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THE AMERICASCindy Racco has been promoted to General Manager and moved to take over the newly rebranded
Four Seasons Rancho Encantado in Santa Fe, taking over from
Martin Nicholson (and
Auberge Resorts). She has been with Four Seasons since 1998, joining the
Four Seasons Philadelphia as Executive Housekeeper. She was most recently serving as Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara. She is the former Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Palm Beach.
The
St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort has named
Terry Bechtold General Manager. He was most recently with the
Westin Park Central in Dallas as General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the
Resort at Singer Island, now called the
Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort and Spa.
Holly Waterbor-Breuche has been named General Manager of
The Quin, set to open this winter in New York City. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Setai Fifth Avenue and General Manager for the
Omni Berkshire and the
Benjamin Hotel.
Bernard Lackner is now Chief Executive Officer of the
Fisher Island Club in Florida. He was previously the Vice President and General Manager of the
Hotel Plaza Athénée in New York for more than 20 years. He had served in rooms management positions with the former
Four Seasons Pierre and the
George V, now a Four Seasons hotel.
The
Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain has named
Timothy Wolfe General Manager. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the
Antlers Hilton in Colorado Springs. He is the former General Manager of the
Sheraton Denver West, the
Hilton Denver Tech Center and the
Founders Inn and Spa.
Marie-Helene Morowati is now at the
Viceroy Palm Springs as General Manager. She was most recently in Beverly Hills as General Manager at
Maison 140, a sister property to the Viceroy.
Barnsley Gardens Resort has appointed
Michael Gordon General Manager. He previously served as Managing Director at the
Greenbrier. He is the former Hotel Manager for the
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua and Executive Assistant Manager for the
Ritz-Carlton Lodge Reynolds Plantation.Erin Hosler is back in Florida at the
B Hotel South Beach as opening General Manager. She had previously overseen the
Roger New York and
One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa.
Nicholas Gold has joined
Amangiri in Utah as General Manager. He was most recently in the same post for the
Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson. He is the former General Manager the
Enchantment Resort & Mii Amo Spa in Sedona and Corporate Director of Food and Beverage at
Miraval.
Phillip Starling has been named General Manager of the
Naples Bay Resort. He was most recently the Director of Operations for the
Marenas Resort. He is the former General Manager for the
Grove Isle Hotel & Spa.
The
Renaissance Baton Rouge has appointed
Steven Ferran General Manager. His most recent General Manager post was for the
Omni Royal Orleans. He is also a former General Manager of the
Loews New Orleans.
Shane Weaver has joined
Island Hospitality as Regional Director of Operations. He was most recently serving as a General Manager with
White Lodge Services in Austin and is the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
PCH Hotels.
Daniel Pirrallo has been named General Manager of the
Sheraton Steamboat Resort in Colorado. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Millennium Hotel Harvest House in Boulder. Pirrallo is the former General Manager of the
Millennium Knickerbocker in Chicago, the
Sheraton Boston and the
Sheraton Suites Wilmington in Delaware.
The
St. Giles New York has appointed
Cesar Avery General Manager. For the past eight years, he had overseen the
Roger Smith.
The
Doral Golf Resort, now part of the
Trump Organization, has named
George Sotelo Managing Director. Since 2005 he had served as Resident Manager for the
One&Only Palmilla.
The
Maritime Hotel has appointed
Matt Moore General Manager. Most recently, he had worked as Director of Front Office at the
Greenwich Hotel. Moore's predecessor at the Maritime,
James Palmer, is now at the
Standard Downtown LA.
Ed Riley has been appointed General Manager at the
Costa d'Este Beach Resort in Florida. He is the former General Manager of the
Harbor Hotel on Lake Seneca.
Rob Andrews steps in as General Manager at
Kimpton's
Eventi Hotel New York taking over from
Thomas Mathes. Andrews was most recently the General Manager for the
Tribeca Grand.
Michael Everett has joined
Sage Hospitality as Chief Investment Officer. The Cornell graduate is the former
Senior Vice President for Lowe Hospitality Group. Michael Tompkins has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer at
Miraval Resort. Most recently, Tompkins served as Miraval's President and General Manager.
Sascha Hemmann has joined the
Founders Inn and Spa as General Manager. He was most recently the pre-opening General Manager for the
Solis Vanke Hotel and Conference Center Shenzhen. He is the former Hotel Manager of the
Capella Singapore.
