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Featuring: January 2014.
THE AMERICASLong time Four Seasons man,
Craig Reid has joined
Auberge Resorts as President and Chief Executive Officer. Reid had been with
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts for over 30 years, most recently as President of Hotel Operations, Americas.
David Berg has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for
Carlson. He was most recently with
Z Wireless as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Customer Service Officer. Berg is the former President of
Outback Steakhouse and Chief Operating Officer of
GNC. He had previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Best Buy.
Thomas Meding has been promoted to Area Vice President at
sbe Florida. He was most recently the Area General Manager and the former General Manager of the
SLS at Beverly Hills. He is the former General Manager of the
Parker Palm Springs.
Tulio Hochkoeppler has rejoined the
Four Seasons Buenos Aires to take on the role of General Manager. The Cornell graduate had previously served the resort as Director of Rooms before taking on management roles with the
Four Seasons Carmelo, the
Four Seasons Miami and the
Four Seasons San Francisco. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa in the Maldives while also co-managing the boat
Four Seasons Explorer. His successor in the Maldives is
Randy Shimabuku, another Cornell graduate.
George Sotelo has been named General Manager of the
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico. Sotelo was most recently Managing Director for the
Trump Hotel Miami and previously spent ten years with
One&Only Palmilla. At Dorado, Sotelo takes over from
Alejandro Helbling, who has accepted the position of General Manager at the
Capella Singapore.
The
Hotel Astor in South Beach has appointed
Eli Kostbar General Manager. He is the former Hotel Manager for the
Fontainebleau Hotel.
Ann Peterson has been appointed President and General Manager at the
New Yorker Hotel. She is the former General Manager at the
Crowne Plaza Times Square, the
Crowne Plaza White Plains and the
Omni Shoreham.
Steven Kaiser has been appointed General Manager at the
Hilton Meadowlands in New Jersey. The CIA graduate is the former General Manager of the
Hilton BWI Airport.
Daniel Zwim has been named General Manager of the soon-to-open
Westin Wilmington. He is the former Rooms Division Manager of the
Westin William Penn Hotel and
Director of Operations at the
Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh.
Jonathan Wise has been appointed General Manager at
J House Greenwich. For the past five years, he had served as President of
Highfield Hospitality.
Sam Kapadia has joined
Warner Hospitality as General Manager of
The William. He was recently the General Manager at the
Warwick New York. He is the former General Manager at the
Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center and the
Metropolitan Hotel in New York.
Kai Fischer has been appointed General Manager at the
Hilton Westchester. Fischer most recently was multi-property Director of Sales and Marketing for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts. He is the former General Manager of the
Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center and the
Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Solana.
Michael Schmid is now General Manager at the
Andaz Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica. He is the former Hotel Manager at the
Grand Hyatt São Paulo, and Director of Operations for the
Andaz Liverpool Street London.
Hans Ritten has been appointed General Manager at the
Silversmith Hotel & Suites in Chicago. He had previously managed the
One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach.
Rim Hospitality has named
Lisa Kershner Area General Manager overseeing the
Oakland Convention Center, the
Oakland Marriott City Center, and the
Courtyard Oakland Downtown. She was most recently managing the
Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa. She is the former General Manager of the
Renaissance San Francisco Stanford Court Hotel.
Steve Contes has been appointed General Manager at
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina in Fort Myers Beach. Most recently he served as General Manager of the
Verve-Crowne Plaza Boston/Natick.
Michael Pye has been named General Manager at the
Fairmont Vancouver. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Fairmont Winnipeg.
Bill Bunce has been named General Manager at the
W New York Union Square. He was most recently the General Manager for the
W Boston Hotel & Residences.
Gurkirat Singh takes over from Bunce as General Manager at the
W Boston. Singh was most recently overseeing the
Sheraton Needham.
Terry Lewis moves again in Times Square this time as General Manager at the
Sheraton New York Times Square. She was most recently General Manager of the
Westin New York Times Square and had previously managed the
W Times Square.
Glenda Maldonado has joined the
James in New York as General Manager. She is the former General Manager of the
Shoreham Hotel and the
Affinia Gardens Hotel.
