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Featuring: March 2014.
THE AMERICASStarwood Hotels & Resorts has announced that
Osvaldo Librizzi will step down from his current role, Co-President of The Americas, at the end of the year.
Sergio Rivera, currently Co-President of the Americas, will become President of the Americas.
Jorge Giannattasio has been appointed Chief of Latin America Operations & Global Initiatives for
Starwood Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently serving the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Americas.
Greg Horeth has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at
Spire Hospitality. He was most recently with
Winegardner & Hammons as Regional Vice President of Operations.
Mark Sherwin, a Cornell graduate, has been picked by
Sonesta as Executive Vice President Operations. He was most recently General Manager for the
Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. Sherwin was previously Regional Vice President Sales and Marketing overseeing 13 hotels with Ritz-Carlton.
Barry Pollard has been promoted to Senior Vice President - Hotel Operations, at
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. He has been with the company for the past twelve years, most recently as Vice President of Operations for the Mid-Atlantic region.
James Lin has been promoted to Senior Vice President - Restaurants & Bars, at
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. He was most recently serving the company as Senior Vice President and Treasurer. He is the former
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at
Ozumo Concepts International in San Francisco.
Bernard de Villèle has been named General Manager for the
St. Regis Mexico City. The Lausanne graduate is the former General Manager at the
St. Regis Mauritius and the Area General Manager in Lebanon for
Habtoor Hotels.
Rick Ueno is now in Miami at the
W South Beach as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the
Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.
Jeff Kulek is the new General Manager at the
London West Hollywood, following seven years at the helm of the
Mondrian, also in West Hollywood. At the London, he takes over from
Ed Costa who is now the General Manager of the
London New York where he replaces
Sofia Vandaele.
The
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort has named
Kellie Newman General Manager, taking over from
Dave Pease. She was most recently the General Manager of the
Denver Marriott West. Newman is the former General Manager of the
Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel and Assistant General Manager at the
Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown.
The soon-to-open
Archer Hotel in New York has named
Michele Mangino General Manager. She was most recently the Director of Operations at the
Millennium Broadway.
The
W Los Angeles Westwood has appointed
Mark Eberwein General Manager. He was most recently with the
W San Francisco as Director of Operations. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
St. Regis Deer Valley and Director of Food and Beverage at the
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles.
Cornell graduate
David Benton has joined the
Hotel Providence in Rhode Island as General Manager. For twenty-three years, he had served as Vice President and General Manager for Philadelphia's
Rittenhouse Hotel and Condominium Residences.
Michael Baier has been appointed General Manager at the
Stanford Court in San Francisco. He is the former Director of Operations at the
Wyndham Parc 55 San Francisco-Union Square, Hotel Manager at the
W San Francisco and Director of Operations at the
W Dallas-Victory.
Anna Anderson has been appointed General Manager at the
Virgin Hotel Chicago, slated to open later this year. Most recently she was the General Manager of both the
Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills and the
Maison 140 Beverly Hills. She is the former General Manager of the
Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque, and the
Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee.
Timothy Digby has joined the
Hammock Beach Resort as General Manager, taking over from
Carlton Grant, who moves to another property within
Salamander Resorts. For the past three years, Digby had been with the
Omni Amelia Island Plantation as Managing Director.
Jimmy Sarfraz has been appointed General Manager of the
Millennium Hilton New York City. He was previously the Resident Manager of the
Conrad New York Battery Park.
Pablo Torres has been named General Manager of the
Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico. He was most recently overseeing the
Hilton Short Hills and served as General Manager of the
British Colonial Hilton Nassau.
The
Enchantment Resort has appointed
Bruce Grosbety Managing Director. For the past seven years, he had served as Vice President of Operations at
MetWest Terra Hospitality in Wyoming. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of the
Snake River Lodge & Spa.
Alen Saric has been appointed General Manager of the
Hyatt Place Portland Old Port in Maine. He was most recently the Assistant General Manager for the
Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown.
