Sofitel Miami, and was previously at the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach as Director of Food and Beverage.

Jurgen Schafers has been named General Manager of the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek scheduled to open in October. He was most recently the General Manager of the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. He is the former Hotel Manager for the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort.
 
Eliezer Quinones has been appointed General Manager of the Capella Ixtapa. He is the former Executive Assistant of Rooms at the Carefree Resort and Villas before relocated to Los Cabos to take on the post of Hotel Manager of the Capella Pedregal.

Florent Gateau has joined the National in Miami as Consultant and General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the One Bal Harbor Hotel. He is the former General Manager of the Viceroy Miami and Acqualina.

Greg Rizzi has joined OSM Investment Company/Greystone Hotels as opening General Manager for the Hotel Wilshire in Los Angeles slated to open in July. He is the former General Manager of the La Jolla Shores Hotel.

Cornell graduate, Ken Watson, is now managing St. Lucia's Mago Estate Hotel. He began his professional career at the Dorchester London and is the founder of Hospitality, Leisure & Tourism International.

The Ian Schrager Company has named Ana Nekhamkin Vice President Acquisitions and Development based in New York City. She had spent the past five years with Morgans Hotel Group, most recently as Director of Development in London.

George Garcia has been named General Manager at El San Juan Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico. He was most recently the General Manager at the Harvard Hotel & Club of New York.

Brent Gresham has joined the Inn at Dos Brisas as General Manager. He was most recently the Assistant General Manager at the Woodlands Inn in South Carolina.

Zack Zahran has returned to the Helmsley Park Lane to take on the new post of General Manager. He had previously served as Hotel Manager for the property before taking on his most recent position as General Manager for the New York Helmsley. He is the former Resident Manager and Director of Food and Beverage of the Peninsula New York.

Gavin Philipp has joined the Madison in Washington, D.C. as Hotel Manager. He was most recently the Interim General Manager for the Hotel Icon. He is the former Hotel Manager of the Driskill in Austin and Director of Rooms at Boston's Nine Zero Hotel.

Laurence Dubey has been named Hotel Manager for the Viceroy Miami. She was most recently serving as Area Director of Sales & Marketing at Viceroy Hotel Group.

The Eventi Hotel in New York has named Eugenia Simons Hotel Manager. Most recently, she had served as Director of Operations at the W Hoboken. She is the former Director of Rooms at the W Times Square, and Executive Housekeeper at the Waldorf=Astoria New York.

Gary Obligacion has joined the Sebastian Vail as Resort Manager. He was most recently with Coastal Luxury Management as Vice President of Operations. He is the former Director of Restaurants for the Bernardus Lodge and has held various positions with the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, the Mandarin Oriental San Francisco and the Lodge at Pebble Beach. Obligacion originally started his career at Chez Panisse in 1984.

Matthew Moore has moved to the Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club near Boston as Resort Manager. For the past six years, he had served as Director of Rooms at Boston's Seaport Hotel.

The Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina has appointed Michael Connolly Executive Assistant Manager. He had previously overseen operations for the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort and the Hyatt Valencia.

Mathias Cocuron has transferred to the Four Seasons Baltimore as Director of Finance. He was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Nevis. He had previously served in the finance department at the Four Seasons London Park Lane and had held the title of Director of Purchasing at the Four Seasons Terre Blanche.

Kush Minhas has been named Director of Finance for the Conrad New York. Minhas was previously the Assistant Director of Finance at the Waldorf=Astoria New York and the Hilton New York.

Christopher Thullen has joined the SLS at Beverly Hills as Director of Finance. For the past five years, he had served as Controller for the Viceroy Santa Monica. He is the former Controller for the Sheraton Delfina Hotel and the Mondrian.

Josh Fluhr has been appointed Vice President of Development and Openings for SBE Hotel Group. Fluhr played a key role in the launch of the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills in 2008 and was previously instrumental in helping launch the aloft brand for Starwood Hotels and Resorts and the Edition brand for Marriott.

