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Featuring: September 2013.
THE AMERICASAt the much publicized
Morgans Hotel Group, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Gross has resigned. 34-year-old Chairman
Jason Kalisman has taken over as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Major investor
Ron Burkle is pushing for a sale of the company.
Benchmark Hospitality has named
Todd Felsen Vice President of Operations. He is the former General Manager of the
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, and Managing Director at the
Claremont Hotel Club & Spa.
Cheraz Ecker has been named General Manager of the
Loews Madison Hotel. She was most recently the Director of Rooms Division for the
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Ecker was previously the Director of Operations for the
Venetian Las Vegas Resort Hotel Casino and opened the
Palazzo Hotel Resort. She is the former General Manager for the
Marina Bay Sands Singapore.
Kathryn Day has joined
PUBLIC Chicago as General Manager, taking over from
Philip Dailey. She is the former Assistant General Manager for the
Elysean and took on the role of Hotel Manager after it transitioned to the
Waldorf Astoria Chicago. She is the former Assistant Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Philadelphia.
Greg Cook has joined the
Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing Miami's
Eden Roc Hotel (no longer operated by
Renaissance/Marriott). He is the former Vice President of Hotels for
Key International.
Jim Mauer has been appointed General Manager at the
Eden Roc Miami Beach, taking over from
Greg Cook. Mauer was most recently overseeing the
Bonaventure Resort & Spa.
Steve Shern has been named General Manager of the soon-to-open
Thompson Chicago. Since 2006, he had served as General Manager at
Hotel 71 in downtown Chicago. He is the former Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Las Vegas and the
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas.
Geoffrey Campbell has joined the
Resort at Paws Up in Montana as Resort Manager, taking over from
Tim Johnson now at the
Sorrel River Ranch. Campbell was most recently the Executive Housekeeper at
Amangiri. He is the former Director of Operations for the
Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson and served as Corporate Director of Rooms for the
Greenleaf Hospitality Group.
Roseann Grippo has been appointed General Manager at the
Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. She was most recently the General Manager at the
Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu. Grippo is the former Hotel Manager at the
Sheraton Waikiki Resort and Regional Director of Food and Beverage for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Ed Baten takes over from
Glenn Sampert as General Manager at the
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort in the Bahamas. Baten was most recently overseeing the
W Washington, D.C. and is the former General Manager at the
W New York and
W Chicago.
Oliver Servat steps in for Baten
as General Manager at the
W Washington, D.C. Servat was most recently General Manager of the
W Paris-Opéra. He is the former Executive Assistant Manager at
Le Méridien Montparnasse.
Hersha Hospitality Trust has named
Sandra Cardona Vice President of Development and Capital Planning. She has been with the company for eleven years, most recently as Senior Director of Development and Capital Planning.
Lorenzo Chan has been named General Manager of the
Royal Hideaway Playacar in Riviera Maya. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Occidental Allegro Playacar. Chan is the former Executive Assistant Manager of the
Occidental Grand Xcaret.
Gary Thomas is the new Managing Director for the
Line Hotel in Los Angeles. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Mondrian Soho for
Morgans Hotel Group. He is the former General Manager of the
Royalton.
Hay Creek Hotels has promoted
George Soderberg to Vice President of Operations. He joined the company in 2009 as Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously spent 22 in years in various sales and managerial roles with
Omni Hotels.
Stefan Huber has been named General Manager for the
InterContinental Dallas. He is the former General Manager at the
Inn and Spa at Loretto and Director of Operations at the
Fairmont Dallas.
Ken Daugherty has been appointed General Manager at the
Skamania Lodge in Washington. He is the former General Manager of the
Zermatt Resort & Spa.
Sara Sullivan has been appointed Vice President, Owner Advisory Group, for
Benchmark Hospitality. She was most recently serving as Vice President of Real Estate Investment, Asset Management and Vice President Corporate Finance for
Sage Hospitality in Denver.
Steven Ellingsen has moved over as General Manager to the
Mile North Hotel in Chicago. He was most recently with
Club Quarters as Chicago Hotel Director. He is the former General Manager at the
Dupont Hotel and the
Yorktown Hotel.
Phil Keb has been named Executive Vice President Development with
Commune Hotels & Resorts. He was previously with
Kiawah Partners as Executive Vice President, Resort Development. He had previously served in VP roles with the
Capella Hotel Group and the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa has named
Thomas Ruhs General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the
Lake Lawn Resort in Wisconsin. He is the former General Manager for the
Hotel Orrington.
André Zotoff has been appointed Vice President and General Manager at the
Hotel del Coronado, taking over from
Todd Shallan who is now in London with
KSL. Zotoff was most recently the General Manager at the
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. He is the former General Manager at the
Fairmont Chicago.