Alex Spektor has been named General Manager of the
Affinia Manhattan Hotel. He is the former General Manager of the
Affinia Dumont Hotel and the
Affinia Gardens Hotel.
Steve Sasso takes over from Alex Spektor as General Manager of the
Affinia Dumont Hotel. He was most recently overseeing the
Affinia Gardens Hotel.
Christian Klaus has been promoted to Hotel Manager and joined the
Four Seasons San Francisco. The Lausanne graduate was most recently serving as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Beirut. He had previously served in food and beverage roles at the
Four Seasons Berlin and the
Four Seasons Chicago.
Rolf Lippuner has been promoted to Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Washington, D.C. He was most recently serving the hotel as Director of Rooms. He was previously the Director of Housekeeping at the former
Four Seasons Aviara before moving to the
Four Seasons Nevis as Director of Residences.
The
Four Seasons Costa Rica has promoted
Helen Cooper to Director of Residences. For the past five years, she had served the resort as Director of Rooms.
At
Warwick International,
Jerome Strack has been promoted from Regional Manager, Food and Beverage Development, to Regional Director of Operations - North America. Prior to joining Warwick, Strack had been the General Manager of the
Wine Country Inn in Palisade, Colorado.
Anthony Hartwell has been promoted at the
Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey to Director of Hotel Operations. He joined the hotel last February as Director of Food and Beverage. Hartwell is the former Director of Hotel Operations for the
Newport Beach Bayview Marriott.
Janelle Eng is now in Bend, Oregon as Director of Operations for
Pronghorn. She was most recently at
Solage Calistoga in the same role. She is the former Director of Operations for
Encantado Resort in Santa Fe, a former
Auberge Resort, now a
Four Seasons.
Craig Martin has been appointed Hotel Manager at the
Westin St. Francis. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Aloft Tucson University.
Michael Sullivan has joined the
Impulsive Group as Executive Vice President. He is the former Vice President Strategic Planning at the
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Sullivan had previously served as Managing Director, Head of Hospitality for
Gemini Real Estate Advisors in New York.
LaSalle Hotel Properties has promoted
Ian Gaum to Chief Investment Officer. Gaum joined the company in 1998 as Vice President of Asset Management before taking on his most recent position as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions.
Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson has been named Chief Financial Officer at
InterContinental Hotels Group, taking over from
Tom Singer. Edgecliffe-Johnson, who joined IHG in 2004, was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of the groups Europe and Asia, Middle East & Africa regions.
Wade Hashimoto has moved down the coast to join the
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel as Executive Assistant Manager, Rooms Division. For the past three years, he had been in the same position for the
Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. He is the former Assistant Director of Rooms for the
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas and the
Four Seasons Maui.
Annette Whittley has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage and joined the
Four Seasons Vail, taking over from
Angelica Palladino who recently joined the
Four Seasons Hualalai. Whittley is the former Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for the
Four Seasons Lana'i. She had previously served in food and beverage posts with the
Four Seasons Palm Beach, the
Four Seasons Westlake Village and the
Four Seasons Houston.
The
Four Seasons Washington, D.C. has promoted
Kathleen O'Connor to Director of Food and Beverage. She joined the hotel last year as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. She had previously served in food and beverage posts with the
Ritz-Carlton Chicago, the
Four Seasons Whistler, the
Four Seasons Santa Barbara and the
Four Seasons Maui.
Luke Mathot has joined the
Mansion on Turtle Creek as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same role for the
SLS Hotel South Beach. He is a former Restaurant Manager at the
Montage Beverly Hills.
Dewiet Miller has been promoted to Director of Operations at the
Ritz-Carlton Denver. For the last three years, Miller served as Director of Food and Beverage for the hotel.
Diego Anea has joined the
Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in Miami at the
Trump Doral Golf Resort & Spa in a similar position.
Nestor Marchand has been named Director of Food and Beverage at
Turnberry Isle Resort and Spa. He was most recently in the same position in Miami at the
Palms Hotel.
