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Featuring: January 2021
THE AMERICAS
Jacqueline Volkart has been appointed dual General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Miami Beach, including the Ritz-Carlton South Beach and the Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour. Most recently, she served as General Manager of the St. Regis San Francisco. Volkart is the former General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jennifer Barnwell has been appointed President of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection in Bethesda. Barnwell was previously Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.
Austin Segal has joined the Curator Hotel & Resort Collection as Vice President. The Cornell graduate was previously Vice President of Asset Management for Pebblebrook.
Raul Moronta has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer at Remington Hotels. He was most recently with Crescent Hotels & Resorts as Senior Vice President of Revenue Management.
Aly-khan Merali has been named President and Managing Partner at Stonebridge Companies. Merali was most recently serving as President and Chief Financial Officer of Turnberry Associates.
Martin Wormull has been named General Manager of the Conrad Nashville. He was most recently with the Candler Hotel in Atlanta as General Manager. Wormull is the former General Manager of the Dalmar Fort Lauderdale and the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Hubert Billod-Morel has been named General Manager of the Omni Richmond Hotel. He has been with Omni Hotels for over 9 years and is the former Director of Food & Beverage of the Fairmont Hotel Washington, D.C.
Diego Angarita has returned to the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla in Barnes Bay to take on the role of General Manager. He had previously served as the property’s Resort Manager from 2016-2017. Angarita has been with the company since 2001, most recently as Hotel Manager of the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
Stacy Thaler Martin has taken on the role of General Manager at Le Méridien Dallas. She is the former Managing Director of the Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center and General Manager of The Heldrich.
Mike Robinson has been named General Manager of the Kimpton Everly Hollywood. He was most recently the General Manager of the Kimpton Vividora Barcelona. Robinson is the former General Manager of the Kimpton De Witt Amsterdam.
Pablo Torres has been named Area Vice President Operations – Full and Focus Service, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America for Hilton Hotels. He was most recently with the Caribe Hilton as General Manager. Torres is the former General Manager of the Hilton Short Hills and the British Colonial Hilton Nassau.
Marco Foelske has been named General Manager of the Embassy Suites Alpharetta. He is the former Resort Manager of La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort.
Rob Oosterhuis has been named General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club. He was most recently with the Sherwood Country Club as General Manager/Chief Executive Officer.
Bill Babis has been named General Manager of The Gateway Hotel and Golf Bungalows Copper Valley. He was previously with Kimpton Hotels for over 13 years, most recently as General Manager of the Muse Hotel, New York and 70 Park Avenue, New York.
Sarah Titus has been appointed General Manager of the Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis. Most recently, she was the Hotel Manager of the Chicago Association Hotel by Hyatt.
Al Patnik has been appointed General Manager at the Hyatt House – University Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is the former General Manager of the Hyatt House Portland and the Hyatt House Cypress Anaheim.
Jocelyn Kraus has joined the Hotel Indy as General Manager. She was most recently the Hotel Manager of the Hotel Californian. Kraus is the former Director of Food and Beverage of the Rancho Bernardo Inn, the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, and the Royal Palms Resort and Spa.
Mark Namdar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Lansdowne Resort and Spa. He was most recently the Complex General Manager of the Moxy and the AC Washington, D.C. for Marriott. He is the former General Manager of the Moxy Washington, D.C. and The Graham in Georgetown.
Simon Fricker has been named Managing Director at CuisinArt Resort & Spa in Anguilla. He had previously served as General Manager in Jakarta for Alila Hotels and the Nobu Hotel Riyadh.
Michelle Caporicci has been named pre-opening General Manager at the Montage Big Sky, set to open this year. She is the former General Manager and Regional Vice President for Auberge Resort Collections overseeing the Madeline Hotel & Residences, the Hotel Jerome and Element 52.
Jan Vanhaelewyn has joined the St. Regis Bermuda Resort as General Manager. Most recently, he served as General Manager of The Ocean Club in the Dominican Republic and was previously with the St. Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico as Hotel Manager.
