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Featuring: August 2010.

THE AMERICAS

Thierry Guillot has moved to the Hyatt Regency Sao Paulo as General Manager. He was most recently in the same position for the Hyatt Regency Paris-Charles de Gaulle, after joining the property in 2003 as Executive Assistant Manager.

Nicholas DiMeglio moves to the Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands as Area General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager for the mountain resort before taking on his most recent role with corporate as Vice President of Operations for the Ritz-Carlton Club.

Kerrington Hing has joined the Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana as General Manager. He was most recently with the Ritz-Carlton Club Aspen Highlands as General Manager after serving as Hotel Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch.

Sam Kapadia is the new General Manager of the Warwick New York. His predecessors included Wanda Chan and, most recently, David Cohen. Kapadia was recently the General Manager of the Hilton Stamford and the Doubletree Metropolitan New York (formerly the Loews Summit).

Doug Lovell has moved to the Beaver Creek Resort as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently at Keystone Resort as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

John Buhler becomes Vice President and General Manager of Keystone Resort. He was most recently at Breckenridge as Director of Skier Services.

Pete Sonntag becomes Vice President and General Manager of Heavenly Mountain Resort. He was most recently the Vail Ski & Snowboard School Director.

Florent Gateau has joined the ONE Bal Harbor as General Manager, replacing Erin Hosler. For the past two years, Gateau had been in the same position for the Viceroy Miami. Previous positions include Managing Director for the Acqualina Resort and Hotel Manager for the Setai Miami.

Shan Kanagasingham takes over from Gateau as General Manager of the Viceroy Miami. For the past three years, she had been at sister property the Tides Miami as General Manager.

Jeff David has rejoined the Viceroy Anguilla as General Manager, taking over from Jan Tibaldi. He was previously serving as Resort Manager at the property, before taking on his most recent role as General Manager at the Viceroy Snowmass.

Duncan Hogarth has joined Rosewood Hotels as Resort Manager at Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands. He had previously been with La Samanna as Director of Operations. He had held various posts with the Hotel Bel-Air and the Lodge at Vail.

Shawn Goodway has been promoted to General Manager of the Saratoga Hilton. For the past two years, he had served as Director of Finance for the property. Previously, he spent three years as General Manager of the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa.

Maurizio Romani has been named Managing Director for the Caesar Park Rio de Janeiro. He was most recently with the Aquapura Douro Valley Hotel in Portugal as General Manager. He had previously managed L'Hotel Andana, the Caesar Augustus Hotel on Anacapri and the Grand Hotel Palace in Rome. 

Richard Raab has been promoted to the position of Resort Manager, joining the Four Seasons Nevis. For the past year, he had served as Director of Food and Beverage at the Beverly Wilshire. He had previously held food and beverage management positions at the Four Seasons Great Exuma, the Four Seasons London and the Four Seasons Maui.

The Renaissance Palm Springs has placed John Daw as General Manager. Daw joins the resort from the Pyramid Hotel Group, where he oversaw operations for properties in Florida and South Carolina.

The Hilton Curaçao has named George Stanfield General Manager. He was most recently Resident Manager at the Hilton Cancún Golf & Spa Resort. 

The InterContinental Tampa has appointed James Horsman Managing Director. He was most recently the Managing Director of Destination Hotels' sister property, the Stowe Mountain Lodge. He had previously served as General Manager of the Nine Zero Hotel Boston, the Ritz-Carlton Dubai and the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia.

RockResorts has named Cornell graduate Ben Tutt General Manager of La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa. He comes from The Reefs in Bermuda where he was the Managing Director.

The JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa has placed Jim Rose as General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa and Resident Manager at the Maui Marriott.

The M Resort Spa Casino has appointed Jody Lake Senior Vice President and General Manager. Lake had previously worked with Station Casinos, serving in several positions including Director of Operations Analysis.

John Evans has been named General Manager of the Silverado Resort in Napa Valley, now overseen by Dolce Hotels and Resorts. He was recently the General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. At Silverado, Evans takes over from Kirk Candland.

