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Featuring: September 2010.

THE AMERICAS

Ralph Vick has returned to Ritz-Carlton as General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation. He had previously spent twelve years with the company, culminating with a stint as General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. Most recently, he had been with La Quinta Resort and Club as Managing Director.

Stan Kaminski has joined the St. Regis Deer Crest Resort as General Manager, taking over from Michael Hatzfeld. He was most recently at the W San Diego as General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager for the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa.

Mark Stiebeling has been named General Manager for the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, formerly the Four Seasons Aviara. He was most recently the General Manager for the Grand Hyatt and Hyatt at Olive 8 hotels in Seattle. Previous posts include serving as General Manager for the Park Hyatt San Francisco and the Park Hyatt Washington D.C.

John Culetsu has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Mount Airy Casino Resort. He had previously served as General Manager for the Crowne Plaza Las Vegas and as Assistant General Manager for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Yancy Sturgeon is the new General Manager for the Hotel Parq Central in Albuquerque. He was most recently in Atlanta, overseeing the Glenn Hotel. This is a return to the area for Sturgeon who previously served as General Manager at the Andaluz. Previously, he had served as Hotel Manager at the Hotel ZaZa in Dallas and Rooms Division Manager for the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe.
         
Jerry Broz has joined the Inn at Perry Cabin in Maryland as General Manager. He was most recently in Colorado for the Grand Heritage Hotel Group as General Manager for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Previous General Manager stints include overseeing the Cheeca Lodge, the Inn at Palmetto Bluff and the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta.

Ian Pullan is the new General Manager of the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, taking over from Francis Parkinson who is retiring. Pullan was most recently the General Manager at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii. He had previously served as Hotel Manager for the Fairmont Royal York and General Manager at the Fairmont Kansas City at the Plaza.

Wyndham has appointed Dan Kornick Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of Global Applications Development for Wyndham Exchange & Rentals.

The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Wisconsin has appointed Brett Sundstrom Managing Director. He had previously served as General Manager for the Xona Resort Suites Scottsdale, the Adam's Mark Tulsa and the Doubletree Tulsa at Warren Place.

The Luxe Sunset Boulevard has appointed Reginald Archambault General Manager. Most recently, he was Property Manager at Ocean Boulevard Properties in Santa Monica. He is no stranger to Bel-Air having previously served as Resident Manager at the Hotel Bel-Air for three years, following eight years with Four Seasons in various locations.

The Enchantment Group has appointed Marcos Casillas Vice President. Casillas was most recently the Vice President of Asset Management for Trinity Hotel Investors and was formerly the Vice President of Operations and Asset Management at the Woolley Hotel Company. He had previously served as General Manager for the Karmina Palace in Mexico, the Kea Lani Resort in Hawaii and L'Auberge de Sedona.

Andrés Sanhueza has been named General Manager of the Hotel Matilda in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He was most recently part of the opening team for the W Santiago as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. Previously, he was the Director of Food and Beverage at Casa Sierra Nevada and at the Valle Nevado Ski Resort in Chile.

Jeff Lehman has been appointed General Manager of the Betsy in South Beach. He was most recently the General Manager at the Claridge on Miami Beach. He had previously served as Operations Manager for the Miami Beach Ocean Resort and General Manager of the National Hotel, also in Miami.

Colin Gold has been appointed General Manager of the James New York. He was most recently in Miami as General Manager of the Trump International Beach Resort. He had previously spent over ten years with Hyatt, serving as Executive Assistant Manager of the Hyatt Regency Jersey City and the Stanhope Park Hyatt New York.  

Bob Van Bergen has been named Managing Director of the Holiday Isle Beach Resort & Marina. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores.

Michael Oprish has been appointed General Manager at the Sebastian, formerly the Vail Plaza Hotel & Club. Oprish was formerly the Vice President and General Manager of the Bernardus Lodge in Carmel. Previous posts include General Manager for the Quail Lodge and Rooms Manager at the Peaks Resort and Carefree Resorts.

Paul Gauguin Cruises has appointed Diane Moore Executive Vice President based in Bellevue. Since 2005 she had been with Windstar Cruises most recently as President. Her previous cruise experience includes executive positions with Royal Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Crystal Cruises.

Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe has appointed Aaron Black General Manager. He had previously served as Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons St. Louis and the Four Seasons Silicon Valley.

Thomas Petrillo has been named Vice President/Hotel Manager of the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. A Cornell graduate, Petrillo was most recently Resident Manager at the Hilton Orlando Convention Center.

Shaun O'Bryan has joined the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa as Resort Manager. He was previously with Ritz-Carlton for fifteen years, most recently as Operations Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey.

The Four Seasons Vail has named Michel Volk Resort Manager. Since 2008, he had been serving as Camp Manager at the Four Seasons Tented Camp at Golden Triangle. He has been with the company since 1996 in various positions with the Four Seasons London, the Four Seasons Philadelphia and Four Seasons properties in Berlin, Paris and Provence.  

Auberge Resorts has appointed John Washko Vice President Operations, based in Mill Valley. He had previously spent over twenty years with Four Seasons, most recently as Corporate Director of Food and Beverage - The Americas in their Toronto corporate office. Previous posts include Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and at the Four Seasons San Francisco and Food and Beverage Director at the Pierre and the Ritz-Carlton Chicago.

Phillip Starling has been named Director of Operations for the Marenas Resort in Miami. He was most recently based in Coconut Grove as General Manager of the Grove Isle Hotel & Spa. 

Sebastian Morton Lightly has been named Director of Finance at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto slated to open in 2011. He was most recently Director of Finance for Delta Hotels & Resorts, also in Toronto.
Christian Stuart has been appointed Vice President of Finance for Harrah's New Orleans. Stuart had previously served as a Senior Financial Analyst at the hotel before relocating to England with London Clubs International, a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment.

Tomas Vlasek has joined the Four Seasons Nevis as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently with the Four Seasons Costa Rica as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.

Flynt Payne has joined the Sebastian in Vail as Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously served as Executive Chef at Carmel Valley Ranch and Esperanza.

The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach has appointed Patrick Kemmache Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage for the Delano Hotel and previously oversaw food and beverage for the Umstead Hotel & Spa in North Carolina.

The Hilton Pittsburgh has named Uwe Roehricht Food and Beverage Director. Previous Director of Food and Beverage posts include the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights and the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. Roehricht is also a former Ritz-Carlton man.

Tom Wuebben has been named Director of Engineering at the Four Seasons Nevis. He was most recently with Sandals Exuma, Emerald Bay Resorts and the Four Season Exuma.

At the Seaport Companies in Boston, Maureen Collins joins as Vice President Human Resources, regrouping with former Sofitel North America boss David O'Shaughnessy. Collins takes over from Nancy Lightbody.

The Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto has appointed Pete Kangalee Director of Human Resources. He previously served in the same role at the Hyatt Regency Toronto.

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has promoted Emily Snyder to Vice President of Sales and Marketing - The Americas. She was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Mandarin Oriental New York. She had previously served as Director of Sales for the St. Regis New York and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Ritz-Carlton Central Park South.

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has appointed Kathleen Shea to the newly created position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Americas, based in New York. She was most recently Vice President, Sales and Marketing - The Americas, for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, a position now held by Emily Snyder. Previously, Shea spent seven years as Regional Director of Sales, New York, for Four Seasons.

The Morgans Hotel Group has appointed Fernando Cerna Director of Global Sales. He was most recently with the Grove Isle Hotel and Spa as Director of Sales and Marketing. 

Jeff Gloeb has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. Previous positions include Vice President of Hotel Sales at the Wynn Las Vegas, Director of Sales at the Bellagio and National Sales Director at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto has appointed Mary Ann Gamboa Director of Sales and Marketing. She was previously Director of Sales and Marketing for the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto.

Ann Sutherland Lynch has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sebastian. She had previously served with Gold Key Resorts/PHR as Vice President of Ecommerce and as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Destination Hotels and Resorts.

Ed Svitak has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. Most recently, Svitak served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Ambassador East Hotel in Chicago. He had previously served thirteen years as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs.

Joe Kramer has joined the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center and Spa as Director of Sales and Marketing. Previous Director of Sales and Marketing posts include the Crowne Plaza Hilton Head Island Beach Resort, the Don Cesar Beach Resort and Spa and the Doral Golf Resort and Spa.