Mark Castriota has joined the JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District as Managing Director. He was most recently the Managing Director of the Hard Rock Hotel Universal Orlando Resort.
Raeshawna Scott has been appointed General Manager of the Kimpton Banneker Hotel. She was most recently the General Manager of the Kimpton Rouge Hotel.
Kevin Carter has joined the Lansdowne Resort and Spa as Managing Director. He is the former President of Guests, Inc.
Patrick Sorge has been appointed General Manager of the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Tampa. He was previously the Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Regional Director of Field Marketing, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic for Hyatt Hotels.
Dominic Scoles has joined the soon -to-open Six Senses Botanique in Brazil as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the Six Senses Con Dao and is the former Resort Manager at the St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort.
The Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa has named Laura McIver as General Manager, taking over from Coni Thornburg. McIver was most recently the General Manager at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. She is the former Vice President and General Manager at Miraval Resort and Spa in Tucson, the Belmond El Encanto, the Canary Hotel, and Resident Manager at the Hotel Casa Del Mar.
Charlie Lopez-Quintana takes over from Laura McIver with his move across the street to Shutters on the Beach as General Manager. For the past three years, he had been managing sister property Hotel Casa Del Mar. He had previously spent 8 years as Director of Resort Operations of the Terranea Resort.
Robert Rechtermann has joined Citadel in New York. He is the former General Manager of the Conrad New York Midtown, Conrad New York Downtown, and the Peninsula New York.
McKibbon Hospitality appointed Gina Fedotova General Manager of Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando Airport at Gateway Village. Fedotova was most recently General Manager of the Residence Inn Orlando Convention Center.
Kai Fischer has been appointed General Manager of the Hilton Aventura Miami. He was most recently the General Manager Hilton Westchester. Fischer is the former Director of Sales and Marketing of the Sheraton New York Times Square.
Michael Schoonewagen is the new General Manager of the Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina. He is the former General Manager of the Kempinski Cabrits Resort & Spa and the Belmond La Samanna.
Eric Chung has joined the Veer Towers at City Center as General Manager. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage.
Tim Anctil has been named Vice President Hotel Operations for Paligroup Management. He was most recently Area Managing Director overseeing the Ace Hotel New York City and the Ace Hotel Brooklyn.
Doug Housley has joined the Ritz-Carlton Central Park as General Manager. He takes over from Winfred van Workum who left in January to oversee the St. Regis Washington, D.C. Housley was most recently the General Manager of the Loews Hotel San Francisco. He is the former General Manager of the Four Seasons San Francisco and the Four Seasons Cairo First Residence.
Colin Perry has joined the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe as General Manager. He was most recently in the same role at the Hotel Saskatchewan.
Eugenia Dwyer has joined the Eden Roc and Nobu Hotel Miami Beach as General Manager. She was most recently overseeing The Gates and the 24 North Hotel in Key West. Dwyer is the former General Manager of the NYLO New York City and the Eventi Hotel.
Jessica Johnson has been named Director of Residences at the St. Regis Hotel and Residences Chicago. She was most recently with Montage International as Corporate Director, Talent Acquisition & Development. Johnson is the former Director of Human Resources at the St. Regis Aspen Resort.
Jonathan Halkyard has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of MGM Resorts International. He was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America and ESH Hospitality.
Noble Investment Group has named George Dabney Chief Financial Officer. Since 2001, he had served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Hotel Properties (formerly known as Thayer Lodging).
Ali Talebi has been named Financial Controller at RM3 Hospitality. He is the former Director of Finance at the Sydell Group and Two Roads Hospitality.
Morgan Eagles has joined The Joseph in Nashville as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same role at the Loews Hotel Chicago. He also served as Assistant General Manager at SoHo House Chicago.
Nicholas Kabetso has joined the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs Hotel as Director of Restaurants, Bars & Events. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the Hilton Anaheim.
Roy Mellinger has been appointed Global Chief Information Security Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality. He was most recently in a similar position for Sabre GLBL.