Eddie Andre has been promoted to the position of General Manager, joining the Hilton Checkers Los Angeles. Andre was formerly the Director of Operations for the Westin Princeton. At Checkers, he replaces Kathy Faulk, now the General Manager of the nearby Millenium Biltmore.

Thomas Puccio has been named General Manager of the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach, New York. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.  

Cornell graduate David King has been named Senior Vice President, Operations, for Interstate Hotels and Resorts. He had previously served as Regional Vice President of Loews Hotels and Vice President of Staff Operations - North America Division, for Starwood Hotels and Resorts.         

Elizabeth Delens has been appointed General Manager for the Sheraton Annapolis. She was most recently the General Manager of the Four Points by Sheraton Washington, D.C. Downtown. She had previously served as Director of Operations for the Holiday Inn on the Hill and the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Peter Humig has moved to the Four Seasons Philadelphia as Hotel Manager. He was most recently at the former Four Seasons Aviara in a similar role. He had held various rooms management positions with the Four Seasons Washington, D.C., the Four Seasons Berlin and the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

Francois-Olivier Luiggi has been appointed Hotel Manager for the Setai Fifth Avenue, scheduled to open in November. For the past two years, he had served as Hotel Manager for the Mark. He had previously held the position of Executive Assistant Manager for the Carlyle in New York and held various positions with Four Seasons for nine years.

The Hyatt Regency Bonaventure has named Scott Snipes Hotel Manager. He was most recently in the same position for the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.  He has been with the company since 1995, holding various management positions in Greenville, San Antonio and for the Grand Hyatt Atlanta.  

Cornell graduate Marc Bromley has been promoted to the position of Resort Manager, joining the Four Seasons Palm Beach. He was most recently with the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. as Director of Food and Beverage.

Bob Haislip has been appointed Director of Operations at the Lansdowne Resort in Virginia. He had previously served as Assistant General Manager and Director of Operations for the Chateau on the Lake Resort in Branson, Missouri. 

Alexandre Gaudelet is moving to New York to join BR Guest as Chief Operating Officer. For the past five years, he had been with the MGM Grand Las Vegas, most recently serving as Vice President Food and Beverage. He had previously held the position of Restaurant Director at the Hotel Meurice in Paris.

Cornell graduate Peter Tischmann has transferred to the Four Seasons Chicago as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Miami since 2008. He had previously served in food and beverage management positions at the Four Seasons Maui and the Four Seasons New York.

Patrick Robineau has transferred to the Four Seasons Las Vegas as Director of Food and Beverage.  He was most recently in the same positions at the Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh.

Diego Anea has transferred to the re-branded Park Hyatt Aviara Resort as Executive Assistant Manager - Food and Beverage. He was most recently at the Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. in the same role. 

David Morgan has been named Corporate Director of Food and Beverage for Omni Hotels and Resorts. He was most recently the General Manager at the Mondrian Scottsdale. He had previously served in food and beverage roles for the InterContinental Los Angeles and the Biltmore Los Angeles.

Francis Walters has joined Louisiana's Cypress Bend Resort as Director of Food and Beverage. A member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, Walters previously served as Executive Chef of the Rainbow Lodge restaurant in Houston.

Mark Butcher has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Florida. He had previously held food and beverage management positions for the Oakroom at the Seelbach Hilton, the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort & Spa, the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott and the Marco Island Marriott. 

Rebecca Harrison has been promoted to Director of Finance at the Four Seasons Austin, taking over from Virginia Appling. Harrison joined the hotel in 2007 as Assistant Director of Finance. She had previously served in the finance office at the Four Seasons Great Exuma at Emerald Bay.  

Joel Reichbart has joined the Ian Schrager Company in New York as Executive Vice President - Hotel Finance. He was most recently the Chief Financial Officer with Culinary Concepts by Jean Georges. Previously, he had served as Controller for the New York Palace.