Terry Donahue has been appointed General Manager at the
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace. He was most recently overseeing the
Bridgewater Marriott Hotel.
Michael Jokovich is replacing
David Nadelman (now on Oahu) as General Manager of the
Grand Hyatt San Francisco. Jokovich leaves Hawaii where he had been overseeing the
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa.
The
Golden Door has named
Kathy Van Ness as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. She is the former President of
Diane Von Furstenberg.
Sammy Ghachem is the new General Manager at
Le Sereno in St. Barths succeeding to
Christian Langlade who moved to Morocco. He was previously the New York based Managing Director of
FROSCH, a travel company. Ghachem also served several years for both
Air France and
KLM.
Jean-Louis Magron has been appointed General Manager of the
Cabo Azul Resort & Spa. He is the former opening General Manager of the
Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa.
Daniel Entenberg has been appointed General Manager of the
Gramercy Park Hotel, taking over from
Jakob Hansen. Entenberg was most recently with the
W New York Times Square as Director of Operations. He is the former Executive Director of Hotel Operations at the
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Kevin Kelly has joined
Two Bunch Palms Spa Resort as Chief Executive Officer. He is the former President and Chief Branding Officer at
Canyon Ranch.
Awet Sium has moved to the
Four Seasons Boston as Hotel Manager, taking over from
Michel Volk who is now in Bora Bora. Sium was most recently serving as Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons St. Louis. He is the former General Manager of the
Vero Beach Hotel and Spa and previously served as Assistant General Manager for the
Hotel Monaco Washington, D.C. and the
Hotel Monaco Baltimore.
The
Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park has names
Erden Kendigelen Hotel Manager. He is the former Executive Director at the
Bellagio Hotel & Resort Las Vegas.
The
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel has promoted
Eric Opron to Hotel Manager. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the resort.
Derek Damon is now in New York at the
Loews Regency as
Director of Operations. He was most recently with the
Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver as Food and Beverage Director. Damon is the former Food and Beverage Director at the
Rosewood Crescent Hotel.
Sherry Abedi is the new Director of Operations at the
Lansdowne Resort. She had previously overseen food and beverage at the
Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. and
Casa del Mar in Santa Monica. She followed her Madison General Manager
James Horsman to Landsdowne.
Shand Luce has been named Director of Operations for the
Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. He was previously the General Manager of the
Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort in Florida. Luce is the former Director of Operations at the
Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove and the
Westin Fort Lauderdale.
Carrie McIntyre has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer at
Interstate Hotels & Resorts. She was most recently serving the company as Executive Vice President and Treasurer.
Oscar Henquet is now overseeing
Rudd Winery in St. Helena. He was most recently serving as General Manager at
Richard Gere's
Bedford Post Inn. He is the former General Manager at New York's
Monkey Bar and
Rouge Tomate.
Le Méridien Chicago has named
Simon Fricker General Manager. He was most recently with the
Mandarin Oriental Miami as Director of Food and Beverage and at the
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas in the same capacity. Fricker is also a former Hotel Manager at the
Gramercy Park Hotel.
Owen Deignan has joined
PUBLIC Chicago as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently the General Manager at
Jean Georges Steakhouse and
Fleur by Hubert Keller.
Raj Mohan has joined the
Ritz-Carlton Aruba as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage. He was most recently in a similar role in Jamaica at the
Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall. Mohan is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa and the
Beijing Marriott Northeast.
Sean Hubbard has moved to the
Fairmont San Francisco as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same post for the
Claremont Resort & Spa. Hubbard is the former Director of Operations/Resident Manager at
Shutters on the Beach and had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Fairmont Orchid.
Carlo De Leon has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the
Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at
Terranea Resort.
Justin Wyborn has been named Vice President Food and Beverage at the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. He was most recently overseeing West Coast operations for
Nobu restaurants.
Patrick Chiappetta has been promoted Corporate Director of Restaurants and Bars at
Denihan Hospitality Group. He has been with the group since 2010, most recently as Director of Operations for
Art and Soul.
Benchmark Hospitality has appointed
Gary Harnist Vice President of Construction and Design. He was previously Senior Vice President, Construction and Design, for
Gatehouse Capital of Dallas and Senior Director Construction Management for
General Growth Properties.
Robert Rooker has joined the
Luxe City Center as Chief Engineer. He has most recently been with the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills as Assistant Director of Engineering.
Cheryl Franz has been appointed Vice President, Learning and Organizational Development, at
Denihan Hospitality. She is the former Director of Learning and Organizational Effectiveness at
Broadridge Financial Solutions.
The
Lansdowne Resort has named
Krista Reiss Area Director of Human Resources. She was most recently overseeing human resources at the
Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. She had previously served in similar roles for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and
MGM Resorts.