Michele Marsee has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. She was most recently at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas as Vice President of Hotel Sales. She had previously served as Director of Sales for the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Director of Sales at the Sheraton Bal Harbour and Director of Association Sales at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Auberge Resorts has named Jane Halsey National Sales Director. She has been with the company for the past four years as Senior Sales Manager for Calistoga Ranch.
 
Liz Speichinger was named National Sales Director for Auberge Resorts, based in New York.  She had previously served as Travel Industry Sales Manager for the Four Seasons Nevis and the Four Seasons Costa Rica.

Lauren Krause has joined the Langham Huntington, Pasadena as Senior Group Sales Manager. Previously, she was a National Sales Manager at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Hilton San Diego Resort.

The Langham Huntington, Pasadena has appointed Jenna Abrams Sales Manager. She was previously a Sales Manager at the Thompson Beverly Hills.

The Hilton Orlando has hired Debbie Schembri as Director of Events and Catering. She was most recently serving as Director of Conference Services at the Arizona Biltmore.

The Portofino Resort & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach has named Helen Ryan Senior Catering Manager. She was most recently the Special Events and Conference Service Manager for the Viceroy Hotel Group in Beverly Hills, overseeing all special events for the Avalon and Maison 140 hotels.

Jonathan Wright is now the Executive Chef at Sandy Lane on Barbados, taking over from Conny Andersson. Wright was most recently the Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage at the Setai Miami. He had previously served as Executive Chef at the Lark Creek Inn, the Hotel Conrad Indianapolis and the Windsor Court in New Orleans.

Truman Jones has been named Executive Chef at the Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Sur. He had previously served as Executive Sous Chef for the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt in Dublin and Campton Place in San Francisco.

Patrick Florendo has taken the culinary reins at Drai's Hollywood atop the new W Hollywood, taking over from Claude Segal. Florendo honed his skills at the CIA and Jean Georges' Spice Market in New York, San Francisco's Farallon and Las Vegas' Tableau. Most recently, he had completed a stint at Botero, also in Las Vegas.

The Fairmont Newport Beach has named Chad Blunston Executive Chef. Most recently, he served in the kitchens at the Fairmont Palliser, the Fairmont Towers Heliopolis and the Fairmont Algonquin. 
 
Eric Bauer has joined Rancho Valencia as Executive Chef. He had previously served as Executive Chef for Anthology in San Diego, Morel's French Steakhouse & Bistro at the Palazzo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and Executive Sous Chef at the Four Seasons Westlake Village.

Rainer Schwarz has joined the Hollywood Roosevelt as Executive Chef. He was most recently with Skylar Hospitality in Colorado as Vice President of Operations/Partner. He had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage for the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa and Executive Chef for the Viceroy in Santa Monica.

Tim Cuff has made the move to Whistler as Executive Chef of the Nita Lake Lodge. For the past two years, Cuff was the Sous Chef at West Restaurant and Bar in Vancouver.

Jon Palsson has joined Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort in San Diego as Executive Chef. He had previously served as Assistant Executive Chef for the resort before taking on his most recent position as Executive Chef for the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque.

Rodelio Aglibot and Christophe Bellanca are the Executive Corporate Chefs of the BLT Restaurant Group in New York. Aglibot was most recently the Chef at Sunda in Chicago where he will remain as consulting chef. Bellanca is a former Chef of Le Cirque in New York and L'Orangerie in Los Angeles.

Dominique Crenn will be leaving Luce, the award-winning restaurant at the InterContinental San Francisco, to launch her own Atelier Crenn in San Francisco's old Plumpjack space. Prior to the launch of Luce, Crenn worked at Campton Place and Stars.

Tyler Hefford-Anderson has been appointed Executive Chef for the Salish Lodge & Spa. He had previously spent nearly a decade at Seattle's Rainier Club, most recently serving as Executive Sous Chef.

Paul Shoemaker has opened Savory at the Point Dume Village Shopping Center in Malibu. He started his career off at the Water Grill, moved with Michael Cimarusti to open Providence, then succeeded Walter Manzke at Bastide.

The Casa de Sierra Nevada by Orient-Express has named Felipe Ramirez Gorosica Executive Chef. He was previously at the Maroma Resort and Spa by Orient-Express as Chef de Cuisine.