Eva Tyrawa has been appointed Controller for the Eaglewood Resort & Spa. She was previously the Director of Finance for the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg.

Sam Ackerman has joined the Lansdowne Resort as Director of Facilities. He was most recently serving as Director of Engineering with the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Fort Lauderdale.

Jackie Nixon has moved to the Setai Fifth Avenue as Director of Human Resources. For the past two years, she was in the same role at the Mark.

Jay Smith has joined Joie de Vivre Hospitality as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hotel Maya in Long Beach. He was most recently the Director of Sales for the Beverly Hilton. Previously, he had held sales roles for the Oceana in Santa Monica and the InterContinental Century City.

Jorge Collazo has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa Miami Beach. He was most recently the Director of Marketing at the Four Seasons Los Angeles. Previously, he was handling the corporate markets at the Four Seasons Miami and served as Director of Marketing at the Setai Miami.

Holly Waterbor-Breuche has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Setai Fifth Avenue . She had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing at both the Omni Berkshire Hotel and the New York Palace. Breuche later served as Hotel Manager and Acting General Manager for the Omni Berkshire before taking the helm at the Benjamin Hotel.  

LuAnn Pappas has been appointed Vice President of Marketing for Harrah's New Orleans. Pappas most recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Non-Gaming Operations for the Grand Biloxi in Mississippi. 

Loews Hotels has appointed Tina Smith Executive Director of National Accounts. Most recently, she was the Account Director for the Westin & Sheraton Beach Resorts in Fort Lauderdale. 

Jennifer Wasserman has joined the Joule in Dallas as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was previously the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center, the Hilton Bella Harbor and the W Silicon Valley.

Loews Hotels has promoted Debbie Castillo to the position of Vice President of Hotel Sales. She joined Loews in 1999 as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel and was promoted to Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2004. Previously, she had served as Regional Director of Marketing with Sonesta Hotels & Resorts and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Doral Ocean Beach Resort. 

The Loews Miami Beach has appointed Craig Schoninger Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past eight years, he had been the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. He had previously served as Director of Sales for the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall and at Amelia Island Plantation.

Paul Gauguin Cruises has named Max Snytin Director of Sales, Northwest Region. He had previously held sales positions for Voyage Privé and Norwegian Cruise Line.

JoAnn Elston has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Curtis Doubletree Hotel in Denver. She was most recently at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island as Senior Travel Industry Sales Manager. 

Tim Shelton has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the H Hotel in Midland, Michigan. He was previously the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Doubletree Hotel Bay City-Riverfront, the Valley Plaza Resort in Midland and at the Indianapolis Marriott East.

Sherri Budz has been promoted to Director of Sales at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa. She joined the property in 2008 as Senior Sales Manager. 

R. Brink Grush has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, a member of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection. Grush most recently served as Director of Sales at sister property the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, a position he held since 2004. 

Braedan Quigley has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina. He most recently served as Director of Sales for two properties in Rosemont, Illinois – the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Hyatt Rosemont.

Connie Hagston has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Silverado Resort. Hagston was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa.

Loews Hotels has named David Wiener Regional Sales and Marketing Vice President, based in San Diego at the Loews Coronado Bay. He was previously a Regional Director of Sales with Fairmont Hotels. 

Shane Allor has joined the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa as Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently the Director of Sales at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. Previously, he held the title of Director of Sales and Marketing at the Marriott Rancho La Palmas Resort & Spa in Palm Springs.

John Hines has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing for the Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center in New Jersey. He joined the property in 2006 as Director of Sales.

The Leading Hotels of the World has named Jennifer Oberstein Director of Communications. She was most recently an Area Director of Public Relations for Ritz-Carlton.

David Lopez has been named Director of Catering and Convention Services at the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin. For the past three years, he had been with True Flavors Catering in San Antonio and previously was the Director of Catering at the Hilton Palacio del Rio.

Patrick Bryant has joined the Michael Coorigan Group in Summerlin, Nevada, as Director of Special Events. He was most recently the General Manager for Society Café at the Encore Las Vegas. Previous General Manager stints include Roppongi in San Diego and Blue Water Grill Chicago.