John Miller has joined the Four Seasons Houston as Director of Engineering. He was most recently in the same position for GF Hotels & Resorts.
Tonya Moore has been named Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Island Hospitality Management. She was most recently Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Compensation, Benefits and Mandated Leaves at Darden Restaurants.
Collette DeJonge has been named Director of People & Culture of the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Kitts and Nevis. She is the former Director of Human Resources of the Rosewood Little Dix Bay and Human Resources Manager at Princess Cruise Lines.
Tina Petersen has been appointed Director of Human Resources of the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon. Petersen was most recently the Senior Human Resource Manager at Vacasa.
Nicole Sinclair has been named Head of Talent and Culture and General Manager of Alfred in New York City. She most recently served a short stint with Club Quarters Hotels as Chief People Officer. Sinclair is the former Executive Vice President, Talent and Culture, for the Wolff Company and General Manager of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach.
Jordan Bernstein is the new Vice President of Business Development at First Hospitality. He was most recently the Director, Transactions and Asset Management & Upscale Development, with InterContinental Hotels Group. The Cornell graduate is the former Director, North America Development, Global Development Strategy, at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
WorldHotels announced that Melissa Brown has been appointed Regional Director of Hotel Development in North America. Most recently, Brown was serving as Vice President Business Development, North America for Luxe Collection Hotels.
Laura Cotter has been named Senior Manager, Branded and Managed Properties for Vail Resorts. She was most recently the Marketing Director of the Itz’ana Resort and Residences and Ka’ana Resort in Belize.
Christina Vu is now in charge of digital and brand marketing for the Peninsula Beverly Hills. She is the former Director of Marketing at the West Hollywood EDITION.
Mike Fulkerson has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Canyon Ranch. He was most recently based in Hong Kong as the Asia Pacific Vice President of Marketing for Marriott International. Prior to that, he held the role of Asia Pacific Head of Marketing for Mattel.
Jay Smith has joined the Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna Beach as Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Director of Group Sales of the Hotel Irvine and National Sales Manager of the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
Frank Cavella has joined the Montage Big Sky as Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Director Sales and Marketing of the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach and the Naples Grande Beach Resort.
Sergio Menendez is the new Director of Sales and Marketing of the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende. He was most recently in the same role at the Angsana and Dhawa by Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Cuba.
Nicholas Janysek has been appointed Director of Sales, Marketing & Events of the Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis. Most recently, he was director of sales, marketing and events at Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade.
Arsen Khodosov has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Tampa. He is the former Regional Director of Sales and Marketing with Chesapeake Hospitality.
Robert Booth has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa in Manchester Village. Booth is the former director of sales & events for the Geneva National Resort & Club and The Ridge Hotel.
Robin Flanz has joined Mandarin Oriental Canouan Island as Director of Sales and Marketing. Flanz was most recently Head of Global Sales, Americas for Langham Hospitality Group and the former Director of Sales and Marketing of the Langham New York and the Four Seasons Costa Rica Peninsula Papagayo.
Shaun Acosta has been named Executive Resort Chef of the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley. He is the former Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown and Executive Sous Chef at the Four Seasons Hualalai.
The Fairmont Dallas has named Jean-Francois Fortin Executive Chef. Since 2016, he has been in the same position at the Fairmont Château Lake Louise.
The Grand Hyatt Vail has named Pierson Shields Executive Chef. Most recently, he served as Executive Sous Chef at the Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center.
Hector Renteria Guzman has been appointed Executive Chef of the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun. He was most recently the Executive Chef at Generations Riviera Maya and the former Executive Chef at Dreams Spa & Resort Playa Mujeres.
Hector Pabon has joined the Quirk Hotel Charlottesville as Executive Chef. He was most recently the Executive Chef of the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. Pabon is the former Executive Sous Chef at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa and Chef de Cuisine for the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.
Ricardo Jarquin has joined the St. Regis Bal Harbour as Executive Chef. He was most recently in the same role at the Silverado Resort in Napa Valley.