Heather Lang has transferred to the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills as Assistant Director of Human Resources. She was most recently in the same role for the
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara.Maricela Aguilar-Ochoa has moved to the
Downtown Grand Las Vegas as Assistant Director of Human Resources. She was most recently a Human Resources Manager for the
Four Seasons Las Vegas.
Edward French has been named Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. He was most recently serving the company as Senior Vice President, Marketing Platforms. He had previously served in various roles with
American Airlines and
Chase Manhattan Bank.
Lisa Potts has been named Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for the
Trump Hotel Collection. She was most recently with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts as Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Scott Gubrud has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Four Seasons Vail. Since 2005, he had been the Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa. Gubrud is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at
Vail Cascade and
Beaver Run Resort.
Maria Hirt has been named Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Austin, taking over from
Peggy Thompson who is now in Toronto. Hirt was most recently the Director of Marketing for the
Four Seasons Resorts Lana'i. She is the former Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Las Vegas and the
Four Seasons Palm Beach.
Norma Textor-Wong has been named Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Silicon Valley. She was most recently serving as Director of Sales at the
Four Seasons Hualalai. She is the former Director of Sales for the
Four Seasons Vancouver.
Jared McLachlan takes over for
Eric Opron as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel. McLachlan had previously served the hotel as Director of Sales.
Dina Giardina has joined
Virgin Hotels as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently the Associate Director of Sales at the
Park Hyatt Chicago.
Vanessa Claspill has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
W Austin. She was most recently the Complex Director of Sales and Marketing for the
W New Orleans and the
W French Quarter. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
W Dallas Victory.
Martha Sullivan has joined
LWH Hotels as Director, Global Travel Industry Sales. She is a former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. She had previously served in sales and marketing roles with
Shutters on the Beach and
Hilton French Polynesia.
Serena Dadon has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Crowne Plaza Zurich (formerly the
InterContinental Zurich) and the Area Director of Sales Switzerland for
IHG.
Ernie Arias has been named Area Director of Sales and Marketing of the
Park Hyatt New York, slated to open in 2014. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Park Hyatt Chicago and the
Park Hyatt Washington.
Mark Adams has been appointed Director of Sales at
Terranea. He was most recently the Director of Group Sales at the
Anaheim Marriott.
The
Paramount Hotel Group has named
Karen Thomson Vice President of Sales and Marketing. She was
most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Crowne Plaza Times Square - Manhattan.
Phillip Pena has joined the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group as Director of Corporate Sales - The Americas. He was most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Global Travel Department, with
Citigroup. He is the former Account Director, Corporate and Travel Industry Sales at
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
The
Atlantis, Paradise Island has named
John Washko Vice President of Group Marketing and Sales. Most recently he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Elite Meetings International. He is the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the
Broadmoor. At the Atlantis, Washko takes over from
Gus Tejeda.
Susan Weigel has been appointed Vice President, Revenue Management, at
Denihan Hospitality. She was most recently with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts as Vice President of Channel Intelligence.
Jerry Jensen has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa in Tucson.
The
Park Hyatt Washington has named
Mark Guthrie Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past five years, he was the Director of Sales at the
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill. His past sales experience includes stints with
De Vere, the
Waldorf Hilton, the
Trafalgar and the
Langham Hilton.
The
Ritz-Carlton Denver has named
Betsy OlwineDirector of Sales and Marketing. She had previously spent 20 years with
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, most recently as Corporate Director of Sales Training Operations.
The
InterContinental Los Angeles has promoted
Jake Megrikian to Director of Sales and Marketing. He joined the hotel in 2011 as a Senior Sales Manager.
Joe Monserrate has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. He was most recently the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing - Southern California - for
OLS Hotels & Resorts. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at
Le Montrose in West Hollywood.
Patrick Connors has joined the
Riviera Palm Springs as Director of Sales and Marketing. He most recently held the post of Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.
The
Radisson Blu Chicago has named
Gordon Taylor Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same role for the
Hyatt Regency Austin.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has named
Kathleen Reidenbach to Senior Vice President of Marketing. She joined the company in 2002 and was most recently Vice President, Revenue Management and Distribution.
Christine Lawson moves up to Senior Vice President of Sales and Catering at
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. She has been with the company since 1991 most recently as Vice President, Sales.
The
W Fort Lauderdale has appointed
Cesar Wurm Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently with the
Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio as Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously served in the same role for the
W Atlanta Downtown and is the former Director of Sales for the
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel.
The
Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa has appointed
Michael Pramshafer as Resort Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently the Executive Director of Sales at the
Stratosphere Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas.
Matt Boland has joined the
Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa as Director of Marketing. He was most recently the Marketing Director of
Legacy Properties and had previously been based in New York with
HBO for twelve years.
Jairo Torres has joined the
ME By Melia in Cabo San Lucas as Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same role at
Joie de Vivre's
Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach. Torres is the former Director of Sales at the
Courtyard Marriott Century City and the
Clarion Hotel LAX.