Wil Lee is now with the W Washington, D.C. as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same position at Caesars Atlantic City. He had previously served in food and beverage management for the West Paces Hotel Group, the former Four Seasons Newport Beach and the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa.

David Bodette is now in Vail as Director of Food and Beverage for the Viceroy Snowmass. He was most recently in Washington, D.C. at the Fairfax at Embassy Row as Assistant General Manager. He is the former Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage for the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and the Ritz-Carlton Boston.

Ron Didner has joined the Starr Restaurant Group where he will oversee dining services at the Philadelphia Museum of Arts. The Cornell graduate had most recently served as Director of Food and Beverage at the Inn at Perry Cabin.

Winfred Van Workum has moved to Miami as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage for the Jumeirah Essex House and formerly the Director of Food and Beverage at Sandy Lane on Barbados.

Matt Rinehart has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the Phoenician Resort. He was most recently the Hotel Manager at the Westin San Francisco Market Street. He had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage at the Arizona Biltmore, and the Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa.

Bruno Roulleux has returned to Chicago to take on the role of Director of Food and Beverage at the Trump International Hotel and Tower. He had previously served in the same role for the Méridien Chicago before taking on food and beverage positions at the Waldorf=Astoria New York and JC Resorts.

Janelle Heslop has joined Encantado Resort as Director of Food and Beverage. She is the former Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Jackson Hole and the Four Seasons Vancouver.

John Braun has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the Arizona Biltmore. He was most recently at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in a similar role.

Andrea Foster has returned to PKF Consulting in her new post as Vice President; Director of Hospitality Services, New England and National Director of Spa Consulting based in Boston. The Cornell graduate was previously with PKF Consulting from 2002 to 2006 in Los Angeles and was most recently the Vice President Marketing and Business Development for Miraval Spa and Resort in Tucson.

Margaret McMahon has joined WATG to establish the firm's interior design practice in New York. She was previously the Managing Director of Wilson Associates' New York office.

Donna Romano has transferred to the Four Seasons Baltimore as Director of Human Resources. She was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Houston.

Leigh Alvarez takes over from Romano as Director of Human Resources at the Four Seasons Houston. She was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Whistler.

Vanessa Vasquez has been named Director of Human Resources at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort. She was most recently in the same position at the Atlantic Resort & Spa and is the former Director of Human Resources for the Sheraton Suites Plantation.

Bob Friedman has joined Abercrombie & Kent USA as Vice President of Sales. He had previously spent ten years with Royal Caribbean Cruises. His most recent position with the company was as Regional Vice President of Sales before leaving to take on the role of Executive Vice President of Sales at Trafalgar Tours.

Lance Miceli has been named Chief Marketing Officer for Motel 6/Studio 6, succeeding Jeff Palmer. Miceli was most recently a principal with the Richards Group, Motel 6's long-time marketing and branding agency.

Sloan Dean has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Interstate Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Revenue and Market Strategy for Alliance Hospitality.

Gary Brown has joined the Homestead as Director of Business Development. He was most recently serving as Director of National Accounts at the Venetian Las Vegas.

The One&Only Palmilla has appointed Cristina Romero-Peri as Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, based out of Los Angeles. She was most recently the Director of Sales, Americas for Vila Vita Parc and Herdade dos Grous in Portugal, following a stint as Director of Sales and Marketing for Capella. She is also a former Director of Sales and Marketing for Las Ventanas al Paraiso.

Oscar Avalos has been named Director of Sales and Marketing of the Marquis Los Cabos. Most recently, he had served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Fairmont Acapulco Princess and the Fairmont Pierre Marques.

Stephen Redford has joined the Gansevoort Park Hotel as Director of Sales. He was most recently with the St. Giles Hotel Group as Director of Corporate Sales overseeing the Tuscany and the Court New York. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing of the Hotel Indigo Chelsea and the Hotel Roger Williams, both in New York.