Lynn Griffiths has been named Regional Director, People Services with
Commune Hotels and Resorts in New York. She is the former Area Director of People and Culture with
Kimpton Hotels and Director of Human Resources with the
New York Palace.
Sage Hospitality has named
Lisa Donovan Chief People Officer. She is the former Group Vice President of National Training and Development for
Archstone.
Petrinka Kortmann has been named Director of Human Resources at the
Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort in Curaçao. She is the former Regional Director of Human Resources EMEA for
Teleplan International.
Ron Emler transfers as Director of Human Resources from the
Four Seasons Lana'i to the future
Four Seasons Orlando. His successor in Lana'i is
Cecilia "Cecil" Moore, who comes from the
Ritz-Carlton Chicago.
Christopher Hamaway has been promoted to Brand Director for
Montage Hotels and Resorts. For the past three years, he had been with the
Montage Deer Valley Resort as Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously spent ten years in sales and marketing positions for the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has appointed
Aaron Glick Vice President of Global Brand Management. He has been with
Starwood Hotels & Resorts for six years, most recently as Director of Starwood Preferred Guest Strategy and Analytics in Asia Pacific based in Shanghai. He had previously spent seven years in strategy and business development at the
Walt Disney Company.
The
Ritz-Carlton Westchester has named
Dana Cooper Director of Sales and Marketing. She has been with the company for over eleven years, serving as a Senior Sales Manager in the
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay and the
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch. Cooper is the former Director of Sales for the
Ritz-Carlton Dallas and the
Ritz-Carlton Atlanta.
Jeffrey Guillory has returned to California to take over as
Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Westin Monache Resort in Mammoth. He was most recently serving as interim Director of Sales for the
Delano Marrakech after serving two years overseeing sales and marketing for the
W Hollywood. Guillory had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing with the
Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles, the
InterContinental Miami, the
Stanford Court in San Francisco and the
Swissôtel Chicago.
John Rovie has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the
Broadmoor, taking over from
Dennis Lesko. Rovie moves up from his current role as the resort Director of Sales. He is the former Director of Sales for the
Arizona Biltmore and Director of Group Sales for the
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
Pepper Dombroski replaces Rovie as Director of Sales at the
Broadmoor. Since 2005, she had served as Director of Sales at the
Grand Wailea. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Snake River Lodge & Spa in Jackson Hole.
Maureen Holden has been appointed Director of Marketing at the
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. For the past two years, she had been at the
Santa Claran Hotel Casino in Santa Fe as Executive Director of Marketing.
Tina Walters has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Aloft Cupertino. She was most recently the Director of Group Sales at the
Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale.
Michael Katigbak has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Capella Washington, D.C. He was most recently serving as Associate Director of Sales at the
Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C.Jeff Livingston has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for
Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz. He was previously Director of Sales for
L'Auberge Del Mar.
Jamie Jordan has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Most recently, Jordan served as Director of Group Sales at the
Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale.
Jeffrey Baldasarre has been named Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for
CLC World Resorts and Hotels. He was previously the re-opening Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Florida.
Cornell graduate
Annette Zeller has returned to the
Beverly Wilshire to take on the post of Associate Director of Catering. She had previously served the hotel for three years as a Catering Manager before joining the
Beverly Hilton in 2004. Zeller had previously served in catering roles with the
Beverly Hills Hotel and the
Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara.
Georg Paulussen has been appointed Executive Chef at the
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Venetian and
Trump Las Vegas and had served as Vice President of Culinary and Stewarding at
Atlantis Luxury Resort, Hotel & Casino in the Bahamas.
Michael Morrison has returned to
Lissa Doumani and
Hiro Sone's
Ame (located inside the
St. Regis San Francisco) to take on the role of Executive Chef. He had previously served as the restaurant Executive Sous Chef before leaving in 2007 to lead
Loretta Keller's group of restaurants - the
Moss Room and
Coco 500 - as Executive Chef.
Chang Sivilay has been appointed Executive Chef at the
Standard Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. He moves from his most recent role as Executive Chef at the nearby
Mondrian Hotel. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Resort at Pelican Hill and the
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco.
