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Featuring: February 2011.
THE AMERICASRobert Rechtermann is moving to Manhattan's Financial Center as opening General Manager for the
Conrad New York. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the
Peninsula New York and had previously held the title of Resident Manager at the
Peninsula Chicago.
Tom Segesta is moving to the
Ritz-Carlton Chicago as General Manager, taking over from
Patrick Ghielmetti. Segesta has been with Four Seasons since 1987, most recently as General Manager for the
Four Seasons Austin.
The
Waldorf Astoria Orlando has named
John Carns General Manager. He was most recently on the team of the
Boca Beach Club, part of the
Boca Raton Resort & Club.
The
Morgans Hotel Group has appointed
Mike Walsh Regional Vice President for the Northeast and General Manager for the
Royalton. The UNLV graduate was most recently at the
Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia as General Manager.
Gary Thomas has moved as General Manager to the
Mondrian Soho opening next month. He has been with
Morgans Hotel Group since 2004, most recently overseeing the
Royalton. He had previously served as Hotel Manager of the
Sanderson in London and the
Delano South Beach.
Still at
Morgans,
Robert Cartwright has been named General Manager of the
Hudson. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Renaissance Blackstone Chicago for
Sage Hospitality and as Regional Brand Leader for
Renaissance. Cartwright had previously served as General Manager of the
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
The
Fontainebleau Miami Beach has appointed
Philip Goldfarb President and Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently with the Fontainebleau's parent company,
Turnberry Associates and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer for
All Florida Hospitality Management. At the Fontainebleau, he takes over from
John Rolfs.
Kurt Englund has joined the
Bristol Buenaventura in Panama as General Manager. For the past 18 years, he had been with
Four Seasons, most recently as Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Punta Mita. Past positions include Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Toronto and Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Whistler and
Four Seasons Costa Rica.
Orient-Express Hotels has appointed
Roy Paul as Chief Development Officer. He previously served in a similar capacity with
Four Seasons for more than 20 years and was most recently with
Cedar Capital Partners.
Gnell Abracosa is the new General Manager of the
Sé San Diego replacing
Craig Waterman now with sister
GemStone property, the
Tivoli Lodge in Vail. Abracosa was most recently at the
Custom in Los Angeles as General Manager. She had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hollywood Roosevelt.
Michael Kaile has been named Chief Executive Officer for the
Terminal City Club in Vancouver. He is the former Vice President and General Manager at the
Fairmont Dubai.
Craig Reaume has joined the
Fairmont Vancouver Airport as General Manager. He had previously served as Hotel Manager at the
Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
White Lodging has appointed
John O'Connor Regional Vice President. For the past eight years, he was the Director of Operations for
Hospitality Management Corporation based in Dallas.
Benchmark Hospitality has promoted
Greg Parsons to Senior Vice President of Operations. He was most recently Regional Vice President Operations for the company. He had previously served as General Manager of the
Eaglewood Resort & Spa and for the
Stonewall Resort.
Michael Medeiros has been named General Manager at the
Royal Sonesta Boston. He has been with Sonesta for over 18 years, most recently as Director of Operations at the
Royal Sonesta New Orleans.
Columbia Sussex has promoted
Asaad Karam to Senior Vice President of Operations. He was previously the Regional Vice President Western Region for the company, located in Phoenix.
Jean Louis Magron has moved as General Manager to the
Grand Solmar Lands End Resort & Spa opening this month. He was most recently the General Manager at
Villa del Arco, also in Cabo San Lucas.
The
Northland Inn Hotel and Conference Center has named
Mike Brunkow General Manager. Most recently, he served as Managing Director for the
Hotel Minneapolis.
The
Hotel Teatro in Denver has named
Jim Turner General Manager. Most recently, he was the Director of Operations for the
Colorado Chautauqua Association.
Thomas Henseler is now the Director of Operations with
Aranwa Hotels, Resorts and Spas . He was most recently the Corporate Food and Beverage Director with
Villagroup Los Cabos.
Destination Hotels & Resorts has taken over the management of the
Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. and placed
Jim Horsman as Managing Director. Horsman was previously Managing Director for the
InterContinental Tampa and served as opening Managing Director for the
Stowe Mountain Lodge in Vermont, both operated by Destination.
The
B Ocean in Fort Lauderdale has named
Joel Darr General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Fort Lauderdale Marriott North. Previously, he served as General Manager of the
Palm Beach Gardens Marriott and the
Marriott Boca Raton at Boca Center.