Anguilla's Cap Juluca has named Cliff Brutus Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously served in sales positions for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Noble House Hotels & Resorts.

Mark Benson has joined the Atlantis Paradise Island as Vice President of Group Sales. He was most recently with Posadas as Vice President of Sales. He had previously served in sales and marketing positions for the Ritz-Carlton Grand Lakes and the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua.

Ty Brassie has moved to Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs as Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same position for the Riviera Palm Springs.

Monique Ladjili has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Marenas Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.  She was previously the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Ritz-Carlton Santiago and the Cheeca Lodge & Spa.

James Moss has joined the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek as Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the Conrad Miami.

Philippe Thévenet has moved to the Conrad Miami as Director of Sales and Marketing, taking over from James Moss. Since 2007, he had been in the same position for the Conrad Indianapolis.

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel has named Jared McLachlan Director of Sales. He was most recently the Director of Operations for Riverwalk Jacksonville Development and was previously with Hilton Hotels for fifteen years.

The Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa has appointed Jamie Jordan Director of Sales. Jordan had previously served as Director of Association Sales at the Orlando World Center Marriott.

Kyra Fox has been named Director of Sales for the Hotel Teatro in Denver. She was most recently a Senior Sales Manager at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.

Madeline Strother has moved as Director of Sales to the Renaissance Baton Rouge. She was most recently in the same position for the Baton Rouge Marriott. 

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel has named Chris Kane Director of Leisure Sales. This is a return to the resort for Kane who had previously worked as a Travel Industry Sales Manager there from 1998 to 2001. He had formerly served in sales positions for Starwood Vacation Ownership and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.

Alisha Mahon is the Public Relations Director for the soon-to-reopen Hotel Bel-Air. She had previously served as Account Director for Hawkins International PR before joining Miraval Resort & Spa in 2010 as Director of Public Relations.

Cathy Phillips has been named Catering Director at the Glenn Hotel in Atlanta. She had previously overseen events at the Buckhead Club and the Devils Ridge Golf Club.

Jacques Sorci is the new Executive Chef for the Carlyle in New York. Since 1992 he had been with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, most recently as both Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage at the Ritz-Carlton New York. He is the former Executive Chef of the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey.

Ignacio Lopez has been named Chef de Cuisine at the Taj Boston. He had previously served in culinary positions at the MIT Faculty Club, the Resort at Pelican Hill and the Mayflower Inn and Spa.

Nathan Beriau has taken over for Patrick Callarec as Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. Beriau has been promoted from his most recent position with the hotel as Executive Sous Chef.

The Andaz West Hollywood has promoted Pierre Gornes to Executive Chef at RH Restaurant. He takes over from Sébastien Archambault from his most recent position at the hotel as Sous Chef.

The Tempo Miami has appointed Daniel Wells Executive Chef for Amuse. He was most recently a Sous Chef at the Setai South Beach.

La Posada de Santa Fe has named Eric Hall Executive Chef. He was most recently in Colorado at the Arrabelle at Vail Square. He had previously held culinary positions with the Grand Teton Lodge, the Keystone Lodge & Spa and the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh.

José Bossuet Martinez has been appointed Executive Chef of the Royal Hideaway Playacar in Riviera Maya. He was previously the Executive Chef at the Fiesta Americana Grand Chapultepec, and Karisma Hotels. He is the former Head Chef to former Mexican President Vicente Fox.

Serge Devesa has joined the InterContinental New York Barclay as Executive Chef. For the past six years, he had been the Executive Chef at the Sofitel Minneapolis.

Nicolas Dubort has returned to the Hotel Bel-Air to take on the position of Food and Beverage Manager. He had previously served as the Restaurant and Bar Manager for the hotel before overseeing The Grill at the Dorchester in London and the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Ash Bhasin has been named Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons New York, taking over from Yvette Thomas-Henry. He was most recently the Director of Rooms at the Trump International Hotel and Tower New York.