Benchmark Hospitality has appointed Lisa Maria Stice Global Director of Online Marketing. She was previously the Associate Vice President E-commerce Marketing for Noble House Hotels & Resorts.

Ryan Davis has been appointed Director of Revenue at the Westin Westminster in Colorado. Since 2004, he has worked for Denver-based Sage Hospitality Resources, which manages the Westin Westminster, most recently as Corporate Revenue Manager for Sage's Select Service Division.

Robert Wilson has joined the Montage Laguna Beach as Executive Chef. For the past two years, he had been down the Coast Highway at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel as Executive Chef. He had previously served as Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey and the now former Ritz-Carlton Dearborn.

Michael Goralski has been appointed Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Jackson Hole. He joins the property from the Four Seasons Maui where he served as Executive Sous Chef for two years.

Jordi Vallès has returned to the Ritz-Carlton Cancún this time as Executive Chef. He had previously spent two years in various culinary positions with the resort and was most recently serving as Executive Sous Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne.

The Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore has named Alessandro Cartumini Executive Chef. Most recently, Cartumini opened Quattro inside the Four Seasons Palo Alto. 

Thierry Meissonnier has joined the Sheraton Chicago as Executive Chef. For the past twenty-seven years, he had been with Hilton Hotels, serving in Executive Chef positions at the Hilton Orlando, the Hilton Chicago, the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort and for Hilton hotels in Guam and Singapore.

The Four Seasons St. Louis has named Fabrizio Schenardi Executive Chef. Since 2004, he had been the Executive Chef for Pelagia Trattoria in the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. He had previously served as Executive Sous Chef at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Specialty Restaurant Chef at the Four Seasons Maui and Senior Chef at what was then known as the Regent Beverly Wilshire.

Stephen Strickland has joined La Quinta Resort and Club as Executive Chef. He had previously held chef positions for the Gaylord National in Washington, D.C., the Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel, Spa and Casino and the Ritz-Carlton Naples.

Boston's Colonnade Hotel has named Ben Hasty Chef de Cuisine at Brasserie Jo. He was most recently serving in the kitchen for Epoch Restaurant and Bar located at the Exeter Inn in New Hampshire. 

Tim Ryan has been promoted to Director of Restaurants for the MGM Grand Las Vegas. He was most recently serving as General Manager for their restaurant, Fiamma.

The Hotel Luca has appointed Caterina Mirabelli Manager of Cantinetta Piero restaurant. For the past four years, she was the Wine Director at District in San Francisco. Prior to that, she was the Sommelier at Providence and Zen Zoo Grill, both in Los Angeles.

Paul Robinson has joined the Hotel Luca in Napa Valley as Sommelier. He was most recently the Wine Director for the Trio Bistro and 3 Creek Ranch, both located in Jackson, Wyoming. 

Michael Batterberry the Editor in Chief and Co-Founder of Food Arts (and Food and Wine, for which Hugh Hefner provided seed money) has died. Dapper and soft-spoken, Batterberry had a very deep influence on the way restaurant-caliber cuisine and concepts made their way into hotels worldwide. Food Arts remains a much sought after publication for those in the know and its monthly Silver Spoon Award a coveted goal among hospitality professionals.

EUROPE 

The Rocco Forte Collection has named Karim Naffah Managing Director. Naffah has been acting as a consultant to the company since July 2009. He had previously played key roles with Bass PLC/Six Continents PLC, Mitchells & Butlers and Bain & Company. 

Michael Gray has been appointed Area Director for Hyatt International for the United Kingdom, adding to his current duties as General Manager of the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill. He had previously served as General Manager of the Hyatt Canberra, the Grand Hyatt Melbourne and the Hyatt Carlton Tower. 

Franck Sibille has joined the Marbella Club Group in Spain as Area General Manager. He was most recently at the Mandarin Oriental Jnan Rahma in Marrakech as General Manager. Sibille had previously served as General Manager for the Hyatt Regency La Manga and the Park Hyatt Madrid - Villa Magna.