Kim Corrigan has been named General Manager for Sage Hospitality's
Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel. She was most recently overseeing
The Curtis in Denver. She is the former General Manager of the
Embassy Suites Denver Southeast.
JoAnn Elston has been promoted to General Manager of
The Curtis in Denver, taking over from Corrigan. She had previously served the hotel as Director of Sales and Marketing and held the post of Area Director of Sales and Marketing for parent company,
Sage Hospitality. Elston had formerly held sales positions with the
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, the
Paramount and the
Wyndham Bristol Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Nicolas Boudet has taken on the new role with
Yum Brands as Vice President Franchising for
Taco Bell. He was most recently serving the company as Chief Development Officer Latin America And Caribbean. He previously worked with
Club Med Resorts and
Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Michael Collins has joined the
Langham Huntington Hotel as Hotel Manager. He was most recently serving as Director of Operations at
Shutters on the Beach. At the Huntington, he takes over for
Stephanie Mehail, now the General Manager of
Orient Express'
Inn at Perry Cabin.
Sean Olmstead has been named Hotel Manager for the
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile. He was most recently serving as Executive Assistant Manager at the
InterContinental New York Barclay. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage for the
InterContinental San Francisco and Regional Director of Food and Beverage for
InterContinental Hotels Group.
Paul Cardona has joined the
SLS South Beach as Hotel Manager. He is the former Deputy General Manager for
Soho House Miami.
Scott Griffith has been promoted to Hotel Manager at the
Omni Berkshire Place. He joined the hotel in 2008 as Director of Operations. He is the former Director of Operations at
Cheeca Lodge and Spa and the
W New York.
Mario Bevilacqua is the new Resident Manager for
Sandy Lane on Barbados. The Lausanne graduate was most recently in Washington, D.C. at the
Jefferson as Food and Beverage Manager.
Thomas Krooswijk returns to California and
Four Seasons as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Beverly Wilshire. He was previously overseeing food and beverage at the
Hollywood Roosevelt before taking on his most recent post as Director of Food and Beverage at the
Thompson Toronto. Krooswijk had previously served in food and beverage management positions for the
Four Seasons Dublin and the
Pierre.
Rich Poskanzer moves up to Director of Food and Beverage and joins the new
Four Seasons Rancho Encantado. He was most recently serving as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Palo Alto. He had previously served in food and beverage positions with the former
Four Seasons Aviara and the
Four Seasons Philadelphia.
The
Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver has named
Derek Damon Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same role with the
Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas.
Ricardo Mendes has moved over to the
Mondrian South Beach as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same position for
Canyon Ranch in Miami. He is the former Assistant General Manager of
Hakkasan, and Director of Food and Beverage for
Little Palm Island.
Peter Dickinson has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage for the
National Hotel Miami Beach. He had previously served in food and beverage posts with the
Culver Hotel,
Keswick Hall & Club, the
Windsor Court Hotel and the
Setai Miami Beach.
Luigi Alberganti is the new Director of Food and Beverage at the
Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas. He was most recently the General Manager of
Fiamma Trattoria in the
MGM Grand. He is the former Director of Room Service for the MGM Grand and General Manager of the
Diego.
David Duran is the new Director of Restaurants at the
Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. He was most recently the General Manager for
American Fish in
Aria at City Center. He is the former General Manager of
Stratta in the
Wynn.
Garrett Kaneshiro has moved over to the
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. as Director of Food and Beverage, taking over from
German Broggi. Kaneshiro was most recently with the
Park Hyatt Aviara as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. He has held food and beverage posts for the
Hyatt Regency Irvine,
Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa and the
Wynn Las Vegas.
Bill Perez has joined the
Hilton Carlsbad Resort and Spa as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently Banquet Manager for the
Grand Del Mar. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Island Hotel Newport Beach and served in food and beverage posts at
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts for 22 years.
MGM Resorts has named
Michael Dominguez Senior Vice President of Sales. He is the former Vice President of Global Sales for
Loews Hotels & Resorts.
Leslie Mackillop has joined her former boss,
Ali Kasicki, at
Orient Express Hotels and Resorts as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing US, Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. She had previously served with Kasicki as Director of Marketing at the
Montage Beverly Hills and the
Peninsula Beverly Hills.