Amanda Wessel has returned to the
St. Regis Monarch Beach, taking on the post of Account Director. She was previously serving as Director of Leisure Sales for the resort before moving to national sales for
Destination Hotels & Resorts in Denver.
The
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has appointed
Chris Budd as Director of Sales. Most recently, Budd was Senior National Sales Manager at
Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas. He had previously served in sales positions for the
Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, the
Westin Tabor Center and the
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch.
Danielle Daley has been promoted to Director of Sales for the
Mandarin Oriental New York. She joined the hotel in 2007 and was most recently serving as Associate Director of Sales.
Jane DeLeon-Mato has joined the
Line Hotel as Account Director. She was most recently a Senior Sales Manager at
L'Ermitage Beverly Hills and is the former Senior Sales Manager at the
Westin Pasadena.
Jared Mintz has been promoted to Associate Director of Sales at the
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. He joined the hotel in 2010 as Senior Sales Manager. He was previously in sales with the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
Silversea Cruises has appointed
Dave Socha and
Bob Tolster as Area Sales Directors. Socha was most recently with
Windstar Cruises as Western Regional Sales Manager and Tolster comes from
Royal Caribbean where he was Business Development Manager.
Marce Olson has been named Sales Manager, West Coast Region for
Halekulani and the
Waikiki Parc Hotel. For the past six years, she had been the Director of Sales at
Shutters on the Beach and
Casa del Mar. Olson had previously served in sales positions for the
Beverly Wilshire,
Le Parker Meridien and the
Essex House.
The
Grand Wailea has named
Diana Kamper Director of National Accounts, based in Arizona. She was most recently the President of
Signature Sites & Incentives.
Christelle Fourcade has joined
SBE Entertainment in Miami as Area Director of Sales SLS/Raleigh and Redbury. Fourcade is the former Director of Sales at the
Thompson Ocean Drive. She had previously served in sales roles for the
Hotel Nikko San Francisco and the
Clift.
Meliá Hotels has named
Darius Deavours Director of Group Sales. For the past five years, he had been with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts as Group Sales Manager.
Ceara Sadler has been named Director of Travel Industry Sales at the
Beverly Hills Hotel and
Hotel Bel-Air. Sadler was most recently a Senior Sales Manager for the
Andaz West Hollywood.
Sandy Rankin has moved over as National Sales Manager to the
Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa. She was most recently in the same post at
L'Auberge Del Mar.
Jennifer Chapman takes over from Rankin as National Sales Manager at
L'Auberge Del Mar. Chapman was most recently a Group Sales Manager at the
Omni Interlocken Resort.
Candice Chin has been named Senior Sales Manager at
InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco. She is the former Group Sales Manager at the
Four Seasons Westlake Village.
Brittany Bussell has been named Director of Catering at
PUBLIC Chicago. She was most recently the Catering Sales Manager at the
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.
Tory Martindale has been promoted to Executive Chef at the
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler. He joined the resort in 2010 as Executive Sous Chef. He had previously served in culinary positions with the
Four Seasons Dublin, the
Four Seasons Nevis and the
Four Seasons Santa Barbara The Biltmore.
The
Andaz 5th Avenue has appointed
Chad Minton Executive Chef. He was most recently in a similar role with the
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey.
Romuald Jung has joined
Michel Richard as Chef de Cuisine at the new
Villard in the
New York Palace. Jung was most recently serving as Corporate Chef for
Bagatelle.
Bernard Ibarra is now in Palos Verdes as Executive Chef at
Terranea Resort. He was most recently in Las Vegas as Executive Chef at
City Center. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Mirage in Las Vegas, the
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, and the
Four Seasons Singapore.
Gherardo Guarducci and
Dimitri Pauli, who own the
Sant Ambroeus restaurants, will now run the food service at the
Loews Regency Hotel.
Dan Silverman has been named Executive Chef. Silverman was most recently at the
Standard Grill.
Kai Lermen has moved to Miami as Director of Culinary at the
Saxony/Faena District. For the past five years, he had been at the
Peninsula Chicago as Executive Chef. He is the former
Executive Chef for the
Ritz-Carlton Osaka, the
Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach and the
Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. Emmanuel Guémon has been named Executive Chef at
Sandy Lane on Barbados replacing
Jonathan Wright now at
Raffles Singapore. Guémon was most recently the Executive Chef at the
Leela Kempinski Gurgaon and is the former Executive Chef of the
Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort.
Andreas Schatzschneider has been named Executive Chef at the
Ritz-Carlton Cancun. He is the former Executive Chef for the
Ritz-Carlton Vienna before his recent brief stint as Executive Sous Chef for the
Ritz-Carlton Guangzhou.