Olivier Thomas has transferred as Hotel Manager to the Four Seasons Prague. For the past two years, he had held the same position at the Four Seasons Amman. Prior to joining Four Seasons in 2008, Thomas was the Hotel Manager at the St. Regis New York.

Robert Herr is moving as General Manager of the InterContinental Berlin. He takes over for Willy Weiland who will be retiring after 37 years with the group. Herr was most recently the General Manager of the InterContinental Prague. 

Giampaolo Padula has been named General Manager of the Hotel d'Inghilterra in Rome. He was most recently overseeing the Hotel Caesar Augustus on Capri.

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has appointed Flavia Caponi as Director of Sales and Marketing, taking over from Christina Deeney. Caponi was most recently at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva as Director of Sales and Marketing.

Christina Deeny has joined Orient Express Hotels and Resorts as Sales Director Europe based in London. She was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. A Lausanne graduate, Deeny also held the position of Regional Manager, UK, Ireland, Middle East and South Africa, for the Leading Hotels of the World.

Michel Lefebvre, who was the Director of Finance at the Four Seasons George V and an advisor to his Royal Highness Prince Al Waleed, passed away from cancer July 5th. He was 58. 

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 

Original Founder Robert Burns has returned to Regent Hotels & Resorts as Honorary Chairman. And Ralf Ohletz has been appointed President of Regent Hotels & Resorts. Ohletz had held senior management roles with the Oriental Singapore, the Mandarin Hong Kong and the Pierre, in addition to Beaufort Hotels. He was most recently the Executive Vice President of GHM Hotels.

Thierry Douin goes from Area General Manager at the Shangri-La Singapore, to Area General Manager at the Shangri-La Bangkok. He and Michael Cottan play musical chairs.

Deng Yuanming has been appointed General Manager of the Jianguo Hotel Beijing. He had previously served as Deputy General Manager of the Beijing Xiyuan Hotel and the Beijing Jinlun Hotel.

Philip Yu has been promoted to General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Hangzhou. He was most recently with the Grand Hyatt Shanghai as Hotel Manager.

Hayman in Australia has appointed Shane Green General Manager. He was most recently Area General Manager and Vice President Operations with Cipriani USA.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Nigel Roberts Vice President, Area Operations, Oceania, based in Sydney. He was most recently serving as President of the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore and previously held the title of Senior Vice President of Operations for Langham Hotels and Resorts.

Akira Moreno has been appointed Vice President, Development & Pre-Opening Services for GHM Hotels, based in Singapore. For the past two years, he had been serving as General Manager at the Andaman Langkawi. He had previously served as Resident Manager for the Leela in Goa and Hotel Manager for the Raleigh in Miami.

At Hilton, Sven Isberg is General Manager of the Shenzen Hilton. He has been with Hilton for the past twenty five years, most recently as General Manager of the Chongquing Hilton.

Simeon Miranda has been named General Manager of the two Outrigger-managed properties - the OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel. He was most recently the General Manager at the Marriott Suites Anaheim, after serving as Resident Manager at the Hilton Waikoloa Village for four years.

Neil Houghton has been appointed General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Suites Landmark Shenzhen. He was most recently General Manager at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa.

Charles Morris has been named General Manager of the Leela Palace Kempinski New Delhi, set to open at the end of September. Since 2007, he had been with the Peninsula Bangkok as General Manager after serving as Resident Manager at the Peninsula Manila.

The Four Seasons Singapore has appointed Alex Porteous Hotel Manager. He was most recently Resort Manager for the Four Seasons Koh Samui. He has been with the company since 1993, serving in various positions for the former Regent Hong Kong, the Four Seasons Toronto and the Regent Singapore.

Kapalua Villas has named Anthony Freda Resort Manager. Freda was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Resorts Lanai overseeing food and beverage at the Koele Lodge and Manele Bay Hotels.  