Loews Hotels & Resorts has named
Bruce Himelstein Chief Marketing Officer. Himelstein was most recently President of
Oceania Cruises. He is the former Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and Chief Marketing Officer for
Kerzner International. Mary Mayes has moved to the
Trump Soho as Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past five years, she had served as Director of Sales at the
Four Seasons New York. She had previously served in sales roles for
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Bermuda, the
Plaza Hotel and the
Waldorf=Astoria.
The
Biltmore in Coral Gables has named
Michael Fraser Vice President Marketing. He had previously served in sales and marketing executive roles at
Punta Cana Resort & Club in the Dominican Republic and the
Bentley Group. Fraser is the former Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Shore Club and Director of Sales at the
Delano.
Kini Parente has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Bardessono in Yountville. She was most recently overseeing sales and marketing for the
Pan Pacific Seattle.
Janice Snowden has been appointed Area Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Beverly Hills Hotel and the
Hotel Bel-Air. She was most recently the Director of Marketing at the
Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara. She had previously overseen sales and marketing for the
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica.
Angela Cava has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Hotel Madeline and the
Inn at Lost Creek in Telluride. She is the former Director of Group Sales at the
St. Regis Aspen.
The
Maritime Hotel has appointed
Callan Polmer Director of Sales and Public Relations. She is the former Concierge Manager at the
Soho and
Tribeca Grand Hotels.
Zie Zie Senzaki has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Provenance Hotels. Senzaki was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Westin Portland.
Ivo "Vo" Tomulich has joined
Langham Hospitality Group in New York as Director of Global Sales, North America. He had most recently served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Viceroy Snowmass. He is the former Director of Marketing for the
Four Seasons Nevis and the
Four Seasons Great Exuma.
Michael Mustafa has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Hilton Anaheim. He was most recently in the same role at the
Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. Mustafa had previously overseen sales and marketing for the
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort.
Christelle Fourcade has joined the
Hotel Victor South Beach, now run by
Thompson Hotels, as Director of Sales. She had previously served in sales management positions at the
Hotel Nikko and the
Clift, both in San Francisco, as well as at the
Morgan Hotel Group and the
Mandarin Oriental Miami.
Tia Graham has joined the
W Hollywood as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently with the
W Istanbul as Director of Marketing.
Delta Hotels and Resorts has promoted
Laura Pallotta to the newly created role of Corporate Director of Sales. She has been with the company for the past eight years, most recently as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing.
Audrey Laurent has been appointed Director of Sales at the
Bowery Hotel. Most recently, she served as Operations Director for the
Mercer Hotel.
Linda Schilling has been appointed Director of Leisure Sales, East Coast, for the
Viceroy Riviera Maya, based in New York. She was most recently serving as Associate Director of Sales for
Little Dix Bay and
Jumby Bay for
Rosewood Hotels.
Lesly Connolly has been named Director, National Associations, for the
Homestead in Virginia. She was most recently with the
Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa as a Senior Sales Manager.
Christy Patterson has been named Director of Leisure Travel for the
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel. She was most recently serving as Director of Sales, Business and Leisure Travel, at the
Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey. Jennifer Long has moved to the
Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito as Senior Sales Manager. She was most recently with the
Clift as Associate Director of Sales. Long had previously served in sales positions for the
Sir Francis Drake and the
Canterbury, both in San Francisco.
The
St. Regis Bal Harbour has named
Victoria Chase Social Catering Director. She is the former Director of Social Catering at the
Mandarin Oriental Miami and Director of Catering at the
Biltmore.
Randy Lutz has been promoted to Executive Chef at
Ame in San Francisco. He was most recently the restaurant's Executive Sous Chef and has held Sous Chef posts with
Hawthorne Lane,
Bridges and
Farallon.
Vincent Cachot returns to the West Coast as Executive Chef for the
Hollywood Roosevelt. He had previously served as Executive Chef at the
InterContinental Los Angeles before taking on his most recent chef role at the
InterContinental Cleveland. He is the former Executive Chef at the
Sofitel San Francisco.
Edwin Roman is the new Executive Chef for
Mesa Grill in the Bahamas. He was most recently in Las Vegas with
Caesars Palace as Executive Sous Chef. He is the former Executive Sous Chef at
Paris and Bally's Hotel and Casino Las Vegas and Assistant Executive Banquet Chef at the
MGM Grand.