Stephen Toevs has been named Executive Chef at the
Ritz-Carlton Aruba. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Ritz-Carlton Phoenix.
Charles Wilson has moved over as Executive Chef to the
Downtown Grand Las Vegas. He was most recently in the same role with
Caesars Palace.
René Bajeux has been appointed Executive Chef at
JW Marriott New Orleans. He was most recently Executive Chef at the
Renaissance Arts Hotel overseeing his namesake restaurant,
René Bistrot.
Laurent Elmerich is now in Orange County as Chef de Cuisine at the
St. Regis Monarch Beach. He was most recently in a similar position at
Church & State Bistro in Downtown Los Angeles. He is a former Sous Chef with the
Patina Restaurant Group, and (the former)
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills.
The
Biltmore Hotel has named
Gregory Pugin Chef de Cuisine of
Palme d'Or. Pugin was most recently the Executive Chef at
Le Cirque Las Vegas. He had previously spent six years with
Joël Robuchon including a two-year stint as the Executive Sous Chef at
L'Atelier Joël Robuchon in New York City. He is the former Executive Chef of
Veritas in New York.
Travis Watson has been promoted to Chef de Cuisine of
Oak Grill at
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. He was most recently serving the resort as Executive Sous Chef.
Sylvain Marrari has joined the
Chefs Club in Aspen as Executive Pastry Chef. He was most recently in the same position at the
Setai Miami Beach. He is the former Assistant Pastry Chef at
La Chévre d'Or and Executive Pastry Chef for the
Chateau Eza.
Calvin Yeap as returned as Executive Pastry Chef to the
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. He was previously in the same role before moving to his most recent post as Pastry Chef at
El Encanto in Santa Barbara.
Kay Brickley has been named Assistant Pastry Chef at the
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. She is the former Pastry Chef at the
Waldorf-Astoria Boulder Resort.
Marcus Cascio has joined
Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel-Air as General Manager, taking over from
Adam Crocini. He is the former Director of Operations at the
Lombardy Restaurant Group and had previously served as General Manager of
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck in Dallas and General Manager of Restaurants at the
Mansion on Turtle Creek.
Michael Pechlof has been promoted to Assistant Director of Food and Beverage and joined the
Four Seasons Houston. He was most recently a Food and Beverage Manager at the
Four Seasons St. Louis.
Thomas Gutmann has been appointed Director of Restaurants at the
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage at the
Brown Palace in Denver.
Stacy Bowers has joined
Soho House West Hollywood as General Manager. For the past eight years, she had been with
Tom Colicchio's Restaurant Group, most recently overseeing
Craft Los Angeles. Bowers had started with Colicchio at
Craft in the
W Dallas before moving to New York to join
CraftBar.
Paolo Novello has been named Director of Operations in Washington, D.C. at
Fabio Trabocchi's
Fiola Mare. He was most recently in a similar position at
Lincoln in New York with
Jonathan Benno. He had previously served with Benno at
Per Se where he was the General Manager for seven years.
Luis Gallotti takes over from
Helen Cooper at the
Four Seasons Costa Rica as Director of Rooms. Gallotti joined the resort last year as Assistant Director of Rooms and had been the acting Director of Rooms for much of the past year, covering Cooper's maternity leave. He had previously served in various rooms and front office positions with the
Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort and the
Ritz-Carlton Santiago.
Janelle David has been promoted to Director of Rooms and moving over to the
Four Seasons Seattle. She takes over from
Ricardo Guerzoni who is moving to the soon-to-open
Four Seasons Orlando. David was most recently serving as Assistant Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Hualalai.
Siamak Nassirpour has been appointed Director of Rooms at the
InterContinental San Francisco. He was most recently in the same position for the past two years with the
Four Seasons New York. Nassirpour is the former Director of Rooms and Revenue Management at the
Marriott Downtown Los Angeles, and Director of Rooms at the
Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza.
EUROPE Aiden McAuley has been promoted to Senior Vice President-Operations Europe, based in Zurich, for
Fairmont Holdings. He was most recently the Managing Director of the
Fairmont Singapore and the
Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore in addition to holding the title of Regional Vice President-Asia/Pacific of
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.