John Trovato has moved as Managing Director to the
Lexington New York. For the past ten years he had served as General Manager of the
Roosevelt Hotel.
Erik Johnson has been appointed Vice President, Owner Advisory Group at
Benchmark Hospitality, based in Atlanta. He was previously Managing Principal at
North Point Advisors.
Marc Pichot-Moise has been appointed Hotel Manager at the
Sofitel New York. He is the former General Manager of the
Novotel Edinburgh Centre and the
Mercure Edinburgh Point Hotel.
At
Denihan Hospitality, Steve Sasso takes over from
Joseph Gaeta as General Manager of the
Benjamin in New York. He is the former General Manager of the
Affinia Gardens and the
Eastgate Tower Hotel.
Matthew Chilton has been appointed General Manager of the
Delano Las Vegas. Chilton joined
Mandalay Bay as Hotel Manager in 1999 and was most recently serving as Vice President of Hotel Operations.
Andrés Sanhueza has joined the
Hotel Stanford in Santiago as General Manager. He is the former General Manager at
Hotel Matilda in San Miguel de Allende.
The
Hotel El Ganzo in Cabo has appointed
Ella Messerli General Manager. She was previously the General Manager of the former
Marquis Los Cabos (presently known as
Secrets Marquis Los Cabos) and also served as Vice President Marketing for
Presidente InterContinental Hoteles de Mexico.
Sean McCarron has been promoted to Hotel Manager and joined the
Four Seasons Las Vegas. He was most recently with the
Four Seasons Baltimore as Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously served in food and beverage positions for the
Four Seasons Boston, the
Four Seasons Chicago and the
Four Seasons Atlanta.
Joerg Rodig has been promoted at the
Four Seasons Vancouver to Hotel Manager, taking over from
Kari Koskela. Rodig joined the hotel in 2009 as Director of Finance. He is the former Director of Finance at the
Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Assistant Director of Finance at the
Four Seasons Austin.
Mathieu Rivière has been promoted to Hotel Manager and joined the
Sofitel Washington, D.C. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the
Sofitel Minneapolis.
Guntram Merl is now at the
Westin Charlotte as Hotel Manager. He was most recently at the
St. Regis Bal Harbor as Director of Food and Beverage. Merl is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman.
The
Water's Edge Resort & Spa in Connecticut has promoted
Anthony Amendola to Hotel Manager. He joined the resort in 2012 as Director of Sales and Marketing.
The
Four Seasons Scottsdale has named
Marc Bromley Resort Manager, taking over from
Ben Shank. Bromley was most recently serving as Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Costa Rica. He is the former Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Palm Beach and previously served as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Washington, D.C.Renuka Ramanathan has been named Director of Operations for the
Thompson Hotel Chicago. Ramanathan is the former Director of Rooms with
Wyndham for the
Hotel 71 in Chicago.
Mike Lauria has been named Director of Operations for the
Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale. He had previously served the resort as Director of Rooms.
Hersha Hospitality Trust has named
Charles Paloux Vice President of Asset Management. The Cornell graduate has been with Hersha since 2010 and had previously served as a Senior Consultant at
PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Hospitality and Leisure Consulting Practice, based in Philadelphia.
Kai Lermen has returned to the
Peninsula Chicago to take on a new role of Director of Food and Beverage, replacing
Jisoo Chon. Lermen had previously served the hotel for five years as Executive Chef before taking on a similar role in Miami for the
Faena Group.
Martin Mariano has moved to the
Plaza in New York as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently serving in the same post at the
JW Marriott Essex House. He had previously served in food and beverage positions for the
Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia and the
Ritz-Carlton Central Park South.
Jason Waterlow has moved up to the post of Director of Food and Beverage to join the
San Ysidro Ranch. For the past two years, he had served as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. He is the former Restaurant General Manager at
L'Auberge de Sedona and Director of Food and Beverage at
Rancho Valencia.