The Four Seasons Baltimore has named Annette Watkins Director of Rooms. Since 2006, she had been in the same role at the Four Seasons Atlanta. She had previously overseen front office at the Pierre in New York, and the Four Seasons George V.

Claudio Togo has joined the St. Regis Monarch Beach as Director of Rooms. For the past ten years, he had been with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Florence, Westlake Village and New York. He was most recently serving as Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

Matthew Vandegrift will soon be leaving his current position of Resort Manager at the Four Seasons Seychelles, to move to the Four Seasons Atlanta as Director of Rooms. He is also a former Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huraa and Assistant Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Las Vegas.

Franco Pedone has joined the Viceroy Miami as Director of Residences. He is the former Director of Rooms for the Rosewood Mayakoba and the Hotel Principe di Savoia.

David Phillips joined the Peabody Little Rock as Director of Rooms. He was most recently in the same position for the Sandpearl Resort. He had previously held various roles at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, La Playa Beach and Golf Resort in Naples and the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas.

Steve Labrie has moved to the Patina Restaurant Group as Vice President IT. He was most recently overseeing technology for SBE Entertainment.

Scott Irwin takes over for Labrie at SBE Entertainment as Vice President of Technology. He was most recently in the same role for the Viceroy Hotel Group. He had previously overseen IT for JC Resorts in San Diego and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts based in San Francisco.

Movita Hernandez has been appointed Spa Director at the Mokara Hotel & Spa in San Antonio. She was most recently the Spa Director at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale.

EUROPE

Wolfgang Neumann has joined Rezidor in Brussels as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, succeeding Jacques Dubois who has left the company. Neumann was recently the Chief Executive Officer for the Arabella Hospitality Group in Munich and had previously spent over twenty years with Hilton International.

Guido Polito has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Baglioni Hotels, succeeding Roberto Polito who will remain as President of the group. Guido was most recently the Vice President Operations for the company. In addition, Giuliano Rocchi, who has served for years as Chief Financial and Administrative Director of the group, has been appointed Vice President.

Gregory Maliassas has rejoined Sofitel to take over from Ignace Bauwens as Area General Manager for Sofitel Germany and Austria. For the past four years, Maliassas was the Director of Operations for Chandris Hotels & Resorts, based in Athens. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage of the Sofitel Athens and Hotel Manager at the Sofitel Washington, D.C. and the Sofitel Los Angeles.

Werner Anzinger takes over from Clemens Hoerth as General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Prague. He was most recently the Resident Manager at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London.

Spiridon Sarantopoulos has been named General Manager of the Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg near Bonn. He was most recently serving as Director of the Grandhotel Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof.

Stephen Hanley has been appointed General Manager at the (former Renaissance) Shelbourne Dublin. He was most recently managing the Galway Radisson Blu. In Dublin, he takes over from Liam Doyle, now the General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain.

Benedikt Jaschke has joined the Wirth Family's historic Hotel Hassler in Rome as Resident Manager. He is the former Resident Manager at the Schlosshotel Lehrbach in Germany and had previously managed food and beverage at the Hotel Principe di Savoia.

The Hôtel Le Bristol Paris has named Leah Marshall Hotel Director. She had previously held management positions for the Four Seasons George V and the newly opened Shangri-La Paris. She will once again be working under the leadership of Managing Director Didier Le Calvez.

At the soon-to-open Mandarin Oriental Paris, Véronique Ellinger has been named Spa Director. She comes from the Espace Payot in Paris, a freestanding spa. Prior to that, she was the General Manager of the Spa Caudalie at the Hotel Meurice.

At Accor, Agnès Caradec succeeds Armelle Volkringer as Corporate Director of Communications and Public Relations. A former Ernst & Young senior officer, she is also a former Director of Public Relations for Nike and McDonalds France.

After ten years as General Manager of the Mas Candille, Anthony Torkington leaves to become the General Manager of the Cap Est Lagoon Resort & Spa in Martinique. His successor at the Mas Candille is Giuseppe Cosmai.