Lynn Brutman has been promoted to General Manager and taking over from
Michael Purtill at the
Four Seasons Canary Wharf. Brutman was most recently serving as Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Toronto where she had the unique role of closing one Toronto hotel, then opening the new property in Yorkville.
Maurizio D'Este has been appointed Vice President and Area Manager at the
Regina Hotel Baglioni in Rome and the
Luna Hotel Baglioni in Venice. Since 2009, he has served as Vice President of Sales and Revenue for
Baglioni Hotels. He is the former General Manager for the
Bauer and the
San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort.
Emmanuel Richardet has joined the
Westin Paris – Vendôme as General Manager. For the past four years, he had served as General Manager of the
Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa. Richardet is the former General Manager at
Le Méridien Dona Filipa in Portugal.
Guillaume Marly has joined André Balazs Hotels in London as Managing Director for their upcoming hotel at the old fire station on Marylebone Place. For the past two years, he had been the Hotel Manager at the
Ritz London. Marly is also the former Hotel Manager at the
Connaught and had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage at
Claridge's and the
Jumeirah Carlton Tower.
Duarte Bon de Sousa has been named General Manager of
L'Apogée Courchevel in France. He is the former General of the
Choupana Hills Resort & Spa in Portugal. De Sousa also served with
Four Seasons at the
Ritz in Lisbon and the
George Cinq in Paris.
The
Hilton London Kensington has named
Linda Griffin General Manager. She was most recently serving as General Manager with the
Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest. Griffin had served in various roles with the
Hilton Park Istanbul and the
Hilton Athens.
Alison Palin has been appointed General Manager at the
Waldorf Hilton London. She was most recently overseeing the
Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Anthony Lee has been appointed General Manager of the
Café Royal Hotel in London, taking over from
Louis Sailer. Lee was most recently the General Manager of the
Mayfair Hotel.
Jens Marten Schwass is now at the
Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the
Kempinski Nile Hotel.
Markus Lueck has moved over as General Manager to the
Palais Hansen Kempinski in Vienna. He was most recently with the
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City as General Manager.
The
Kameha Grand Bonn has named
Elmar Schmitz Managing Director, taking over from
Kurt Wagner. Schmitz is a former General Manager of the
Grand Elysée Hamburg.
Arnaud Esnault is the Hotel Manager at
La Réserve Genève. He was previously the Executive Assistant Manager at the
InterContinental Mauritius Balaclava Fort.
Roy Buitenkamp has joined the
Ritz Paris as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Riyadh at Kingdom Centre after serving in the same role with the
Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza. Buitenkamp is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
InterContinental Nanjing and the
St. Regis New York.
Gareth Quin has been appointed Director of Sales at
Hilton London Metropole. He is the former Director of Sales for the
Hilton London Wembley and the
Park Inn Heathrow.
Kate Northrop has been named Director of Events at the
Mondrian London at Sea Containers. She had previously served as Event Producer for the
Katie Piper Foundation and for
Jamie Oliver and the
Jamie Oliver Foundation.
Hans Zahner is the new Chef for
La Cuisine in the
Royal Monceau Raffles Paris. He was most recently a Sous Chef at the
Four Seasons George V.
Mansour Memarian has been appointed Executive Chef at the
Chedi Andermatt in Switzerland. He was most recently the Executive Sous Chef at the
Shangri-La Abu Dhabi and is a former Chef de Cuisine at the
Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
Florent Margaillan has joined
L'Apogée Courchevel as Pastry Chef. Margaillan was previously the Pastry Chef at the
Domaine de Terre Blanche (formerly the
Four Seasons Terre Blanche).
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Bernold Schroeder has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at
Pan Pacific Hotels Group, replacing
Patrick Imbardelli who has resigned. Schroeder was most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of
Jin Jiang International Hotel Management. He is the former Managing Director Hotel Operations for
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts.