Matteo Gentile has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage with his transfer to the
Four Seasons Jackson Hole. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
Carlos Echaiz has joined the
Gansevoort Turks + Caicos as Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously worked with
Celebrity Cruises, the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and the
Rosewood Mayakoba.
Ed Carrella has been promoted to Corporate Director of Restaurants at
Marcus Hotels & Resorts in Milwaukee. He is the former General Manager of
Mason Street Grill in the
Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Chuck Sultani has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the
Water's Edge Resort & Spa. He was most recently in a similar role for the
Doubletree by Hilton Philadelphia in Valley Forge.
Isaac Novoa is now on St. Lucia as Director of Food and Beverage for the
Capella Marigot Bay. He was most recently the Banquet Bar Manager at the
Capella Pedregal Hotel & Resort Cabo San Lucas.
The
Boca Raton Resort & Club has appointed
Patrick Morey Director of Restaurants and Bars. He is the former Director of Operations for the
Weston Restaurant Group.
Russell Diez-Canseco has joined
Vital Farms in Austin as Vice President Operations. He is the former Vice President, Talent Management and Human Resources, at
Leslie Rudd Investment Company.
Isabel Porzecanski has joined
50 Eggs in Miami as Vice President of People and Culture. For the past six years she had been with the
Four Seasons Miami as Director of Human Resources. She is the former Assistant Director of Human Resources at the
Four Seasons Canary Wharf, the
Beverly Wilshire and the
Four Seasons Palm Beach.
Milet Lukey has returned to New York to join
Baccarat Hotels and Residences and
1 Hotels and Homes as Area Director of Human Resources. She had previously served as Director of Human Resources at the
New York Palace before joining the
Beverly Hills Hotel and the
Hotel Bel-Air as Area Director of Human Resources.
Terry Harley has been named Director of Human Resources at the
Snow King Resort. She had previously overseen human resources for the
Grand Teton Lodge Company.
Laure Solelhac is now on St. Barts at
Guanahani as Director of Personnel. Solelhac was most recently in Paris at the
Novotel La Defense as Director of Human Resources.
Jane Burnell has been named Vice President Sales Americas at
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts based in Toronto. She was most recently serving the company as Vice President of Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Ernesto Floro has moved to the
Carlyle as Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same position at the
Mark.
David Taylor has joined the
Charles in Cambridge as Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously served in sales and marketing roles at the
Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park, the
New York Palace and retail company
Devi Kroell. Most recently, he had served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Chatham.
Kristen Thompson has been named Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Costa Rica. She was most recently overseeing sales for the
Four Seasons Denver, and the
Four Seasons Vail. She is the former Director of Sales at the
Four Seasons Atlanta.
Occidental Hotels & Resorts has appointed
Iñigo Onieva Senior Vice President of Marketing and Global Distribution, based in Miami. He is the former Senior Vice President of Marketing & Electronic Distribution at
NH Hotels.
Tia Graham is the new Director of Sales and Marketing at the
London West Hollywood. She was most recently in a similar role for the
W Hollywood. Graham is the former Director of Marketing at the
W Istanbul.
Kristiann Galati takes over from
Tia Graham as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
W Hollywood. Galati was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
W Union Square in New York. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
W San Francisco.
The
Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix has named
Mark Lindsey Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in Tucson as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing with the
Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa.
Florian Connert has been named Director of Sales and Marketing of the
Meliá Caribe Tropical in Punta Cana. He is the former Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the
BlueBay Group in Cancun and Regional Director of Sales Caribbean for
AM Resorts in Punta Cana.
The
Omni Homestead Resort has appointed
Wayne Kearney as Director of Resort Sales. He was most recently overseeing group sales at
Pinehurst.
The
Melrose Georgetown Hotel has named
Mark Peppas Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same post at the
Sofitel Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Westin Washington, D.C. City Center.