Marcel van Mierlo has been appointed General Manager of the Shangri-La Shenzhen. He has been with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for twelve years, most recently as Hotel Manager of the Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur.

Scott Williams joins the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa as General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager of the Holiday Inn Adelaide. 

Darren Ware has joined the Grand Park Orchard as General Manager. He was most recently in a similar role opening the Park Hotel Clarke Quay in Singapore.

Angeline Tan takes over as General Manager of the Park Hotel Clarke Quay. She comes from the Grand Park City Hall where she was Executive Assistant Manager for two years.

New World Hospitality has appointed Ivan Suardi Vice President Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage Projects for Asia Pacific at Hyatt International. He was with Hyatt for more than sixteen years in Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, Almaty, Jakarta and Dubai. 

The Sofitel Legend Métropole Hanoi has hired Thibault Souchon as Director of Food and Beverage. For the past four years, he was in a similar role for the Lotte Hotel Seoul, where he oversaw the opening of the Pierre Gagnaire restaurant.

Jerome Colson has joined the Ayana Resort and Spa Bali as Food and Beverage Executive Assistant Manager. For the past nine years, he had been with Ritz-Carlton, most recently as Food and Beverage Executive Assistant Manager at the Portman Ritz-Carlton in Shanghai.

Monica Chloe Chung has been promoted with GHM Hotels to Director of Finance and Administration. She was most recently serving the company as Financial Controller.
 
Francis Ling has been named Vice President Finance for New World Hospitality. He was most recently Vice President Finance for Marco Polo Hotels Management. He was previously with the Hyatt Group for over twenty years in Hong Kong and Tianjin.

Clement Koh, Vice President Sales & Marketing for GHM Hotels, takes over for See Soo Eng who has retired after seventeen years with the company. Koh had previously served as Vice-President Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Andy Tan Vice President, Sales, based in Singapore. He was most recently with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where he was both Regional Director of Sales and Marketing and Director of Global Sales and Lead Prospecting Centre. 

 Anna Guillan has returned as Executive General Manager, Sales and Marketing, for Hayman and Mulpha Hotels Australia. She was most recently Executive General Manager, Sales and Marketing with Voyages Hotels & Resorts. Guillan originally joined Hayman in 1999 as Director of Sales and Marketing following nine years with the InterContinental Sydney.

The Guoman Hotel Shanghai has appointed Cindy Ying as Director of Sales and Marketing. She had previously served in sales and marketing roles for the St. Regis Shanghai and the Four Seasons Shanghai.

Carina Toh has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Guilin. She was previously the Director of Business Development at Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort. 

Coco Zhou has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing for the Pan Pacific Xiamen. She joined the property in 2005 and was most recently serving as Director of Sales.

Vincent Robinson has moved to Honolulu to join the Hilton Hawaiian Village as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage, taking over from Milan Drager who has left to attend the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Robinson was most recently with the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador as Director of Food and Beverage.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 

Cornell Graduate Roger Kacou has been appointed Senior Vice President, Africa, of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently part of the executive team of Blue City Company Oman. 

Lausanne graduate Gérard Hotelier will be moving up to Vice President Operations, Middle East, for Mövenpick, from his current position of General Manager at the Mövenpick Geneva, a position he has held for the past seven years. 

Jean Claude Wietzel will be the opening General Manager of the Four Seasons Marrakech, anticipated to open in the first half of 2011. He was most recently the General Manager at the Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh. Wietzel had previously served as Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons New York before taking on the same role at the Four Seasons George V.

The Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh has appointed Sébastien Carre to take over for Weitzel as General Manager. Since 2007, he had been at the Four Seasons Bora Bora as General Manager. He had previously served as Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. and at the Four Seasons Terre Blanche.  

Raffles Dubai has appointed Peter French General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the complete renovation and repositioning of the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong as General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager for the Sukhothai in Bangkok, the Carlyle in New York and the Grosvenor House in London. 