Troy Mathews has been appointed General Manager for the
Lakeway Resort and Spa near Austin. He had previously served as Club Manager of the
Redstone Golf Club.
Pierre-Louis Giacotto has been named General Manager for the
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago, scheduled to open this fall. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Rosemont Hotel, formerly the
Sofitel Chicago O'Hare and had previously served as Hotel Manager of the
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower.
Olivier Lordonnois is now in New York as General Manager of the
Mark, taking over from
Jim Sherwin. He had previously overseen the
Hotel de la Tremoille and the
Sofitel Le Faubourg, both in Paris.
Carl Wilson, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at
Marriott since 1997, will retire next month with
Bruce Hoffmeister taking over his duties as Global Chief Information Officer. Hoffmeister has more than two decades at Marriott, most recently serving the company as Senior Vice President, IR Shared and Application Services.
Hilton Worldwide has promoted
George Massa to Vice President and Managing Director of Development, Mexico. He was most recently the Senior Director of Development, Mexico.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has promoted
Rob Goldstein to President of Global Gaming Operations. He has been with the company since 1995, most recently as Executive Vice President and President of the
Venetian and
Palazzo in Las Vegas.
GF Management has promoted
Andrew Taymans to Vice President, Asset and Revenue Management. He was most recently the Vice President of Revenue Management for the company.
Michael Pedder has been promoted to Hotel Manager at the
Four Seasons Austin. He joined the company in 2002 and was most recently in the role of Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
Robert Lowe is now at the
Mandarin Oriental New York as Hotel Manager. He was most recently with the
Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C. as Resident Manager. He had previously been with the
Mandarin Oriental San Francisco as Resident Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing.
Bruce Riggins has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for
LaSalle Hotel Properties. He was most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of
Interstate Hotels & Resorts and is the former Chief Financial Officer for
Innkeepers USA Trust.
The
Ritz-Carlton Denver has named
Dewiet Miller Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Director of Operations for the
Ritz-Carlton Destination Club St. Thomas. He had previously served in food and beverage positions for the
Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Jamaica and the
Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas.
Michael McPhie has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage for
Martis Camp in Lake Tahoe. He had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage for the
Lodge at Vail and
Encantado in Santa Fe.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has promoted
Jeff Rajski to Vice President Hotel Marketing, The Americas. He has been with the company for 20 years, joining as Director of Marketing for the
Ritz-Carlton Chicago. He was most recently in the role of Director, Hotel Marketing, The Americas.
Gary Murakami has moved to
MGM Resorts International in San Francisco as Director of Regional Sales, Western Region. He was most recently serving as Senior Sales Manager for the
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. He had previously served in sales positions for the
Park Hyatt San Francisco, the
Hyatt Regency San Francisco and the
Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Paula Dirks goes from the warmest place on earth to the coldest by moving up to Director of Sales and Marketing at New York's
St. Regis, from the position of Director of Group Sales – Hawaii Region, for
Starwood. Dirks is also a former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Sheraton Maui and had taken part in the opening of the former
St. Regis Los Angeles as Sales Manager.
Diane Yost is now at the
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently with the
Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman as Director of Sales and Marketing. She had previously overseen marketing efforts for the
Four Seasons Miami, the
Four Seasons Sydney and the
Four Seasons Palm Beach.
Benjamin Sinclair has moved to the
Mandarin Oriental New York as Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past two years, he had been the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
St. Regis New York. He had previously served as Area Director of Sales and Marketing, Tahiti and Bora Bora, for
Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Martha Sullivan has been named Regional Marketing and Sales Director - North America, for
Hilton French Polynesia. Before heading into her most recent stint in real estate, she oversaw sales and marketing for the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, the former
Four Seasons Aviara and the
Loews Coronado Bay Resort.
Jack Murray has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
InterContinental Dallas. He had previously held other Director of Sales and Marketing positions in Dallas at the
Adolphus, the
Hotel ZaZa and the
Fairmont.
Fred Khoury has moved as Director of Sales and Marketing to the
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel. He was most recently at the nearby
Hard Rock Hotel Chicago as Director of Sales. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing of the
Park Hyatt Chicago.
Adam Leon has been appointed Director of Sales at
B Ocean. He had previously served as Director of Sales for the
Westin Colonnade Coral Gables and the
Hilton Palm Beach.
Andrea Richey has joined the
Chateau Bourbon New Orleans as Director of Sales. She was most recently serving as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham.
Amanda Acosta has been named Director of Sales for the
Hotel Telluride. She had previously served in sales positions at the
Peaks Resort and Spa and the
Buena Vista Palace in Orlando.