Denise Bradbury has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews-by-the Sea in New Brunswick. She was most recently with the
Westin Nova Scotian as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Austin Philips has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Stanford Court in San Francisco. He was most recently with the
Boston Park Plaza Hotel as Associate Director of Sales.
Joseph Gaeta has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
InterContinental New York Barclay. He is the former Area Director of Sales and Marketing for New York's
Surrey and
Benjamin Hotels with a subsequent promotion to General Manager of the Benjamin Hotel.
Matt Brody has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa.
The
One Ocean Resort & Spa has appointed
Christopher Quinlan Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently the Director of Sales for the
Omphoy Ocean Resort & Spa in Palm Beach.
Ilyse Prokocimer-Karwoski has returned to the
Paradise Island Habour Resort to take on the new role of Director of Sales and Marketing. She had previously served the resort for five years as Regional Director of Sales. Most recently, she was Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago, West Indies.
Todd Iseri has been appointed Area Director of Sales and Marketing at
Sage Hospitality in Denver overseeing the
Oxford Hotel and the
Crawford Hotel, slated to open this summer. He was most recently with the
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa as the Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Valley River Inn and
Red Lion Hotels, both in Eugene, Oregon.
Jenni Gaherty has returned as Director of Sales and Marketing to the
JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek where she had overseen the opening in 2003 and served at the property for eight years. She is the former Director of Sales at the
Hotel Monaco Seattle and Associate Director of Sales at the
Hotel Monaco Denver.
Lorrianne Mesina has joined
Mukul in Nicaragua as Director of Sales. She was most recently in the same role for the
Stein Eriksen Lodge and the
Chateaux at Silver Lake. She had previously served in sales positions for the
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, the
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch and the former
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas.
The
Archer Hotel has named
Jacqueline Galea Director of Sales. She was most recently the Director of Corporate Sales for the
InterContinental New York Times Square.
Larry Jones has joined the
Beverly Garland in Los Angeles as Director of Sales. Since 2011 he had been with the
Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, most recently as Director of Sales, Group and Catering. He had previously served in sales and marketing positions with the
Sofitel Los Angeles and the
Chambers in Minneapolis.
Deborah Roberts has been appointed Director of Sales at
Hyatt Place Portland Old Port. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Eastland Park Hotel also in Portland, Maine.
Leah Brown has joined the
Sofitel Los Angeles as Director of Group Sales. She was most recently with the
Thompson Beverly Hills as a Senior Sales Manager. She is the former Director of Sales for the
Hotel Angeleno.
Lisa Harata has been named Group Sales Manager at
Las Ventanas al Paraíso. She was in a similar role with
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Dawn Schuller has been appointed Senior Sales Manager at the
JW Marriott Houston Downtown. She was most recently a Corporate Sales Manager at the
Four Seasons Houston.
Jason Sturtevant has joined the
Archer Hotel as Sales Manager. Most recently, he served as a Corporate Sales Manager at the
InterContinental New York Times Square.
The
Four Seasons Chicago has named
Stephen Wambach Executive Chef taking over from
Kevin Hickey. Wambach has served in the kitchens at the
Barclay Prime,
Epic in Chicago, and
Alain Allegretti's
Azure. Most recently he was Chef de Cuisine at
Marc Forgione in Tribeca.
Bryan Moscatello has returned to Aspen as Executive Chef for the
Little Nell. He was most recently Chef Partner at
Storefront Company in Chicago.
Vincent Lesage has been named Executive Chef at the
Balboa Bay Resort. He was most recently the Executive Sous Chef for the
St. Regis Monarch Beach.
The
Gansevoort Turks + Caicos has named
Mahdi Eghnam Executive Chef. He had previously served as Executive Chef at the
Residence Phou Vao by Orient Express and as Chef de Partie at the
Four Seasons Riyadh.