Ashraf Naguib has been named General Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cairo Heliopolis. He was most recently the General Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Alexandria. Previous General Manager posts include the Radisson SAS Resort Taba, the Iberotel Club Fanara in Sharm El Sheikh, and the Iberotel Grand Sharm.

One to One Hotels - the Village has appointed Ulrike Androff Hotel Manager. She had previously served as Complex Director of Rooms for Starwood Hotels and Resorts at Le Méridien Mina Seyahi and the Westin Dubai. She was most recently the General Manager for Hospitality Management Holdings in Dubai.

Fuat Koroglu has moved as General Manager to the Kempinski Nile Hotel in Cairo. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager at the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates.

Patrick Beaury has been promoted to the position of Hotel Manager, taking over from Olivier Thomas, at the Four Seasons Amman. He had previously served as Food and Beverage Director at the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza and the Four Seasons Toronto.
 
Ersev Demiroz has been promoted to the position of Hotel Manager, joining the Four Seasons Riyadh, taking over from Andrew Dartnell who has left the company. Since 2007, Demiroz had served as Director of Rooms with the Four Seasons Doha.

Wissam Suleiman has been appointed Executive Assistant Manager of the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates. He had previously served in the same role for the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba.

The Chedi Muscat has appointed Andy Kunz Executive Assistant Manager. He was formerly the Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Amman.

Christian Klaus has transferred to the Four Seasons Beirut as Director of Food and Beverage, taking over from Greg Kocsis (who is now the Director of Food and Beverage at Sandy Lane.) Klaus was most recently with the Four Seasons Chicago in the same role.  

Freddie Khoo has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Seychelles. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage operations at the Four Seasons Lodge at Koele. He had previously held food and beverage management positions at the Four Seasons Singapore, the Four Seasons Toronto, the Four Seasons Seattle and the Four Seasons Nevis.  

The Grand Hyatt Amman has appointed Rabah Abu Sbaitan to the position of Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently serving as Executive Chef for the hotel.

The Oberoi Group has appointed Amrita Bhalla as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. She was most recently the Director, Recruitment and Development, for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, based in Toronto.  

The Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Georges Van Gool as Director of Sales – Corporate, based in Dubai. He had previously held sales positions with the Radisson SAS Palais in Vienna and the Holiday Inn Vienna South.

The Renaissance Dubai Hotel has appointed Iyad Zakaria Director of Sales and Marketing. He previously served as Director of Sales for the JW Marriott Dubai and as Senior Sales Manager at the Doha Marriott.

Cornelia Koebele has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, slated to open in 2011. She had previously held the position of Director of Business Development and Marketing for the Jumeirah Emirates Towers for four years.

Le Méridien Amman has named Ziad Fostuq Director of Sales and Marketing. He started off his career in sales at the hotel before moving on to take on such roles as Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing with InterContinental and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Crowne Plaza Amman.

The Chedi Muscat has appointed Simone Broekhaar Director of Sales and Marketing. She was formerly the Director of Revenue and Marketing for Swissôtel.

The Conrad Cairo has appointed Jarrett Beaulieu as its new Executive Chef. He had previously served as Executive Sous Chef at the Abu Dhabi Hilton and the Conrad Singapore.

Giancarlo di Francesco has transferred as Executive Chef to the Four Seasons Doha. For the past four years, he had served in the same position at the Four Seasons Mumbai. He had previously served as Executive Sous Chef at the Four Seasons Chinzan-So in Tokyo.

Jamie Hagan takes over from Rabah Abu Sbaitan as Executive Chef at the Grand Hyatt Amman. Hagan had previously served in culinary positions for the Grand Hyatt Istanbul and the Park Hyatt Istanbul-Macka Palas.

Shadi Suleman has been promoted to Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Doha. He joined the hotel in 2008 as Assistant Director of Rooms. He had previously served in rooms management positions at the Four Seasons Riyadh and at the Four Seasons Damascus.

The Pezula Resort has named Richard Roux Head Sommelier for Zachary's. He was previously in a similar role for the One&Only Cape Town and the Plettenberg Bay Hotel. 

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