Amanda Wessel has moved with
Destination Hotels & Resorts to take over the national sales office in Denver. She had been Director of the national sales office for the Southwest since 2004.
Kerry McMahon will be returning to
Destination Hotels & Resorts to join the New York sales office. She had previously served as National Sales Manager at the
Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center in New Jersey, before taking her most recent position at
Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani and the
Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio in Honolulu.
Scott Ward has been appointed Area Director of Sales for the
Rockresorts Warm Weather Collection. For the past four years, Ward was working as Director of Sales and Marketing for
Scrub Island Resort Marina and Spa in the British Virgin Islands and previously oversaw sales and marketing for the
Angelus Resort and Spa in St Kitts.
Lisa Hagen has joined the
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer. She had previously overseen sales and marketing and held executive management positions for the
Hotel Bel-Air, the former
St. Regis Los Angeles and the
Sunset Marquis.
The
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch has appointed
Giles Priestland Director of Sales, Travel Industry. He most recently held the position of Director of Leisure Sales at the
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.
Naples'
Inn on Fifth has named
Patricia Cotte Group Sales Manager. She had previously served in group sales positions at the
Vinoy in St. Petersburg and the
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.
Tracy Koven has returned once again to the
Beverly Hills Hotel in her former role as Director of Catering. She had originally joined the hotel in 1996 and then again in 2000. She comes back after completing a brief stint last year at the
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and after serving two years as Director of Catering at
Terranea.
Steven Szenasi has transferred to the
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel as Director of Catering Sales. He was most recently in the same position for both the
Ritz-Carlton Denver and the
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch.
Taking over for Szenasi,
Syd Sexton has been appointed Director of Catering Sales for both the
Ritz-Carlton Denver and the
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch. She was most recently running
Mile High City event production.
Marie Lyons has moved to the
Soho Grand and the
Tribeca Grand in New York as Director of Catering and Special Events. She was most recently the Director of Events for the
Greenwich Hotel and its restaurant,
Locanda Verde by Andrew Carmellini.
Dino Bavaro has joined the
Eventi in New York as Director of Catering. Bavaro was most recently in the same position at the
InterContinental The Barclay.
Loews Hotels has named
Lark-Marie Antón Vice President of Public Relations. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the
Miss Universe Organization. She had previously served in executive posts with
Verizon Communications and the
New York City Mayor's Office.
Benchmark Hospitality has appointed
Rebecca Madan Kollaras Regional Director of Public Relations. She had previously run
Kollaras Communications and had served as Vice President for
BlueSky Public Relations.
The
JW Marriott Starr Pass has promoted
Daniel Perez to Executive Chef. He has been with the resort for the past six years in various kitchen roles and had previously worked in the Tucson area at the
Royal Palms Resort.
Eric Damidot has been named Executive Chef at the
Hyatt Regency New Orleans due to reopen this fall after its Hurricane Katrina closure. This is a return to the south for Damidot after serving as Executive Chef for the
Ritz-Carlton Atlanta before heading to Las Vegas to oversee the kitchens for
Harrah's Entertainment at the
Paris,
Bally's, and, most recently,
Caesar's Palace.
Steven Sterritt has been named Executive Chef at the
Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park. He had previously served as Chef at the
Lodge & Conference Center at Geneva-on-the-Lake, the
Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa and the
Inn at Lost Creek in Telluride.
Sergio Howland has been appointed Executive Chef at the
Sebastian in Vail. His most recent position was as Executive Chef at the
Bristol Buenaventura in Panama. He is also a former Executive Chef of
Esperanza in Los Cabos.
Meadowood has named
Boris Portnoy Pastry Chef. He had previously worked at
Campton Place,
Mugaritz in Spain, and
Cru in New York.
John Cunin has joined the
Patina Restaurant Group as Service Director. He was most recently the General Manager of
Bazaar by Jose Andres at the
SLS Beverly Hills. Cunin had previously opened
Café Deco at the
Wynn Macau and served as General Manager of
Mix Las Vegas.
Auberge du Soleil has appointed
Yannick Girardo Restaurant Manager. He was most recently in New York City, serving as Assistant General Manager at
Restaurant Daniel.
The
InterContinental Dallas has named
Aref Sayegh Assistant General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Atlantic Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.