Russell Wooten is now in Santa Monica as Executive Chef at the
Le Méridien Delfina. He is the former Executive Sous Chef at the
Ritz-Carlton Buckhead and at the
MIT Faculty Club in Cambridge.
The
Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Tobago has hired
Denis Jaricot as Executive Chef. He is the former Executive Chef of the
Sandals Regency La Toc Resort and the
Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa.
Acqualina in Sunny Isles has named
Dewey LoSasso Executive Chef. He was most recently serving as Chef at
The Forge since 2008. He is the former Executive Chef at New York's
Hudson Hotel, and for
China Grill Management's
Tuscan Steak in Miami.
Karim Guedouar is now at
Restaurant Daniel as Service Director. Guedouar was most recently with
Boulud Sud as General Manager. He had previously overseen
Alain Ducasse at the
Dorchester in London and the former
Adour in the
St. Regis New York.
Marco Pacelli has joined
El Encanto as Director of Restaurants. For the past year he had served as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Rosewood Sand Hill.
Eric Grimm has been appointed General Manager at
Mason Street Grill taking over from
Ed Carrella. Grimm most recently served as Assistant General Manager of the
Coopers Hawk Winery and Restaurant.
Joe Kavanagh has been named Assistant General Manager for the
Archer. He was previously the Director of Rooms at
Sixty LES (formerly
Thompson LES) and opening Director of Rooms at the
SLS Hotel South Beach.
Morgan Starner has been named Executive Housekeeper for the
Archer Hotel. She is the former opening Assistant Director of Housekeeping at the
Hyatt Union Square.
Jennifer Wayland-Smith has been named Director of Spa for the
Mandarin Oriental Atlanta. She was most recently the Spa Director in Puerto Rico at
Spa Botanico in
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve.
Sea Island has appointed
Ella Stimpson Spa Director of the
Spa at Sea Island. Stimpson comes from Las Vegas, where she most recently served as Executive Director of Spa Operations for
Wynn and
Encore Las Vegas. She is the former Spa Director for the
Broadmoor.
EUROPE Alberto Hormigo Cebolla has been appointed General Manager of the
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz in Malta. He is the former Hotel Manager at the
Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai and the
Kempinski Hotel Nikolskaya in Moscow.
Matthew Mullan has been appointed General Manager at the
Hilton Malta, taking over for
Clement Hassid, who has retired. For the past four years, Mullan had served as General Manager at the
Hilton Barbados Resort.
Giacomo Battafarano has been appointed General Manager at the
Hotel Xenia London. For the past five years, he had been overseeing the
Hotel Imperiale Taormina in Sicily.
Erich Zuri has been named General Manager at the
Munich Marriott Hotel. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Courtyard by Marriott Brussels. He is the former General Manager at the
Athens Ledra Marriott Hotel.
Hilary Cross has been named General Manager of the
Dorsett Shepherds Bush, set to open in London in May. Cross was most recently the General Manager of the
K West Hotel & Spa, London.
Thomas Bechtold has been promoted to oversee the
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland. He was most recently serving the resort as Deputy General Manager and Director of Rooms.
Sandro Bohrmann is the new General Manager at the
Westin Grand Frankfurt. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Westin Paris – Vendôme, where his successor is
Emmanuel Richardet.
Pierre Ferchaud will be joining
Steigenberger Hotels as Regional Director of Operations. He is the former Managing Director in Paris of the
Hotel Fouquet's Barriere and the
Hotel Bristol.
Thomas Vaucouleur de Ville d'Avray has joined the
Peninsula Paris as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage. He was most recently at the
Peninsula Bangkok as Director of Food and Beverage.
Etienne Haro has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the
Fairmont Grand Hotel Kiev. He was most recently in a similar post at the
Grand Hyatt Beijing.
Jan Bundgaard has been promoted to Vice President Development, Europe and Africa at
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in Switzerland. He is the former General Manager of the
Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut.