Juan Pablo Loza has been named Executive Chef at the Maroma Resort in Mexico. He had previously overseen the kitchens at Jumby Bay and Las Ventanas al Paraíso.  

Lisa Palermo has been appointed Executive Chef of the Carnegie House in Pennsylvania. She was most recently the Executive Chef for Java Catering at Penn State University.

Primo Restaurant at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa has named Christie Tenaud Chef de Cuisine. For the past eight years, she had been with the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, most recently with sister restaurant, Primo Orlando.

The Trump International & Tower Chicago has appointed Rachael Lowe as Director of Wine and Spirits. Most recently, Lowe served as Sommelier at Bouchon in Yountville. She previously spent three years as Sommelier for venues throughout New York City, including Café Gray, the Mandarin Oriental and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

Larry Stone has been named President of Evening Land Vineyards. He was for many, many years, the General Manager of Rubicon Estate and Wine Director for Rubicon restaurant in San Francisco.

The Four Seasons Nevis has named Diego Stembert Director of Rooms. He was most recently the Director of Operations and Acting General Manager at the Grand Mauritian Resort in Mauritius.  

Jeff Miller has been promoted to Director of Rooms and Residences joining the Four Seasons Vail. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Seattle. He had previously held various positions at the Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas, the Four Seasons Boston and the Four Seasons Maui.  

The Langham Huntington, Pasadena has appointed Chris Sullivan Director of Spa and Resort Services. He had joined the Ritz-Carlton Huntington in 2006 as Assistant Rooms Executive and continued in that capacity through the hotel's transition with Langham. He was most recently serving as Director of Rooms for the property.

Donna Shaffer has been appointed Spa Director at the Fairmont Sonoma. Formerly the founder of Spectrum Fitness, she had previously overseen spa operations for the Nashville YMCA, Tiba Nu Nashville, the Hilton San Francisco and Peter Island.

Jim Croghan has been named Director of Spa and Recreation at the Grand Del Mar. He was most recently the Director of Spa and Recreation for the Island Hotel, holding the same position when the hotel was the Four Seasons Newport Beach. He was previously the Director of Spa for the Balboa Bay Club & Resort.

EUROPE

Peripatetic Cornellian Steven Goldman is joining Starwood Capital as Chief Executive Officer of its French affiliate, the Groupe du Louvre. Goldman had worked with Starwood founder Barry Sternlicht for over ten years in the past and had played a major role in the group's uniquely fast growth. Following a stint as Executive Vice President of Development for Global Hyatt, Goldman made a well publicized move to Bob Alter's Sunstone as Chief Executive Officer, only to leave a year later to join Hilton, as President, Global Development & Real Estate. He had recently been on a leave of absence in the aftermath of the Denizen controversy. In Paris, Goldman takes over not only for Richard Gomel, who is being reassigned to Starwood Capital's home office, but also for Frank Hébrard who passed away three months ago.

Yann Caillère was promoted to Chief Operating Officer by Sofitel handling Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is additionally directly responsible for development and construction worldwide. Caillère has been with Accor since 2006. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of Louvre Hotels and of Disneyland Resort Paris.

Kees Kramer has bee appointed General Manager of the InterContinental Prague, taking over from Robert Herr. Kramer was most recently the General Manager of the InterContinental Kiev. He had previously served as General Manager of the InterContinental Tashkent, the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Istanbul, and the Crowne Plaza Amsterdam City Centre.

Lausanne grad Nathalie Seiler Hayez is now running the Connaught, taking over for Anthony Lee. She previously managed the Regent of Bordeaux and the Radisson SAS Champs Elysées.

The Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton in London has appointed Rick Schulthesis General Manager. He was most recently at the Crowne Plaza Shoreditch as General Manager.

Rony Timsit is back in Paris as General Manager for Home Plazza. He was most recently serving as General Manager for the Herods Complex. Previous posts include General Manager for the Hyatt Regency Paris Madeleine, the Hyatt Regency Brussels, and the Hyatt Regency Jerusalem.

Michael Voigt has been named Hotel Manager for the Pennyhill Park and Spa in Surrey. For the past two years, he had held the title of Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Hampshire. He had previously served in various positions for the Savoy, the Connaught, One Aldwych and Dukes.