The Four Seasons George V has promoted Antoine Corneille to Director of Food and Beverage. He joined the hotel in 2004 after spending fifteen years at the Ritz Paris in various roles.

Skander Ayari has returned to Paris to take the post of Food and Beverage Director at Le Méridien Etoile. He was previously the Director of Food and Beverage at the Concorde Lafayette Paris before taking on his most recent position as Director of Food and Beverage in Tunisia at the Mövenpick Resort & Marine Spa Sousse.

Nicolas Bellaton has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Geneva. He joined the hotel in pre-opening at the front desk before moving into his most recent position as Director of Catering and Sales Manager.

The Rocco Forte Collection has appointed Stefan Wolf Group Director of Revenue Management and Distribution. He had previously held similar posts for the Jumeirah Group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and  InterContinental.

Jean-Pierre Hupin has been appointed Deputy Executive Chef at the Concorde Lafayette Paris. He is the former Executive Chef of the Hilton Rabat and the Hilton Nassau.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Giovanni Angelini has been named Vice Chairman of Dusit International, based in Hong Kong. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and Senior Vice President of Westin Hotels & Resorts.

John Shigley has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the MGM Grand Ho Tram in Vietnam. He was most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Operations for the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer for the MGM Grand Las Vegas and as Executive Vice President at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino.

Christine Hodder, who had been the General Manager of the Puli Hotel in Shanghai and the Amara in Singapore, prior to joining Regent International, is the new General Manager of Amanresorts' Aman at the Summer Palace in Beijing.

Clemens Hoerth is heading to the Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou as General Manager. He was most recently at the Mandarin Oriental Prague in the same position. 

Jamie Mead has been named General Manager of the Hilton Tokyo. Mead was most recently serving as General Manger of the Hilton Nagoya. He had previously held the positions of Director of Operations and Director of Business Development at the Hilton Brisbane.

Andrew Turner has moved to the Anantara Phuket as General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the Anantara Resort & Spa Sanya. He had previously served as General Manager for the Solis Lough Eske Castle and the Ritz-Carlton Sharm El Sheikh.

Robert Ring has been named General Manager at Tokoriki Island Resort. He is the former General Manager of the Sonaisali Island Resort, Karma Samui in Thailand and Karma Kandara in Bali.

Andrew Leith has been named General Manager of the Swiss-Belhotel Bay View in Bali. He is the former Executive Assistant Manager at the Angsana Ihuru and Resort Manager for the Sonaisali Island Resort and Sonaisali Premium Villas.

Rubal Chaudhry has joined the Hilton New Delhi/Janakpuri as General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the Claridges Hotel New Delhi. He previously held various positions with InterContinental and Hyatt and served as General Manager of the Park Plaza Gurgaon.

Katja Henke has joined the Peninsula Shanghai as Hotel Manager. She had been the Hotel Manager at the Beverly Wilshire since May 2008, having joined Four Seasons in a similar capacity at the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. in 2006.

Michael Mestraud has been promoted to Resort Manager at the Four Seasons Bora Bora. He joined the resort in 2008 as opening Director of Food and Beverage.

The InterContinental Hong Kong has appointed Frankson Lee Resident Manager. He was most recently the Hotel Manager at the Mandarin Oriental Sanya. He is the former Director of Rooms of the Shangri-La Chengdu and Executive Assistant Manager of the Shangri-La Tokyo.  

The Yas Island Rotana and Centro Yas Island has appointed Eleni Tsolakou Executive Assistant Manager. She was previously part of the pre-opening team of the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi.

The InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong has appointed Martin Schaumburg Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously served as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage for the Kempinski Huizhou.

Leo Holli has been named Food and Beverage Director for the Yas Island Rotana and Centro Yas Island. He had previously overseen food and beverage for Rotana at Villa, Rimal, Rihab Rotana back in 2008 and the Towers Rotana on Sheikh Zayed Road in 2009.