Simon Dolinky has been named Executive Chef at the
W San Diego. He was most recently with the
Hotel Palomar San Diego as Executive Chef of
Saltbox Dining & Drinking. He is the former Executive Chef at
BLVD 16 Restaurant & Lounge at the
Hotel Palomar Los Angeles and Executive Sous Chef at
JSix at the
Hotel Solamar San Diego.
Richard Gras has joined the
Oak Restaurant in Dallas as Executive Chef. For the past two years, he had been with the
St. Regis Bal Harbour as Chef de Cuisine for
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's
J & G Grill. He is the former Chef de Cuisine at the
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay.
Bruno Oakman has been named Executive Chef at the
Commons Hotel in Minneapolis. He was most recently the Executive Chef at
Lunds and Byerly's Catering.
Mii Amo in Sedona has named
Nicole Heaney Chef. She was most recently serving as Sous Chef at the
Enchantment Resort.
Alain Derouin has been appointed Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Director at
Hotel El Ganzo in Los Cabos. He was most recently in a similar post for the
Hotel Las Brisas Acapulco.
The
Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has named
Kevin Palm Executive Chef. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Sandals Resort, Nassau, and the
Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta.
The
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel has named
Jose Mejia Executive Chef. Most recently, Mejia served as Executive Chef at
Villa del Palmar Resort in Cabo San Lucas.
Martin Alcala has been appointed Executive Chef for the
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. He was most recently in the same position at the
Hyatt Regency Santa Barbara.
Michael Mignano has returned as Executive Pastry Chef to the
Pierre, A Taj Hotel in New York. When
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts oversaw the hotel, he spent seven years at the Pierre as Executive Pastry Chef before moving to the
Four Seasons New York in the same position.
Dieter Xiao has returned to Las Vegas to open
Morimoto in the
Mirage Hotel. Xiao was most recently serving as Assistant
Director of Food and Beverage for
MGM Vietnam. He had previously served as General Manager for
Seablue and
Shibuya in the
MGM Grand, Las Vegas before moving to Marbella as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Hotel Puente Romano.
Renee Kubin has joined
Nikita in Malibu as Sommelier. She is the former Sommelier for
Restaurant Gary Danko, and the
Mandarin Oriental San Francisco.
Chad Reyes has been appointed Director of Rooms at the
Chattanoogan. He joined the hotel in 2001 and has served in various roles and departments, most recently in the Front Office as Front Office Manager.
The
Lansdowne Resort has named
Beth Brainard Rooms Manager. She was previously in a similar role at the
Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. and the
Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix.
Joan Bowden has been appointed Spa Director at the
W Fort Lauderdale. She was most recently in a similar role for the
Westin Beach Resort and Spa, Fort Lauderdale. She is the former Spa Director at the
St. Regis Fort Lauderdale and the
Atlantic Hotel.
The
St. Julien Hotel & Spa has named
Tessa Kienow Spa Director. She had previously served in a similar role for the
Spa at the Inverness in the Denver Tech Center.
The
W San Diego has named
Megan Guy W Insider. She was previously a Food and Beverage Supervisor at the
Four Seasons Miami and at the
Four Seasons Austin.
EUROPE Sébastien Bazin has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at
Accor in Paris, taking over from
Yann Caillère who is leaving the company. Bazin was most recently a Principal with
Colony Capital, a major investor in Accor.
Stefan Bollhalder will be joining the
Shangri-La Paris as General Manager, taking over from
Alain Borgers now with Shangri-La in the Philippines. Bollhalder was most recently the General Manager of the
Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong. He is the former General Manager of
Shangri-La's China World Hotel, Beijing.
Frédéric Picard has joined
La Réserve Hospitality Collection in Paris as General Manager of their upcoming Avenue Gabriel luxury project. Earlier this year, he had been appointed General Manager at the
Château Saint-Martin & Spa in Vence with pre-opening responsibilities for
L'Apogée. He is the former General Manager at the
Palais Namaskar in Marrakesh.
Peter Knoll takes over from
Konstantin Zeuke as General Manager at the
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Croatia. Knoll was most recently the General Manager for the
Kempinski Hybernska Prague. He is the former Resident Manager at the
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest.
Friedrich Niemann has joined the
Hilton Frankfurt as General Manager. He most recently served a short stint overseeing the
Waldorf Astoria Berlin. He is the former General Manager of the
Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest, the
Hilton Munich City, and the
Hilton Sofia.
Gregor Andréewitch takes over for Niemann as General Manager of
Waldorf Astoria Berlin. He was most recently overseeing the
Conrad Tokyo. He is the former General Manager at the
Drake in Chicago.
Tim Flodin is the new General Manager for the
Andaz Liverpool Street London. He was most recently serving as General Manager at the
Hyatt Regency Birmingham. He is the former General Manager at the
Hyatt Westlake Plaza.