Gary Mansour passed away suddenly last month in New York at the age of 58. After briefly working for NATO in Italy, he found himself in Los Angeles in 1975 and in 1980 founded
Mansour Travel Company based in Beverly Hills with his partner,
Kay Mansour. They wisely steered the company from the onset towards film and television production and entertainment industry travel. Along with their successful private jet division, the company now draws from a select circle of influential individuals from the entertainment, financial and business worlds.
EUROPE At
Accor, under new Chief Executive Officer
Denis Hennequin, a leaner Executive Committee has been announced:
Yann Caillère is global Chief Operating Officer;
Grégoire Champetier, is Senior Vice President Marketing, Branding and Distribution;
Anne-Marie Cambourieu is Executive Vice President Human resources and Change Management;
Dominique Esnault is Executive Director of Support Operations, Development, Procurement, Architecture and Design;
Pascal Quint, is Chief Legal Officer and manages risk;
Sophie Stabile, Executive Vice President Finance, is also Chief Information Officer;
Marc Vieilledent is Executive Vice President Asset Management, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Jean Faivre has been promoted by
Hilton Worldwide to the position of Area Vice President, Western and Southern Europe. Since 2007, he had been in charge of Hilton's hotels in France, Eastern Mediterranean, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus Greece, and Malta. He now supervises 30 hotels. Faivre joined Hilton in 1999 as General Manager of the
Hilton Bucharest, following thirteen years with
InterContinental.
Ronald Hoogerbrugge has moved as General Manager to the
InterContinental Düsseldorf. He was most recently the
Hotel Manager at the
InterContinental Vienna. He had previously served as Resident Manager at the
InterContinental Prague and as Hotel Manager for the
InterContinental Houston.
Charlie Parker has been promoted to General Manager to join the
Four Seasons Hampshire, taking over from
Colin Clark now at the
Four Seasons Palm Beach. For the past four years, he had served as Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh.
At the
Hotel La Tremoille in Paris, former Assistant General Manager
Daniel David moves to the top spot, taking over from
Olivier Lordonnois who is now the General Manager of the
Mark in New York.
Taj Suites and Residences has promoted
Araceli Rius Perez to Hotel Manager at
51 Buckingham Gate. She was most recently responsible for heading-up the sales team at the London hotel.
Claridge's has promoted
Thomas Kochs to General Manager. He was most recently serving the hotel as Hotel Manager. He had previously served as Hotel Manager at the
Connaught and as Director of Food and Beverage for the
Berkeley.
Edward Leenders has been named General Manager for the
Hotel Savoy in Florence. He was most recently in the
Rocco Forte Collection's head office as Brand Support Director. He is also the former Deputy General Manager for London's
Brown's Hotel. In Florence, he takes over from
Alberto Pirozzini.
Sven Scheerbarth has joined the
Hotel & Spa Tegernsee in Germany as General Manager, taking over from
Peter Kahl. Scheerbarth was most recently the Hotel Manager at the
Westin Grand Hotel in Munich.
At the
Couvent des Minimes in Provence,
Vincenzo Iaconis is the new General Manager, taking over from
Pierre Alexandre Françin. Iaconis comes from the
Hotel de Vigny in Paris.
Marie-Paule Vande Velde, formerly the General Manager of the
Westin Paris-Vendôme, has been promoted to the position of Business Development Director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for
Starwood Hotels, based in Brussels.
Sandro Bohrmann takes over from Vande Velde as General Manager of
Westin Paris-Vendôme. He had joined
Starwood in 1991 as a Trainee at the
Sheraton Frankfurt. After a stint as Director of Operations at the
Sheraton Park Lane, he became the Hotel Manager at the
Westin Warsaw, then General Manager at the
Imperial in Kuala Lumpur. Prior to coming to Paris, he was the General Manager of
Le Méridien Piccadilly.
Julien Kiefer is the new Hotel Manager at the
Westin Paris-Vendôme, taking over from
Paul Chevalier (who becomes the General Manager of the
Sheraton Damascus). Since 2007, Kiefer had been the Director of Operations at the
Sheraton La Caleta Resort and Spa.
Vincent Tissier is leaving the position of General Manager of Paris'
Hotel Bel-Ami after five years. His successor is
Laurence Guinebretiere, formerly the General manager of the
Hotel Edouard Sept.
Christian Delteil has been named Director at the
Hotel Crillon le Brave. The former Executive Chef at
Chewton Glen will also serve as leader of the hotel's restaurant team.
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Hotel Métropole Monte Carlo,
Pauline Bergé joins as Director of Sales and Marketing. She comes up from the
Mandarin Oriental Jnan Rahma in Marrakech. She previously was the Area Director of Sales and Marketing for
InterContinental in Oman. At the Métropole, Bergé replaces
Sandrine Camia who left in January, after five years on the job.