Paul Mulcahy has been named Vice President Distribution and Revenue Management at
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently the Group Distribution Director with the
Pierre & Vacances Centreparcs Group in Paris.
Alessandra Ruggeri has joined the
Lungarno Collection in Florence as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Ruggeri was most recently the Paris Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Hyatt Hotels and Director of Sales and Marketing for
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme.
Florence Dubois has been named Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons George V taking over from
Francisco Garcia. Dubois was most recently with the
Le Royal Monceau Raffles Hotel as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Joerg Leser takes from
Alessandra Ruggeri in Paris as Area Director of Sales and Marketing for
Hyatt Hotels and Director of Sales and Marketing for
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. Leser, a Lausanne graduate, was most recently serving as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Park Hyatt Zurich.
Christiano Morelli has joined
JJW Hotels & Resorts as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently serving as Group Director of Sales and Marketing in Antibes for the
Hotel Belles Rives and the
Hotel Juana.
Marie Laure Akdag has joined
Burberry in London as Vice President Private Clients. She was most recently with
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing Europe based at the
Savoy London. She is the former Hotel Manager at
45 Park Lane and had served as Director of Business Development and Marketing for the
Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
Declan Murphy has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Dorsett Shepherds Bush set to open in London in May. He was most recently overseeing sales and marketing for the
Dhillon Group. He is the former Sales and Marketing Director at
Dukes Hotel in Mayfair.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Marc Handl has moved to the
Ritz-Carlton Osaka as General Manager. He was most recently in the same position for the
Ritz-Carlton Seoul. Handl is the former General Manager of the
BC Hotel and Residences in Beijing and Hotel Manager at the
Peninsula Tokyo.
William Haandrikman has been appointed General Manager of the
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit. Most recently, Haandrikman was the General Manager of the
Sofitel Shanghai Jing'an Huamin.
Thomas Hahn has been appointed Senior Vice President-Operations at
Dorsett Hospitality International, based in Hong Kong. He was most recently with the
InterContinental Hotels Group as Vice President Operations, Central China and
Holiday Inn Express Greater China.
Ian Jones has been named General Manager of the
Alila Seminyak due to open in Bali in late 2014. He was most recently the transition General Manager at the
Westcliff Hotel (now a
Four Seasons) in Johannesburg. Jones is the former General Manager of the
Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites in Victoria and Managing Director of the
Grand Hotel Europe.
Derek Flint is now in Shanghai as General Manager at the
Portman Ritz-Carlton. He was most recently overseeing the
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne. He was previously serving as General Manager at the
Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial District.Richard Holtzman has been named Vice President and Managing Director for the rebranded
Montage Kapalua Bay. The Cornell graduate is the former Senior Vice President – Resorts for the
Pyramid Hotel Group.
Ian Alexandre has been named General Manager of the
Conrad Beijing. Alexandre most recently was Vice President of
Sofitel Pacific.
Scott Bowen has been appointed General Manager at the
Blue Marine Resort & Spa in Phuket. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Centara Villas Samui. He is the former General Manager at the
Mai Ton Island Resort Phuket.
Ed Brea has moved to the
Shangri-La Bangkok as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the
Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai and is the former General Manager of the
Kerry Hotel in Shanghai and the
Shangri-La Vancouver.
Kunal Chauhan has been appointed General Manager at the
Leela Palace Bangalore. He was most recently the Resident Manager at the
Leela Palace New Delhi.
Etienne Dalançon has been promoted to General Manager at the
Park Hyatt Shanghai. He joined the hotel in 2010 as Director of Sales and Marketing before moving into his most recent role of Hotel Manager.
Biswajit Chakraborty has been appointed General Manager at the
Sofitel Mumbai BKC. He is the former General Manager for the
Yak and
Yeti in Nepal, the
Leela Kempinski Kovalam and the
Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore.