Andrea Van Willigan has joined Sysco in Las Vegas as Culinary Specialist. She was most recently serving as Executive Chef / Senior Director of Restaurants at the Ocean Reef Club. Van Willigan is the former Executive Chef of the Bel-Air Country Club.
Lulu Dangerfield has joined the Hotel Effie Sandestin as Executive Chef. She is the former Executive Chef of the Cumberland Furnace.
Marco Veneruso is now at Il San Corrado di Noto as Executive Chef. He is the former Executive Chef at Il Ristorante Niko Romito in the Bulgari Hotel Beijing.
Deden Putra has joined Pechanga Resort Casino as Executive Pastry Chef. Putra was most recently in the same position at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Putra is the former Executive Pastry Chef of the Peninsula New York, the Jumeirah Essex House, and the Beverly Wilshire.
Richard Trinidad has been named Director of Spa at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street. He is the former Spa Director at the St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico and the Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club.
EUROPE
Fabio Leoni has joined Le Massif Courmayeur as General Manager. He is the former Hotel Manager with Starhotels in Milan.
Jean-Marie Le Gall has been named General Manager of the new Hôtel de la Poste du Louvre Paris. He was most recently with the El Palace Hotel Barcelona as General Manager. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing of the Hotel Plaza Athénée and Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris.
Charles Richez has been named General Manager of the Le Majestic Cannes and Area General Manager. He is the former General Manager of Les Neiges Courchevel and Le Gray d’Albion Cannes.
Andreas Magnus has been appointed General Manager of the Kempinski Palace Engelberg and Frutt Mountain Resort. For the last three years, he had served as Hotel Manager at the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok.
Silvan Camilleri has been promoted to Hotel Manager at The Phoenicia Malta. He joined the hotel in 2018 as Food and Beverage Manager.
Richard Yeomans has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of Coravin Europe BV. He is the former International Director of the Glenmorangie Company and Managing Director of Moët Hennessy Iberia.
Michelle Reynolds has been appointed Spa Director of the Athenaeum Spa at the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, Malta. She was most recently the Spa Director of Kempinski Marsa Malaz. Reynolds is the former Director of Spa and Leisure of the Westin Doha.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Jonathan Newbury is now the Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific at Preferred Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Strategic Development.
Martin Cramer has been appointed General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai. He was most recently the General Manager of Mandarin Oriental’s Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Cramer is the former Area General Manager of the Grand Millennium Muscat.
Leo Holli has been named General Manager of the Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in the Philippines. He is the former Director of Operations of the Hilton Hanoi Opera.
Gaylord Lamy has joined the Langham Jakarta as General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the Langham Sydney and Director of Operations of the Langham Chicago.
Charlie Parker has moved over as General Manager to the Four Seasons Hualalai. He was most recently in the same role at the Four Seasons Oahu at Ko Olina.
Mark Hehir has joined the soon-to-open Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands as General Manager. Hehir had previously worked at the One&Only Reethi Rah as the General Manager for four years before becoming the Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Curator at The Small Maldives Island Co.
Derek Flint is the new General Manager at the St. Regis Beijing. He was most recently with the St. Regis Hong Kong as General Manager. Flint is the former General Manager of the JW Marriott Singapore South Beach, the Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, and the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne.
Samit Ganguly is the new General Manager of the Westin Jakarta. He was most recently the General Manager of the Hyatt Hotel Phuket.
Jeffrey Nagata has been promoted to General Manager with his move to the Coconut Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu. He was most recently the Director of Room Operations at Marriott‘s Ko Olina Beach Club.
Philippe Claverotte has joined the Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives as General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the Shangri-La Maldives, the Sofitel Bora Bora, and the Chateau Royal Resort and Spa New Caledonia.
Bernhard Langer has been appointed General Manager of the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay. He was most recently managing the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park.
Roshan Perera has been named General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo in Sri Lanka. Perera was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Laufgs Leisure Limited.
Stuart de San Nicolas has been appointed General Manager of the Conrad Bora Bora Nui Resort. He was most recently the General Manager of the Le Meridien Bora Bora.