Wayne Buckingham has been named Senior Vice President-Asia, based in Singapore for
Fairmont Holdings. He is the former Executive Vice President at
Thai Charoen Corp TCC Land Leisure.
Anne-Marie Houston has been named Corporate Director of Operations with
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas. She was most recently overseeing
Al Qasr and
Dar Al Masyaf, in addition to the
Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
Wyndham Hotel Group has appointed
Leo Liu to the newly created role of Managing Director for China, based in Shanghai. Previously, Liu was Vice President, Development Strategy, with
Costa Crociere and served with
Accor as Managing Director in China.
Mountain China Resorts has appointed
Gang Han Chief Executive Officer. He was previously serving as the Chief Financial Officer.
Yang Shi takes over from Han as Chief Financial Officer at
Mountain China Resorts. Shi had been a Manager of Asset Management Division of
China Chengxin Investment Company for over 14 years.
Randy Shimabuku transfers as General Manager from the
Four Seasons Cairo at the First Residence to the
Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huura. Prior to Cairo, Shimabuku, a Cornell graduate, was the General Manager of the
Regent Kuala Lumpur (a Four Seasons hotel). He also was the Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Bangkok and the (former)
Four Seasons Tokyo at Chinzan-so.
Tom Meyer takes over from
Aiden McAuley as Managing Director of the
Fairmont Singapore and the
Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore. Meyer is the former Complex Managing Director for the
Raffles Makati, the
Raffles Residences and
Fairmont Makati.
The
Regent Bali has named
Jamal Hussain Assistant Vice President and
General Manager. For the past six years, he had been with
Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts after serving eight years as General Manager for the
Hard Rock Hotel Bali.
Gregor Wateler has been appointed General Manager at the
Kerry Hotel Pudong in Shanghai. He was most recently overseeing the
Shangri-La Ningbo.
Richard H'ng takes over for Gregor Wateler as General Manager of the
Shangri-La Ningbo. H'ng was most recently the General Manager of the
Eaton Luxe Xinqiao, Shanghai.
Peter Schuler has been appointed General Manager at the
Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. He is the former General Manager of the
Radisson SAS Martinez Hotel Beirut, the
Radisson SAS Hotel Astana and the
Park Plaza Beijing West.
Mark Meaney has been named General Manager of the
Conrad Centennial Singapore. Since 2010, he had been with the
Conrad Tokyo, most recently as Director of Operations. He is the former Resident Manager of the
Mount Juliet Conrad in Kilkenny, Ireland.
The
Pullman Lijiang Resort & Spa has appointed
Hartmut Schaller General Manager. He was most recently General Manager of the
Sofitel Shenyang Lido, overlooking the re-branding of the former
Sheraton Shenyang.
Humayoon Shaikhzadeh has been appointed General Manager of the
Pullman Wuxi New Lake in China. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Grand Mercure Shenzhen Oriental Ginza.
John Tolbert has been named Cluster General Manager for the
Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa and the
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. He was most recently the Principal and Managing Director of
Revelation Consultancy. Tolbert is the former President of Sales and Marketing at
LXR Luxury Hotels and Resorts and Hotel Manager for the
Ritz-Carlton Naples.
Eléonore Petin is now in Jakarta as General Manager of the
Hermitage Menteng Hotel. She was most recently the General Manager at
Cotton House on Mustique and the former Director of Rooms at the
Astor Hotel Tianjin.
Rizwan Shaikh has been appointed General Manager at the
Fairmont Jaipur. He was most recently the Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Singapore and is the former Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Mumbai.
Ian Ekers has been appointed General Manager at the
Sukhothai Bangkok. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Sentosa Resort and Spa, and the former General Manager at the
PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road.
Alexander Haeusler has been appointed General Manager at the
Mövenpick White Sand Beach in Thailand. He is the former General Manager of the
Pattaya Royal Cliff Beach Resort.
Roger Habermacher has been appointed General Manager at the
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali and will continue to oversee the
RIMBA Jimbaran Bali. He is the former General Manager of the
Park Hyatt Beijing.