Stefan Von Heine has been named General Manager of the newly rebranded
Dorint Park Hotel Bremen taking over from
Wilhelm Wehrmann who has overseen the hotel for 27 years. Von Heine is the former General Manager at the
Dorint Sanssouci Berlin Potsdam, and the
Dorint Hotel Park Ambiance Sellin.
Alain Bachmann has been named General Manager of the
Chedi Andermatt due to open this winter in Switzerland. He was most recently overseeing the
Grand Hotel Park in Gstaad.
Fernando Rojo has moved as General Manager to the
Hotel Pushkin in Moscow, slated to open in 2014. He was most recently overseeing Moscow's
Barvikha Hotel and Spa. He is the former General Manager at the
Hotel Casa Fuster.
Brian Gleeson has been appointed General Manager at the
Radisson Blu Beach Resort & Spa in Sochi, Russia, slated to open later this year. Since 2011, he had served as General Manager at the
Radisson Blu Tallinn in Estonia. He is the former General Manager at the
Radisson Blu Letterkenny in Ireland.
Michael Voigt has been appointed General Manager at the
Arch London. He previously served as Hotel Manager for
Pennyhill Park and the
Four Seasons Hampshire, before taking on his most recent role with the
London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.Beccy Gunn has been appointed General Manager at the
Kensington Hotel in London. She is the former Deputy General Manager of the
Bloomsbury Hotel.
Fergus O'Donovan has been appointed General Manager at the
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel in Jersey. He was most recently working as Acting General Manager of the
Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted Airport. O'Donovan is the former General Manager of the
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Sligo and the
Rutland Square Hotel in Nottingham.
Stéfanie Hardy has been appointed General Manager at the
Hilton London Islington. For the past five years, she had been the Director of Business Development for the
London Hilton on Park Lane.
Lawder Smith has been appointed General Manager at
Threadneedles in London. He is the former General Manager at
Heythrop Park and the
Crowne Plaza Kensington.
Rainer Golke is the new General Manager for the
Hotel Bel-Air, Sport & Wellness in Luxemburg. He had previously managed the
Best Western Hotel Aquakub, and the (former)
Best Western Forum Congress Hotel.
Romain Roulleau has joined
Accor as Senior Vice President e-Commerce. He was most recently the Managing Director of
L'Officiel des vacances (the
Voyage Privé Group).
James Partridge has been appointed Area Director of Sales with the
Dorchester Collection. He was most recently serving the company as Director of Group and Event Sales. He is the former General Manager of the
Montpellier Chapter Hotel and General Manager at
Gordon Ramsay Holdings' York & Albany. Partridge began his career as House Manager and Private Events Manager at
Claridge's.
Brenda Collin has been appointed Regional Director - UK, Ireland & Nordics at
Preferred Hotels. She joins the firm from technology company
HotelREZ and has also worked for
Utell/Pegasus and
Hilton.
Laura Cambiaghi has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Hotel Castille, taking over from
Facira Mercenier. Cambiaghi was most recently the Regional Director of Sales for the
Set Collection. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hotel Lutétia and the
Hotel du Louvre.
Laurence Voegelin is the new Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hotel Beaulac Neuchatel in Switzerland. She had spent the past five years with
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Majella Baldacchino has been appointed Director of Sales at
Coworth Park. She had previously served in sales positions with the
InterContinental London Park Lane, the
Conrad London and
Jurys Doyle Hotel Group.
Victoria White has been appointed Assistant Director of Sales overseeing the
Dorchester,
45 Park Lane and
Coworth Park. She was most recently the Assistant Director of Sales for
Rocco Forte Hotels at
Brown's. White is a former Sales Manager at the
Four Seasons London at Park Lane and the
Maybourne Hotel Group.
Jesus Sauri has been appointed Associate Director of Sales at
ME London. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Cadogan and
Blakes in South Kensington.
Cliveden House has appointed
André Garrett Executive Chef. He was most recently serving as Head Chef at
Galvin at Windows in London.
Raymond Goertz has been promoted to Director of Rooms at
ME London. He joined the hotel in pre-opening as Revenue Manager after serving in a similar post with the
Ritz London.
Lionel Vuillemin has moved to the
Hotel d'Angleterre in Geneva as Food and Beverage Manager. He was most recently in the same role at
La Réserve Geneva. He is the former Food and Beverage Manager at
La Réserve Ramatuelle.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Vincent Gillet has joined
Nissan Premium Luxury Brand Group as its Hong Kong-based Head of Global Marketing. He is the former Chief Marketing Officer at
Six Senses Hotels & Spa. His most recent position was that of Senior Vice President - Global Brand Leader for the
W and
Le Méridien brands at
Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Harris Chan has moved with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts to Vice President-Operations Hawaii and French Polynesia, succeeding retiring
Keith Vieira. Chan was most recently the Vice President-Operations China and Taiwan.