At the
Bristol in Paris,
Stéphane Trycionka has been named Senior Sales Manager, North America. From 2005 to 2009, he held a similar position at Paris'
Hotel Plaza-Athénée, prior to joining the
Hotel Métropole Monte Carlo, in charge of the UK and North America markets.
Grégoire Champetier as joined
Accor as General Manager of Marketing, in charge of brand strategy, distribution and innovation. Previously, he had worked under new Accor CEO
Didier Hennequin at
McDonald's.
Pierre Alexandre Françin has joined Geneva-based
Groupe des Hotels La Réserve (including
La Réserve on Lake Geneva,
La Villa Maillot in Paris and
La Réserve in Ramatuelle/St. Tropez as Director of Marketing and Business Development. Françin comes from
Le Couvent des Minimes in Provence where he had been the General Manager for the past three years.
Emilie Pichon has been names Director of Public Relations at the soon-to-open
Mandarin Oriental Paris. She joins from a similar position at the
Hotel Meurice where she had been since 2007 following three years at the
Hotel de Crillon.
Steigenberger Hotels has appointed
Andreas Schuster Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently the Vice President of Operations and Business Development with the
Danubius Hotel Group.
Choice Hotels has appointed
Olivier Dupont to the newly created position of Vice President, European Development. Most recently, Dupont served as Senior Vice President, International Development for
Wyndham Worldwide.
Warren Smith has joined
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Director of Marketing Communications Europe, Middle East and Africa, based in Geneva. Before his most recent role running his own marketing firm, he was with
Banque Pictet & Cie.
At the
Four Seasons Georges V,
Lucien Gautier will be coming on board as Executive Pastry Chef. He comes from the
Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, and also spent two years as Executive Pastry Chef for
Alain Ducasse's
Mix in Las Vegas.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Ananda Arawwawela is the new General Manager for the
St. Regis Singapore. He is the former Area Managing Director for Hong Kong and Macau with
Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
David Mansfield has returned to India as General Manager of the
Grand Hyatt Mumbai. He was most recently serving as General Manager for the
Grand Hyatt Melbourne. He had previously been the Director of Food and Beverage at the
Grand Hyatt New Delhi before moving up to Executive Assistant Manager - Food and Beverage at the
Grand Hyatt Bali and General Manager for the
Hyatt Regency Kuantan Resort.
Ralf Bruegger has been named General Manager of the
Observatory Hotel in Sydney, taking over from
Patrick Griffin who is retiring. Bruegger was previously the General Manager of both the
Sebel Pier One Sydney and the
Harbour Rocks Hotel.
Leon Pink has been appointed General Manager of the newly opened
Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa. For the past two years, Pink had been the Resort Manager at the
Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji.
The
MGallery Fairmont Resort in Australia has named
Geoff York General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the
Sofitel Brisbane and the
Sofitel Wentworth Sydney.
Adding to his current position as General Manager of the
Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa,
Hanno Stamm has been appointed Managing Director of
Victoria Hotels & Resorts, taking over from
Eric Simard. Stamm had previously served as General Manager of the
Victoria Can Tho Resort and the
Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort & Spa.
Charles Fisher has been named Resort Manager of the
Four Seasons Chiang Mai. He has been with the company since 1999, most recently serving as Director of Rooms at the
Regent Singapore.
Jeff Rednour has been appointed Hotel Manager at the
Regent Singapore. For the past three years, he had been at the
Four Seasons Langkawi as Resort Manager. He had previously served as Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Houston.
The
St. Regis Bangkok has hired
Gerald Hanna as Director of Residences. For the past three years, he had served as Director of Residences for the
Ritz-Carlton Guangzhou.
Maximilian von Reden has joined the
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai as Hotel Manager. He was most recently with the
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok as Executive Assistant Manager - Food and Beverage. He had previously served in food and beverage management positions for the
Peninsula Beijing and the
Datai Langkawi.
The
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua has added the title of Hotel Manager for
Ian McPhee, adding to his duties as Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously served in food and beverage management positions at the
Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. and the
Ritz-Carlton Boston.
Matthias Berger has been appointed Director of Finance at the
St. Regis Bangkok, slated to open early this year. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Finance for the
Sheraton Macau and the
St. Regis Macau.