Lausanne graduate
Franck LaFourcade has returned to his role as General Manager at the
Sofitel Legend Métropole Hanoi, taking over from
Kai Speth. LaFourcade had previously served in this position from 2000 to 2005 before moving on to the General Manager positions at the
Sofitel Shanghai Jing'an Huamin, and, most recently, the
Sofitel Shanghai Hyland. As for Speth, he is now the General Manager of the
Grand Hyatt Taipei.
Adrian Rudin is now General Manager at the
NUO Hotel Beijing. He is the former General Manager of
Shangri-La's
China World Summit Wing Beijing and the
Shangri-La & Traders Hotel, Qaryat al Beri Abu Dhabi.
Riaz Mahmood has been appointed General Manager of the
Orchard Hotel in Singapore. Most recently, he was the General Manager of the
Sheraton Dammam Hotel and Towers, Saudi Arabia.
Philip Dewar has been appointed General Manager at the
Shangri-La Guangzhou. He was most recently with the
Shangri-La Shenzhen as General Manager.
Manuj Bahl has been appointed Executive Assistant Manager at the
Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa in India. He is the former Front Office Manager at the
Kempinski Ambience Hotel, Delhi.
Ekrem Tercanoglu has returned to Four Seasons as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Resorts Lana'i. He had previously served 16 years with the company in food and beverage roles at the
Four Seasons Palm Beach, the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and the
Four Seasons Cairo. Most recently, he served as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Grand Del Mar.
Angelica Palladino is now in Hawaii as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Hualalai. She was most recently in the same position with the
Four Seasons Vail. She had previously served in food and beverage positions with the
Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas and the
Four Seasons Berlin.
Jisoo Chon has moved to the
Peninsula Shanghai as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage. For the past five years, he had been with the
Peninsula Chicago, most recently as Director of Food and Beverage.
Adam Beasley has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage at the
Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage for the
Westin Abu Dhabi.
Adam Crocini is back in Singapore as
Director of Food and Beverage at the
Marina Bay Sands. This is a return to the hotel after previously serving as General Manager at the restaurant,
Cut by Wolfgang Puck. He was most recently overseeing
Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel-Air.
Manik Sudarsana has returned to Bali to take over as Director of Food and Beverage at the
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali. He had previously served the resort in the same position when it was known as the
Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa. Sudarsana was most recently serving as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta.
At the
Four Seasons Lana'i,
Cecilia Moore takes over from
Ron Emler as Director of Human Resources. Moore originally joined Four Seasons in 1982. She has been the Director of Human Resources at the
Four Seasons Seattle, the
Four Seasons Austin, the
Four Seasons Dallas and the
Ritz-Carlton Chicago.
Ivy Kwan has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific, at
Kerzner. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong and the
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai.
The
Himalayas Hotels & Communities has appointed
Sonny Ang Group Vice President of Sales and Marketing and General Manager of the
Himalayas Qingdao Hotel. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager–Sales and Marketing for the
Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai.
Chris Lane has been appointed Director of Sales - Victoria for
Pan Pacific Hotels based at the
Parkroyal Melbourne Airport. He is the former Senior National Account Manager at the
Melbourne Convention Bureau and a Sales Manager with the
Constellation Hotel Group.
René Mayer has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Regent Bali. He was most recently serving as Global Director of Sales for parent company,
Regent Hotels & Resorts.
Courtenay Dundy has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore. She was most recently overseeing sales and marketing at the
Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. Dundy is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. the
Andaz 5th Avenue and the
Park Hyatt Saigon.
John Yeadon has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hyatt Regency Maui. Yeadon has been with Hyatt for eight years, most recently as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
Katja Graf has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Jumeirah Dhevanafushi and
Jumeirah Vittaveli in the Maldives. Since 2012, she had been the Director of Sales for the
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
Steven Ang has been appointed Executive Assistant Manager Sales and Marketing, at the
Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. He was most recently the Director of Business Development at the
Hilton Beijing. Ang is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Holiday Inn Silom and National Director of Sales for
Hilton Worldwide in Malaysia.
Yvonne Biegel has been named Director of Public Relations at the
Grand Wailea. She is the former Regional Director of Public Relations at
Four Seasons Resorts Hawaii and at the
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua.