Anne-Marie Dowling has been named General Manager of the Royal Horseguards hotel in Whitehall. She was most recently the Managing Director for the Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa.

Knut Wylde has joined Renaissance Hotels as Director of Operations for the St. Pancras Hotel London, slated to reopen next March. He was most recently serving as Director of Hotel Operations at the Loch Lomon Golf Club in Scotland. In London, he had previously held rooms positions for the Savoy and the Lanesborough.

Emmanuel Dissez has relocated to London to join the asset management department for Westmont Hospitality. He had previously served two years as Head of Hospitality Asset Management for Orco Property Group in Prague. He had also held similar positions for Vision Hospitality Asset Management, and Deltabuy.

At Accor, Anne-Marie Cambourieu joins as Director of Human Resources, Worldwide and a member of the company's Executive Committee. She was previously the Director of Human Resources at Bull.

Adrian Messerli has been promoted to Food and Beverage Director joining the Four Seasons Ritz Lisbon. Since 2008, he had been serving as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Carmelo, Uruguay.

Richard Vuillermin is the newly appointed Director of Food and Beverage of Paris' Hotel du Louvre. He joins following ten years at sister property the Hotel Martinez in Cannes.

Andre Devillers has moved to Paris to take over as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Mandarin Oriental Paris, scheduled to open mid-2011. For the past five years, he had been at the Four Seasons Provence at Terre Blanche, most recently as Director of Marketing.

At Paris' prestigious Restaurant Lasserre, Two-Michelin-Starred Chef Jean-Louis Nomicos is leaving after nine years. His successor is none other than Three-Michelin-Starred Chef Christophe Moret, who comes from Alain Ducasse at the Plaza-Athénée.

Neal Dove has been named Head Chef at Von Essen's Hotel Verta in London. He was most recently at the Forbury Hotel in Reading as Executive Chef.
 
The Plateau restaurant in Canary Wharf has appointed Allan Pickett Head Chef. He was most recently overseeing the kitchen at the Orrery in Marylebone, where he held One Michelin star.

Christophe David has joined the Grand Kempinski in Geneva as Executive Chef. For the past thirteen years, he had been with Hyatt, most recently as Executive Chef for the Park Hyatt Chicago. He had previously served as Executive Chef at the Park Hyatt Vendôme in Paris and the Park Hyatt Buenos Aires.

At Paris' Hotel du Louvre, Denis Bellon is named Executive Chef. He previously held a similar position at the Hotel Millenium Opera, following two years at the InterContinental Beirut.

Jean-Paul Naquin has joined the prestigious Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon as Culinary Instructor. He was most recently serving as Director of Culinary Operations at the Mardan Palace in Turkey. Previously, he had served as Executive Chef for the Burj Al Arab, Raffles Singapore and the Ritz-Carlton Seoul.

The Thistle Glasgow has appointed Billy Campbell Executive Chef. Most recently, he was the Executive Chef at the Fairmont St. Andrews.

Claire Clark is heading back to the UK to launch a pop-up patisserie at Harvey Nichols. She had previously served as Pastry Chef at the Wolseley in London before moving in the same position to Thomas Keller's French Laundry in Napa. Her Executive Pastry Chef stints include the Langham London and, most recently, Sandy Lane on Barbados.

Claire Heitzler, formerly of the Ritz in Paris, becomes the Pastry Chef at Restaurant Lasserre.

Gerald Hardy who had been the General Manager of the Château de La Messardière in St. Tropez, has died. Prior to joining the Chateau, Hardy successfully opened Guanahani in St. Barts, following several years with Méridien Hotels.

Jean-Pierre Allais, who was the author of the weekly e-newsletter for the CDRE for many years, passed away in August. His last position in the industry was that of Director of Food and Beverage at the Royal Monceau.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Victor Clavell has been promoted with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company to Area Vice President Asia Pacific, based in Shanghai. He has been with the company since 1992, most recently as Regional Vice President for Europe.

Christine Hodder has joined Regent International Hotels as Vice President, based in Taiwan. She was most recently at the Puli Hotel in Shanghai as General Manager. She had previously served as General Manager for the Amara on Sentosa Island and in the same position for the Milestone in London.