James Young has moved to the
InterContinental Ho Chi Minh City as General Manager and Area General Manager, South Vietnam. He was most recently General Manager at the
Crowne Plaza Dubai where
Georges Farhat has been promoted to take his post.
Jerry John has been named General Manager of the
Banyan Tree Macau, taking over from
Rudy Oretti who will be the opening General Manager of the super/deluxe
Louis XIII, also in Macau. John was most recently the General Manager of the
Angsana Laguna Phuket.
Fritz Schenkel has moved as General Manager to the
Kempinski Hotel Chongqing City. He was most recently the General Manager at the
Kempinski Hotel Chengdu.
Manish Gupta has been named General Manager at the
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur. He most recently opened the
Taj Gateway Hotel Kolkata as General Manager. He is the former Resident Manager for the
Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
The
Yanqi Lake Kempinski Hotel, Bejing has named
Brice Péan General Manager. He is the former General Manager at the
Kempinski Quingdao and the
Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa.
Martin Heiniger has been appointed Area General Manager Samui and General Manager of
Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui. He was most recently serving as Cluster General Manager of
Centara Hotels & Resorts Bali.
Dean Huntsman has been named General Manager at the
Dusit Thani Hotel Guam expected to open later this year. He is the former Hotel Manager of the
Jumeirah Essex House Hotel.
Marco Militzer has joined the
Naked Stables Private Retreats in China as General Manager. He was most recently the Hotel Manager for the
MGM Grand Sanya. He had previously served in various rooms management positions for the
Ritz-Carlton Beijing and the
Ritz-Carlton Berlin.
Jeffrey Perkins has been promoted to Resort Manager at the
Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii. He joined the resort in 2012 as Director of Operations. He is the former Director of Housekeeping at the
St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort and Director of Rooms of the
Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, Panama.
The
Futian Shangri-La in Shenzhen has named
Julian Wipper Resident Manager. He was most recently the
Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage at the
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong.
Nick Flynn has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the
Fairmont Singapore. He was most recently in the same position for the
InterContinental Abu Dhabi.
Cédric Cauvelier has joined the
Capella Singapore as Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage at the
Hotel Martinez in Cannes, and is the former Director of Food and Beverage for the
Shangri-La Tokyo.
Alvin Teoh has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the
Shangri-La Changzhou. For the past year, he had been serving as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.
Sebastiaan Kleinsman has moved as Director of Food and Beverage to the
Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast. He was most recently in the same position for the
Marriott Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai.
Christine Hays has been appointed Director of Training at
Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas in Bangkok. Since 2008, she had served as Vice President Spa Operations for the
Oberoi Group.
Andreas Sungaimin has been appointed Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Development, at
Pan Pacific Hotels, based in Singapore. For the past six years, he had been the Head of Human Resources and Organizational Development at
Raffles Hotels & Resorts.
Sunny Li has been appointed Vice President of Development, China, at
Rosewood Hotels. Most recently, he was Vice President of Development, Greater China, at
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in Shanghai following his position as Director of Development, Greater China at
Wyndham Hotel Group in Hong Kong.
John Limper has been appointed Vice President Sales and Marketing for Hawaii and Guam at
Outrigger Enterprises Group in Honolulu. Most recently, Limper served as area Director of Sales and Marketing for
Marriott Hawaii hotels and was previously Area Director of Sales and Marketing for North Asia, Hawaii and the South Pacific for
Marriott.
Sun Wong has been promoted to Corporate Director, Global Marketing, at
Outrigger Enterprises Group in Honolulu. Wong was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk.
Jasmine Tso has been appointed Vice President, Global Brand Services, at
Outrigger Enterprises Group in Honolulu. She was previously the Director of Brand Management at
Hawaiian Airlines.
Bitsy Kelley has been appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications, at
Outrigger Enterprises Group in Honolulu. She also previously served as Director of Brand and Business Development for
OHANA Hotels and Resorts.