Celian Skandrani has been promoted at Raffles Singapore to Director of Food and Beverage. He had joined the hotel in 2009 as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage after serving in the same position for three years at the Ritz-Carlton Santiago.

John Dopéré has joined the Six Senses Hua Hin and Evason Hua Hin as Executive Assistant Manager of Food and Beverage. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage of the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain and the Constance Lémuria Resort.

Lucinda Semark has been named Executive Vice President, Revenue Generation, for Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. She was previously the Senior Vice President, Marketing, at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore.

Patrick Callarec is back in Hawaii as Executive Chef of the Disney Aulani Resort and Spa opening in August. He was most recently the Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. This is return to the islands for Callarec after serving as Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua before having his own restaurant, Chez Paul, on Maui.

Thua An has been named Executive Chef of La Residence Hotel and Spa in Vietnam. For the past three years, he had served as Executive Chef of the Princess d'Annam Resort and Spa.

Ali Mohammed returns to the Maldives as Director of Rooms of the Four Seasons Kuda Huraa. He had previously been with the Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru before moving in 2008 to his most recent role of Assistant Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Damascus.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Ignace Bauwens has been named Vice President Operations Gulf Region at InterContinental Hotels Group. He was most recently with Sofitel as Area General Manager for Sofitel Germany & Austria.

Yves Wencker has moved to Marrakech to take over as pre-opening General Manager for the Selman Palace with interiors designed by Jacques Garcia. He was most recently with the Telfair Golf and Spa Resort on Mauritius as General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager at the Commune by the Great Wall, the Dorint Sofitel Am Alten Wall, Stapleford Park and as Director of Food and Beverage at the Ritz London.

Sven Wiedenhaupt has been named General Manager at the Four Seasons Damascus. He joined the company in 2004 as Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons New York before moving into his current role as Hotel Manager of the Four Seasons Doha in 2008.    

InterContinental Hotels Group has promoted Georg Weinlander to Area General Manager for the Phoenicia and Le Vendôme Hotels. For the past two years, he had served as General Manager of the Phoenicia Hotel Beirut.

Oliver Bruns has been promoted to Hotel Manager and joining the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza. The Cornell graduate was most recently the Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh. He had previously held rooms management positions at the Four Seasons Amman and the Four Seasons Great Exuma.

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Downtown has appointed Ian Rydin General Manager. He was most recently in the same position for the Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul.

The Four Seasons Doha has named Ahmed Khalaf Hotel Manager. He was most recently in the same position with the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza.

Roy Buitenkamp has moved as Director of Food and Beverage to the Four Seasons Riyadh. He was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza. Buitekamp was formerly at the St. Regis New York as Director of Food and Beverage after joining the hotel as opening General Manager of Alain Ducasse's Adour.

The Four Seasons Mauritius has promoted Adrien Harel to Director of Food and Beverage. The Mauritius born Harel joined the resort in 2008 as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. He is the former Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the One&Only Le Touessrok.

Frédéric Cappello has joined the Beau Rivage Resort on Mauritius as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently at the JW Marriott Costa Rica in the same role. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage for the Capella Pedregal and Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the One&Only Palmilla.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has promoted Ashraf Elzahed to Director of Corporate Marketing - Middle East. He had previously served as Director of Marketing at the Four Seasons Doha, the Four Seasons Amman and as Director of Sales at the Four Seasons Cairo at the First Residence.

Banyan Tree has appointed Zee Bassila Regional Director, Marketing - Middle East, based in Dubai. He has been with the company since 2009, most recently serving in Singapore as Director, Pre-Opening Operations.

Kempinski has appointed Janet Abrahams Area Director Sales and Marketing Levant Region. She was most recently with the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi as Executive Director Sales and Marketing.

The Jumeirah Group has appointed Christian Pertl Vice-President of Sales and Marketing - Dubai. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for InterContinental Hotels Group Dubai Festival City.

The Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza has promoted Thierry Papillier to Executive Chef. He joined the hotel last year as Executive Sous Chef.


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