Hayden Hughes has joined the Hilton Sydney as General Manager. Hayden was most recently the General Manager of the Sofitel Brisbane Central.
Olivier Lenoir has been appointed General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. He was most recently the General Manager of the Andaz Singapore.
Jesper Soerensen has been appointed General Manager of the Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives. He was most recently General Manager of the Six Senses Hotel Singapore. Prior to that he was the Hotel Manager and General Manager of the Shore Club in Miami Beach.
Gil Santos has returned to Macao as Director of Hotel Operations at the Londoner Macao. He had previously served as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Macao before moving into his most recent position as Director of Food Beverage of the Four Seasons Shanghai at Pudong.
Linda Hemels has been appointed Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage of the Capella Singapore. She was previously with the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok as Director of Food & Beverage. Hemels is the former Director of Food and Beverage of the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund.
Sandeep Jinarajan has been appointed Food and Beverage Director at the Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, slated to open this month. Jinarajan had previously worked as Food and Beverage Director of the St. Regis Astana as well as the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi.
Taronish Pardiwalla has moved to the Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street as Director of Human Resources. She was most recently with the Hilton Sydney as Human Resources Manager.
Anthony Ingham has been named Executive Director Membership, Strategic Marketing and Brand at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He was most recently the Global Brand Leader for Marriott’s W Hotels Worldwide and Luxury Collection Hotels and Resorts.
Tina Dotzauer has been appointed Director of Marketing of the Datai Langkawi. She is the former Marketing Director of the Royal Residence at Jumeirah Vittaveli and the Jumeirah Vittaveli Maldives.
Jesse Lim has been appointed Senior Director of Sales of the Datai Langkawi. Lim is the former Assistant Director of Sales of the Raffles Hotel Singapore and the Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
Stéphane Calvet has been named Executive Chef at the Aberdeen Marina Club. He was most recently the Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Bangalore. Calvet is the former Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai, and Executive Pastry Chef of the Four Seasons Bangkok.
Cedrik Ollivault has been named Executive Chef of the Hilton Tahiti. He was most recently with The Brando as Executive Chef.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Ermanno Zanini has been appointed General Manager of the Burj al Arab in Dubai. He was most recently serving the Jumeirah Group as Vice President for Southern Europe and is the former General Manager of the Capri Palace.
Anne Scott has taken over from Richard Lyon as General Manager of the One&Only Cape Town. Scott is the former General Manager of the W Dubai – The Palm and the St. Regis Kuala Lumpur Hotel and Residences.
Michael Flint has returned to Nairobi as General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi. He had previously served as General Manager of the Tribe Hotel Nairobi before moving into his most recent position at The Albany, Bahamas as Vice President Operations.
Spencer Wadama has joined the SLS Hotel and Residences, Dubai as General Manager. He was most recently with the Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain as General Manager.
Pascal Eggerstedt has been appointed Director of the Paramount Hotel Dubai. He is the former Cluster General Manager for InterContinental Group in Abu Dhabi.
Khalid Bseiso has been named Operations Manager at the Royal Hashemite Court. He is he former Hotel Manager of the St. Regis Amman and Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage at the W Amman.
The Hotel Fairmont Bab Al Bahr has promoted Mohamed Abdallah to Food and Beverage Director, taking over from Sébastien Dental. Abdallah joined the hotel in 2011, most recently serving as Conference Services and Catering Director.
Phil Roberts has joined the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently serving as Hotel Operations Manager of the Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa.
Nicolas Vienne has joined the Four Seasons Riyadh as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same role at the Four Seasons Mauritius.
Isabel Pintado has joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Senior Vice President of Design and Innovation. She was most recently with Wilson Associates as Senior Vice President Africa, China, Middle East and Thailand.
Samiha Al Balooshi has been appointed Director of Human Resources of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. She was most recently in a similar role at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
Stefano Andreoli has been appointed Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Riyadh at Kingdom Centre. He was most recently the Director of Culinary Operations – Egypt, based at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza. Andreoli is the former Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay and Executive Sous Chef of the Four Seasons Guangzhou.
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