Cornell graduate Jason Friedman will be the opening General Manager of the Siam hotel in Bangkok. His most recent stint was as General Manager of Qualia on Australia's Hamilton Island, after serving as General Manager of the Four Seasons Tented Camp in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Rajiv Malhotra has been named General Manager of the Four Seasons Bora Bora, taking over for Sébastien Carre now in Sharm El Sheikh. Malhotra, a Cornell graduate, was most recently the Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Las Vegas. He had previously served as Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Biltmore and Resort Manager at the Four Seasons Great Exuma.

Rodolphe Gay has been named General Manager at the Luang Say Residence in Luang Prabang. He had previously served as General Manager for the Palm Beach Club in Phuket, Resident Manager for the Alila Phuket and Director of Food and Beverage at the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai.

Paul Jackson has been appointed General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Sanya. He joined the company in 2006 as Executive Assistant Manager, Food and Beverage, at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong before being promoted to Resident Manager at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok in 2008. He had previously held a variety of roles with the Savoy Hotel Group, the Royal Household and the Ritz London.

Yonatan Kachko has joined the Four Seasons Tented Camp at the Golden Triangle as Camp Manager to replace Michel Volk. Kachko was most recently the Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giravaaru.

Uday Rao has been named General Manager at the Viceroy Maldives. He was most recently the Hotel Manager for the Four Seasons Mumbai. Previous positions include Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Singapore and at the Four Seasons Maldives.

Jan Tibaldi has been named General Manager for Udaivilas in India, replacing Torste Van Dullemen. Tibaldi was most recently the Managing Director for both the Viceroy Anguilla and the Tides Anguilla for the Kor Group. He had previously served as General Manager for the One&Only Le Saint Géran in Mauritius and the One&Only Kanuhura in the Maldives. His successor at the Viceroy Anguilla is Jeff David.

Johnson Zhang has been named General Manager of the Sofitel Wanda Ningbo. He was most recently the General Manager of the Holiday Inn City Centre in Harbin.

The Harbour Plaza Hotel Chongqing has appointed Peter Wong General Manager. He was most recently serving in the same position for the Shama Luxe Grand Central in Dalian.

Jordan Xu has been appointed General Manager of the Shangri-La Changchun. He was most recently with the Traders Hotel, Shenyang, in a similar position.

Nathalie Porta d'Amman has joined the Komandoo Resort in the Maldives as General Manager. She had previously served as Vice President, Global Brand Management, for Le Méridien – Starwood Hotels & Resorts and as General Manager of the Hotel Casa Camper Barcelona.

The Renaissance Wuhan Hotel has appointed Daniel Lai General Manager. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the Beijing Marriott Hotel West.

Khun Chutima Ruangritrawee has taken over as Managing Director of both the Rayavadee, Krabi and Tamarind Village Chiang Mai. For the past three years, she had been with Six Senses, overseeing the Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood. She was previously the pre-opening General Manager of the AKA Resort Hua Hin.

Roger Wright is the new General Manager of the Leela Kempinski Gurgaon in Delhi. He was most recently the General Manager for the Hayman Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. He had previously served as General Manager at the Hyatt Regency Mumbai.  

Gregor Wateler has been appointed General Manager of the Shangri-La Ningbo in China. He was most recently serving in a similar position for the Shangri-La Changchun.

Vincent Pimont has been promoted at the Peninsula Beijing to the position of Resident Manager. He had joined the hotel in 2007 as Director of Rooms. He had previously served in various positions for the InterContinental Thalasso Spa in Bora Bora and the Grand Hotel InterContinental in Paris.

The Four Seasons Resorts Lanai has appointed Philip Clough Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same position for the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch.

Kirk Pierpoint has been named Director of Engineering of the Kauai Marriott Resort and Kauai Lagoons. He had previously spent fifteen years in Marriott's architecture and construction division, and most recently served as a site project manager for the nine-month renovation of the resort.

The Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Joo Lin Director, Resourcing and Staffing, based in Singapore. She was most recently the Regional Director of People Management in China for Kempinski Hotels.

Langham Hotels has appointed Justine Lee to the newly-created role of Director of Sales – China. She had previously overseen sales and marketing for the Shanghai JC Mandarin, the Holiday Inn Beijing Moon River and the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing.