Major change at the
Waldorf-Astoria Grand Wailea on Maui, where long-term Managing Director
Matt Bailey has left. His successor is
Tom Donovan, formerly from the
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. A long-time Ritz-Carlton man, Donovan also served as General Manager at the
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch and the
Ritz-Carlton Phoenix.
Torsten Van Dullemen has been appointed General Manager of the
Mandarin Oriental Manila. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Mandarin Oriental Chiang Mai. He is the former Hotel Manager of the
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and Resident Manager of the
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London.
Xavi González is the new General Manager at the
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place. He had previously served as Hotel Manager at the
Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong.
Allan Farwell takes over from
Michael Jokovich at the
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa as General Manager. Most recently, Farwell was the General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells.
David Nadelman is heading to Hawaii as General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
After two years at the helm of the
Pu Yu Hotel & Spa in China,
Nigel Badminton has become the General Manager of the
Empire Hotel & Country Club in Brunei. Badminton's original exposure to Brunei-owned hotel assets took place during the 10 years he spent with the
Dorchester Collection, first as Resident Manager of the
Dorchester, then as Hotel Manager at the
New York Palace.
Peter Katusak-Huzsvar has been appointed General Manager at the
W Guangzhou. He was most recently the General Manager of the
W St. Petersburg. He is the former Director of Operations at the
W Doha Hotel and Residences and Executive Assistant Manager at
Le Méridien Budapest.
Philippe Kronberg has been appointed General Manager at the
Stamford Plaza in Brisbane. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Hilton Pattaya, Thailand.
Kai Speth has joined the
Grand Hyatt Taipei as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the
Sofitel Métropole in Hanoi. He had previously spent twelve years with
Hyatt International, serving as General Manager for the
Hyatt Regency Incheon, the
Park Hyatt Los Angeles and the
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa.
The
JW Marriott, Bengaluru has appointed
Parul Thakur General Manager. She was most recently in the same post at the
Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad.
Karine Peyras is the new General Manager for the
Hilton Moorea. She was most recently in the same position for the
Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa.
Tony Pedroni has been appointed General Manager of the
Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort. He is the former General Manager of the
JW Marriott Phuket and the
Renaissance Seoul Hotel.
Vijai Singh has been named pre-opening General Manager of the
Alila Fort Bishangarh, slated to open in 2014. He was most recently in the Maldives as Resort Manager for
LUX Resorts. He is the former Hotel Manager for the
Westin Sohna Resort & Spa and General Manager for the
Rania Experience, Maldives.
Marco Groten has been appointed General Manager at the
Alila Villas Uluwatu in Bali. He is the former opening General Manager for the
Alila Villas Soori.
Patrick Martinez has been appointed General Manager at the
Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai. He was most recently overseeing the
Rotana Hotels Yas Complex in Abu Dhabi. He is the former General Manager of the
InterContinental Mauritius and the
Marriott Bangkok.
Kurt Macher has joined the
Pan Pacific Singapore as Resident Manager. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager at the
Peninsula Hong Kong after serving in the same post for the
Peninsula New York.
Marc Gussing has joined the
Jumeirah Dhevanafushi in the Maldives as Resort Manager. He was most recently a Consultant for
Ripple in London.
Viri Kaur has been appointed Director of Operations at the
Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore. She is the former Executive Assistant Manager Rooms at the
Shangri-La Hotel and Traders Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
Marco Osterwalder has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the
Millennium Hilton Bangkok. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage for the
Conrad Seoul.
Paul Ng has been named Director of Human Resources for the
Langham Hong Kong. He was most recently the Director of Human Resources for the
W Hong Kong.
Polly Chen is the new Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Pudong, Shanghai. She was most recently serving as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Four Seasons Hangzhou. Chen joined the company in 1998 at the
Grand Formosa Regent Hotel and has previously served as Director of Sales at the
Four Seasons Macau and for both Four Seasons resorts in the Maldives.
Scott Boyer, formerly the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Four Seasons Shanghai-Pudong, has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Maui's
Waldorf Astoria Grand Wailea. At the Grand Wailea, he takes the post left vacant in February by
Brian Lynx, now the Vice President of Meetings, Conventions & Incentives for the
Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Thanos Lionsatos has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Dusit Thani Maldives. He previously directed the opening of the
Oakwood Residence Hangzhou and served as Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing for
Oakwood properties in Japan.
Rory Campbell has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing - Rooms at the
Hilton Barcelona. He had previously served in sales and marketing positions with
Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, the
Eaton Hotel in Hong Kong and with the
Duxton Hotel and
Rydges Hotel, both in Perth.