Franck Detrait has been named Executive Chef at the
Park Hyatt Sydney. He is the former Executive Chef of the
Hyatt Regency Paris Madeleine, Executive Sous Chef of the
Park Hyatt Dubai and Chef de Cuisine for
Les Orchidées in the
Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme.
Laurent Ajas has joined the
Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa as Executive Chef. He was most recently with the
Raffles Resort Praslin as Executive Chef.
The
Park Hyatt Tokyo has appointed
Federico Heinzmann as
Chef de Cuisine at the
New York Grill & Bar. He is the former Chef de Cuisine at the
Park Hyatt Buenos Aires and, most recently, at the
Cornerstone restaurant at the
Park Hyatt Seoul.
Diego Angarita has transferred as Director of Rooms to the
Four Seasons Hualalai taking over from
Adam Bardetta. Angarita was most recently with the
Four Seasons Las Vegas as Director of Rooms.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Taking over from
Bernard de Villèle as General Manager at the
St. Regis Mauritius is
Damon Page. Page was most recently overseeing the
St. Regis Tianjin. He is the former General Manager of the
Westin Bund Center in Shanghai and the
W Hong Kong.
Markus Iseli has joined the
Chedi Muscat as General Manager. He is the former General Manager for the
Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa in Milan and the
Palace Lucerne.
The
Marti Istanbul Hotel has named
Gokhan Aykan General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager at the
Divan Ankara in Turkey and the
Divan Erbil in Iraq. Also joining the hotel is
Feyza Yucefer as Deputy General Manager of Marketing and Sales.
George Siouty has been appointed General Manager at the
Evason Ma'In in Jordan. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Tadamora Palace in Palmyra.
Patrick Both has been appointed General Manager at
Qasr al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara in Abu Dhabi. He is the former General Manager for the
Anantara Rasananda Villa Resort & Spa and the
Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa.
Sun Resorts has named
Gregory de Clerck Group Director, Operational Innovation and General Manager for
Le Touessrok on Mauritius. He was most recently serving as Area Manager for
Mauritius Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Farhaad Baboorally is the new General Manager for the
Kempinski Hotel N'Djamena in Chad. He is the former General Manager at the
Sofitel Malabo President Palace and Resident Manager for the
Sofitel Imperial Resort & Spa.
Bob Suri has joined the
Four Seasons Bahrain as Hotel Manager. He was most recently with the
Four Seasons Seychelles as Resort Manager. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Damascus.
Adrian Messerli has been promoted to Hotel Manager joining the
Four Seasons Nile Plaza to take over from
Mahmoud El Keiy. Messerli, a Lausanne graduate, was most recently with the
Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh as Director of Food and Beverage. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Lisbon and Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Carmelo.
Christian Gradnitzer has been appointed Corporate Culinary Director at the
Jumeirah Group in Dubai. He was most recently the Resort Executive Chef at the
Madinat Jumeirah. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Jumeirah Essex House and the
Jumeirah Emirates Towers.
The
Four Seasons Riyadh has named
Andrea Colla Director of Food and Beverage, taking over from
Roy Buitenkamp. Colla was most recently at the
Four Seasons Budapest as Director of Food and Beverage.
Gisela Ciancio has been promoted to Director of Human Resources to join the
Four Seasons Doha. For the past two years, she has been at the
Four Seasons New York as Senior Learning & Development Manager.
Roger Saad has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Park Hyatt Dubai. He was most recently the Director of Sales at the
Four Seasons Beirut.
Roddy Gordon has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Grand Hyatt Dubai. He is the former Director of Marketing for the
Rosewood Abu Dhabi.
Sayyora Asatova has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai. She had previously served in sales roles at the
Burj Al Arab and the
Atlantis, The Palm.
The
Four Seasons Cairo at the First Residence has promoted
Shehab Khalil to Director of Rooms. He joined the hotel in August as Assistant Director of Rooms. He is the former Front Office Manager at the
Four Seasons Nile Plaza.
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