Andreas Balla has been appointed Executive Sous Chef at the
Peninsula Beijing. He had previously spent seven years as Chef de Cuisine at the
Wynn Macau.
Singapore's
At-Sunrice Global Chef Academy is losing its founder and CEO
Christophe Megel after 8 years. He is being replaced by
Lawrence McFadden, currently the Vice President of Food and Beverage at
Shangri-La Hotels. McFadden is the former Vice President of Food and Beverage at the
MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Wayne Tan has returned to the
Four Seasons Hong Kong to take on the post of Director of Rooms. He had previously served the hotel as Assistant Director of Rooms before taking on his most recent role as Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Macau.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Guy Hutchinson has joined
Rotana Hotel Management in Abu Dhabi as Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently serving as Vice President Operations – India for
Hilton Worldwide.
Michael Purtill has been named General Manager for the
Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Four Seasons Canary Wharf and the Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Hampshire.
Karim Fehry Fassy has moved to the
Pearl Marrakech as General Manager. Fassy was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the nearby
Royal Mansour.
Stewart Selbie has been named General Manager at the
St. Regis Saadiyat Resort in Abu Dhabi. He succeeds
John Pelling after his death in a tragic car crash last April. Selbie was most recently the Complex General Manager of the
Westin Dubai and
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina.
Tolga Lacin takes over from Selbie with a promotion to Complex General Manager for the
Westin Dubai and
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. He was most recently serving as Complex Hotel Manager and Regional Director of Food and Beverage for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts. He is the former Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage at the
Westin Shanghai.
Peter Nast steps in to take over from
Jens Marten Schwass as General Manager of the
Kempinski Nile Hotel. Nast was most recently the General Manager at the
G Hotel in Penang.
The
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Ghana has named
Laurent Ebzant General Manager, taking over from
Markus Lueck. Ebzant is the former Hotel Manager of the
Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva and General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency Paris Madeleine.
Gerhard Hecker has been named General Manager at the
Shangri-La Dubai. He was most recently in the same position for the
Shangri-La Jakarta.
Hassan Hassanein has been appointed General Manager at the
Mövenpick Kuwait. He is the former General Manager of the
Mövenpick Madinah and Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Mövenpick Hotel and Residence Hajar Makkah.
Stephan Vanden Auweele has been appointed General Manager at the
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers. He was most recently the opening General Manager of the
Aloft Abu Dhabi.
Markus Iseli has been named General Manager of the
Chedi Muscat. He is the former Managing Director of the
Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa in Milan.
Sathia Naryanan-Kuenzle has been named opening General Manager of the
Korek Mountain Resort Villas & Spa in Kurdistan, North Iraq. Kuenzle was previously the General Manager of the
Harbour View Hotel, Haiphong and Resident Manager of the
Kempinski The Dome Golf & Spa Resort.
Rabah Abusbaitan has been appointed Hotel Manager at the
Hyatt Regency Dubai. He was most recently with the
Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam in Tanzania as
Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage.
Alfonso Orona has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage for the
Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Oman. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Ritz-Carlton Riyadh. He had previously served in food and beverage management positions with the
Fairmont Cancun and the
Fairmont Acapulco.
Murat Kaplan has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the
Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center. Kaplan had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage for the
Wyndham Istanbul Kalamis Marina and the
Hyatt Hotel Baku.
Ahmed Talaat has been appointed Director of Sales Middle East & Africa at the
Dusit International in Dubai. He was most recently with the
Six Senses Zighy Bay as Assistant Director of Sales.
Shadi Karameh has been appointed Director of Sales at the
Grand Millennium Dubai. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Sales at the
Raffles Praslin Seychelles based in Dubai.
Yannis Manikis has been appointed Executive Chef at the
Hilton Ä°stanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Athens Hilton.
Marc Lahoreau is now in Marrakech as Chef de Cuisine at the
Royal Mansour. He was previously the Sous Chef at the
Four Seasons Terre Blanche and transitioned to the rebranded
Terre Blanche Hotel & Spa.
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