Jamie Crisp has been appointed Director of Sales at
Centara Maldives based in Bangkok. He is the former Director of Sales for
Evason and
Six Senses Resorts in Hua Hin.
Catherine Sum has joined the
Langham Hong Kong as Director of Sales-MICE. She was most recently the Director of Business Development-Corporate for the
Island Shangri-La Hong Kong.
Stella Chan has been named Director of Sales- Leisure at the
Langham Hong Kong. She is a former Director of Sales at the
Langham Place, Mongkok and the
Eaton, Hong Kong.
Raul Levis has joined the
Mandarin Oriental Tokyo as Director of Rooms. For the past fifteen years he has been with
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, most recently as Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons London. He had previously served in various roles with the
Four Seasons Buenos Aires and the
Four Seasons Miami.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Patrick Robineau has joined
WL Hospitality in Dubai as
Chief Operating Officer and Partner. He was most recently serving as Vice President of Food and Beverage at
Atlantis The Palm in Dubai. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Las Vegas, the
Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh and the
Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor, Siem Reap.
Robert Todak has moved to Ryiadh to open the
Nobu Hotel as General Manager and also serves as Area Director for
Nobu Hospitality. He was most recently overseeing
Tailored Hospitality International in Miami. He is the former General Manager at the
Betsy South Beach,
Acqualina and the
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego.
Konstantin Zeuke is now in Dubai as General Manager for the
Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic.
Kempinski Hotels has appointed
Henk Meyknecht General Manager of the
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea and Area Director for Jordan. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Kempinski Shanghai.
Jork Bosselaar has been appointed pre-opening General Manager at
Alila Jabal Akhdar in Oman. He is the former General Manager of the
Alila Manggis and the
Alila Ubud.
Jean-Francois Laurent has been appointed General Manager at
Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa in Dubai. He is the former General Manager of the
Ritz-Carlton Riyadh and pre-opening General Manager at the
Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi.
Christian Langlade is the new General Manager at the
Selman Palace in Morocco. He is the former General Manager of
Le Sereno on St. Barthélémy, following a two-year stint in a similar position for the
Hotel Christopher. Langlade also served as Project Director at
Sandy Lane and Executive Assistant Manager at the
Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul.
Kym Barter has been named
Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage of the
Nobu Hotel Riyadh and Vice President of Food and Beverage for
Nobu Hospitality. Barter formerly served as the General Manager Premium Restaurant Operations of
Crown Melbourne.
Juan Carlos Cardona has been named Director of Food and Beverage at
The Address Hotels + Resorts in Dubai. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Buenos Aires, and Assistant Director Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Mexico City.
Mark Patten has been promoted at
Atlantis The Palm Hotel in Dubai to Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage. He was most recently serving the resort as Vice President, Culinary.
Josephine Raikuna has been named Director of Human Resources at the
Palace Downtown Dubai. For the past three years, she had held the same position at the
Fairmont Dubai.
Ammar Zakaria has been appointed Director of Human Resources at
Royal Rose Hotel in Abu Dhabi. He had previously served in human resources posts with
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and
Iberotel Hotels & Resorts.
Neil Jones has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Middle East and Africa, at
Marriott International in Dubai. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for
Hanbury Manor and the
JW Marriott Cairo.
Michael Kappes has been appointed Director of Business Development at the
Royal Rose Hotel in Abu Dhabi. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Grand Excelsior Hotel Dubai and Director of Business Development, Sales & Marketing at the
Gloria Hotel, Dubai.
The
Four Seasons Serengeti has appointed
Sean Walwyn Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently with
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Africa.
Frederick de Marcy Chelin has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Outrigger Mauritius Resort, slated to open in December. For the last four years, he has worked for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts as Director of Corporate and Group Sales, responsible for
Le Méridien Ile Maurice, the
Westin Turtle Bay and the
St. Regis Mauritius Resort.
Demeiter Vaubell has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Alila Jabal Akhdar. Vaubell had previously served in sales post with
Karma Resorts,
Six Senses Resorts & Spas, and
Anantara Resorts & Spas.
Julia Alvaro has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at
Dusit Thani Dubai. Most recently, she was the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Radisson Blu Media City.
Len Tobias has been appointed Director of Sales at
Raffles Dubai. She joined the hotel in 2010 as a Senior Sales Manager.
Yasmin Sati has been appointed Director of Public Relations at the
Four Seasons Amman. She comes from the PR agency,
iRelations.
Yonatan Roshfeld is the new Chef for the
Ritz-Cartlon Herzliya slated to open later this year. He was most recently with the
Alma Hotel Tel Aviv overseeing the
Herbert Samuel restaurant.
Pantelis Korovilas has been promoted to Director of Rooms and transferred to the
Four Seasons Beirut. He was most recently serving as Director of Housekeeping at the
Four Seasons Canary Wharf London.
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