Nicolas Messian has joined
Six Senses as Director of Food and Beverage for the
Soneva Fushi in the Maldives. He was most recently overseeing operations for
Goodwood Estates in the UK. He had previously served in food and beverage roles for the
Novotel Heathrow and the
Temenos Golf Club on Anguilla.
The
Four Seasons Doha has named
Thomas Gynning Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently with the
Grand Hotel in Stockholm in the position of Hotel Manager.
Chayanuch Chudhabuddhi joins the
St. Regis Bangkok as Director of Human Resources. Formerly, she held the same position at
Le Méridien Bangkok.
The
Mandarin Oriental Sanya has appointed
Linda Ma Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently at the
Banyan Tree Lijiang as Director of Sales and Marketing.
The
St. Regis Bangkok has named
Holger Jakobs Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently at the
St. Regis Beijing in the same role. He is a former Area Director of Sales and Marketing for
Six Senses Resorts & Spas.
The
Saujana Hotel – Kuala Lumpur has appointed
Sally Ann Klap Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently the Director of Sales for the
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Russell Kembel takes on the new role of Director of Industry Relations for the
Hilton Waikoloa Village. He had previously served in sales positions for the
Westin Cincinnati and the
O'Hare Hilton.
The
St. Regis Bangkok has named
Leonardo Concezzi Executive Chef. For the past three years, he had served as Executive Chef at
Fortevillage in Sardinia. He is a former Executive Sous Chef for the
Four Seasons Damascus.
The
St. Regis Bangkok has named
Henry Sears Director of Rooms. He is the former Director of Rooms for the
Hotel Indonesia Kempinski.
The
Four Seasons Langkawi has named
Takuya Kishi Director of Rooms. He was most recently with the
Four Seasons Tokyo at Marunouchi, first as Director of Rooms before moving into his most recent role as Director of Human Resources.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Max Musto has been promoted to General Manager at the
Four Seasons Alexandria at San Stefano, taking over from
Todd Cilano, now in Mauritius. Musto joined the hotel in 2009 as Hotel Manager. He had previously served as Director of Food and Beverage at the former
Four Seasons Aviara and as Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Mauritius.
Arnaud Bamvens is now in Marrakech at the
Hotel and Ryads Naoura Barrière. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Pullman Bordeaux (formerly the
Sofitel Aquitania). He had previously been at the
Grand Hotel Barrière in Dinard, where he spent four years, after serving as General Manager of the
Barrière Castel Marie Louise in La Baule.
Horst Walther-Jones has been appointed General Manager of the
Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach Dubai. He is the former General Manager of the
Mövenpick Al Nawras Jeddah.
Philippe Frugère has been appointed Group General Manager for the
Al Nahda Resort & Spa in Oman. He is the former General Manager of the
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu in the Maldives and was also the Deputy General Manager at the
Sugar Beach Resort in Mauritius.
Patrick Martinez has been named General Manager for both the
Yas Island Rotana and the
Centro Yas Island. He had previously served as General Manager for the opening of the
InterContinental Mauritius Resort Balaclava Fort and as General Manager of the
Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa.
Sebastien Weyer is now in the United Arab Emirates as Director of Engineering for the
Westin Abu Dhabi. He was most recently serving as Director of Engineering at the
Four Points by Sheraton Nigeria.
Adam Turner has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Ritz-Carlton Dubai. He was most recently based in London at the regional sales office for
Ritz-Carlton as Director of Travel Industry Sales.
Costas Gavriel has joined the newly opened
Grand Millennium Al Wahda in Abu Dhabi as Executive Assistant Manager in charge of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently the Vice President for the travel division at
SAB Holdings in Jeddah. Gavriel had previously held sales and marketing positions with
Melia Hotels,
Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts and
Rosewood Hotels.
The
Dusit Princess City Centre Dubai has named
Vanessa Kong Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past three years, she had been with the
Dusit Residence Dubai Marina as Director of Sales.
Claudia Hardt has been appointed Director of Public Relations for the
Ritz-Carlton Doha and the
Sharq Village & Spa. She was most recently the Director of Public Relations and Communications at the
Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa. Hardt had previously served as Director of Communications at the
Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong and Director of Public Relations at the
Ritz-Carlton Berlin.
Daniel Echasseriau has been named Executive Chef at Jeddah's
Rosewood Corniche . He had previously served as Executive Chef at
La Samanna and the
Fairmont Royal Pavilion & Glitter Bay.
Alexander Haebe has joined the
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai as Executive Pastry Chef. He was most recently in the same position with the
Fairmont Nile City and had previously served in pastry roles at the
Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur.
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