The Pan Pacific Hotels Group has appointed Stanley Ng Director, Global Sales, South Asia, based in Singapore. He was previously a Manager Global Sales with Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Stephanie Choi has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Westin Guangzhou. She was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Sheraton Langkawi Resort and had previously held the same position for the Sheraton Haikou Resort.

Pan Pacific has appointed Angie Ho Director of Online Marketing. She had previously served as Digital Director at Batey Ads and had held similar roles at OgilvyOne Worldwide, eBay and Saatchi & Saatchi.

The St. Regis Lhasa Resort and Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa has appointed Elfa Cleofe Complex Director of Sales and Marketing. Cleofe had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hotel Palomar Arlington at Waterview and as Director of Sales at the Four Seasons Philadelphia.

Nina Colls has rejoined Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong to oversee public relations. She had previously served as Director of Communications for the company before taking on the post of Director of Marketing Communications for the Hyatt Regency The Churchill and, most recently, Director of Communications for Brown's Hotel in London.

At the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Nadine Waechter has been promoted to Executive Chef. She had been the Chef de Cuisine of the hotel's New York Grill since 2008. As Executive Chef, she takes over from Stefan Moerth, who stays with Hyatt but transfers to Korea. Prior to joining Hyatt, Waechter was the chef at Lizard Island in Australia.

Conny Andersson has been appointed Executive Chef at the Datai Hotel, Langkawi. For the past year, he had been at Sandy Lane, Barbados, as Executive Chef.

The Four Seasons Maldives Kuda Huraa has named Laurent Varachaud Executive Chef. He was most recently overseeing the kitchen for the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong and previously the Executive Sous Chef at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

Nicolas Socquet has joined Maison Boulud in Beijing as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing Bord Eau at the Shangri-La Abu Dhabi. He had previously spent three years in various food and beverage position for Four Seasons in Toronto, Costa Rica and Washington, D.C.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Pascal Duchauffour has added Europe and Africa to his role as Area Vice President Middle East with Ritz-Carlton. He joined the company in 1991 as a Concierge at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. He had previously served as Resident Manager at the Ritz-Carlton Milennia, Singapore and General Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain.

Tareq Derbas has joined the St. Regis Doha as General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager for Le Méridien Amman. Previous posts include Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Ryiadh and the Four Seasons Amman.

Kenya's Solio Lodge has appointed Ava Paton opening General Manager. Paton had held various positions at a number of camps and lodges in Kenya including Loisaba, Elsa's Kopje, Shompole and the Rhino River Camp.

Ivor Prestwood has joined the Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi as General Manager. He was previously the General Manager at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain and Hotel Manager at the Crowne Plaza Dubai.

David Todd has been named General Manager at the InterContinental West Bay in Doha. He was most recently in the same position for the Crowne Plaza Muscat in Oman.

Le Méridien Amman has named Giuseppe Ressa General Manager. He had previously served as General Manager of Le Méridien Nirwana Bali, the Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort and the Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa.

Patrice Aira has been promoted to Resort Manager at the Four Seasons Mauritius at Anahita. He joined the resort in 2007 as Director of Food and Beverage and had held various positions for the company in Palm Beach, Toronto and Sharm El Sheikh.

Luciano Scelza is the new Director of Food and Beverage for the soon-to-open JW Marriott Tripoli. He was previously the Executive Assistant Manager - Food and Beverage, for the Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village and Director of Food and Beverage for the Cairo Marriott in Egypt.

The Al Murooj Rotana has appointed Philippe Harb Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Food and Beverage Manager at Al Ain Rotana.
 
The Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel has appointed Khaled Nabil Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently with the Sheraton Dammam in Saudi Arabia in the same position.

Michael Clinton has been appointed Executive Chef of the Park Hyatt Dubai. For the past two years, he had been at the Grand Hyatt Singapore as Executive Sous Chef.

Kenya's Solio Lodge has named Joseph Mbugi Karobia opening Head Chef. He had previously worked in both the bakery and pastry departments at the Atlantis Palm Jumeirah.

Tamer Labib has transferred as Director of Rooms to the Four Seasons Beirut. He was most recently in the same position at the Four Seasons Cairo Nile Plaza.

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