Richard Potts has been named Executive Chef for the
Sorrell River Ranch Resort & Spa in Utah. For the past five years, he has served as Sous Chef at the
Old Hickory Steakhouse at Gaylord Palms in Florida.
The
St. Kitts Marriott Resort & the Royal Beach Casino has named
William Stringfellow Executive Chef. He was most recently in a similar post with the
Regal Airport Hotel in Hong Kong.
Michael Ploetz is now with
Solage Calistoga as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. For the past two years, he had been the General Manager at
Jaleo by José Andrés at the
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. He had previously overseen
The Bazaar and
Tres by José Andrés, both in the
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.
EUROPEFrank Citerne has joined the
Chateau De Bagnols in France as General Manager, taking over from
Franco Mora under new ownership. The owners also have
Les Suites de la Potinière in Courchevel where he will handle the winter season.
Franco Mora is the General Manager of the
Ermitage du Riou in La Napoule, after eight years as General Manager of the recently sold
Chateau de Bagnols. Mora is also a 22-year alumnus of the
Hotel Ritz in Paris.
Patrick-Denis Finet has been appointed General Manager for the
Mandarin Oriental Milan scheduled to open in 2013. He is the former General Manager of the
Mandarin Oriental Chiang Mai and the
Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya.
Kenneth Speirs has taken over from
Justin Pinchbeck as General Manager of the
LimeWood hotel in Hampshire. For the past eight years, he had served as General Manager of the
Halkin, Belgravia.
Alexandra Staffler has been named Area General Manager South Germany for
Hilton, based in Munich. She was most recently the General Manager of the
Hilton Frankfurt.
Gisela Münchgesang has been named General Manager of the
Hilton Frankfurt, taking over from Staffler. She is the former Cluster General Manager Mauritius & Seychelles at
Hilton along with General Manager for the
Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa.
Malcolm Rann has been appointed General Manager of the
Radisson Blu, London Stansted Airport. He is the former Director of Operations Oman for
InterContinental Hotels and General Manager for the
Al Bustan Palace.
Alexander Bakanov has been appointed General Manager of the
AZIMUT Moscow Tulskaya Hotel. He was most recently in a similar role for the
AZIMUT Hotel Novyi Bereg.
German Broggi has been named Director of Operations at the
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht. He had been at the
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. for the past two years as Director of Food and Beverage. He joined
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts back in 1996 at the
Park Hyatt Buenos Aires and held various food and beverage positions at the
Hyatt Regency Chicago,
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme,
Hyatt Regency La Manga Resort and Club and the
Andaz West Hollywood. The
Four Seasons London Park Lane has appointed
Jean Pittion Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently with the
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme in Paris as Director of Food and Beverage. He is the former Assistant Food and Beverage Manager for the
Conrad London, Chelsea and Assistant Food and Beverage Director at the
Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris.
Michael Paddon rejoins Four Seasons as Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Four Seasons London Canary Wharf, taking over from
Nicolas Westen. The Les Roches graduate had been in the sales office at the
Four Seasons Hampshire. The former Footman to the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace had previously served as Director of Strategic Acquisition and Business Development/Asset Management for
Istithmar Hotels in the Middle East.
Stéphane Trycionka has joined the
Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière as Director of Sales and Marketing. He had previously held sales management positions for the
Hôtel Plaza Athénée, the
Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo,
Hôtel Le Bristol Paris.
The
Oetker Collection has promoted
Caroline Goux to Director of Sales-North America. She will continue in her current post as Director of Sales for the
Hôtel Le Bristol Paris.
Stefan Schaer has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Alpina Gstaad slated to open in December. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Radisson Blu Zurich. Previously, he was Resident Manager of
Cresta Hotels in Davos and served as Deputy Director of the
Lucerne Tourist Office.
Jill O'Hare has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the
London Edition. For the past six years, she had served as Director of Sales and Marketing at the
Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt.
François Gelly has joined the
Grand Hotel Du Palais Royal in Paris as Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Hotel Manager for the
Hotel Keppler Paris.
Catherine McKenna has been appointed Director of Sales, North America for both the
Adare Manor and
The K Club in Ireland and will be based in Chicago. She was most recently the Director of Global Accounts for
Peabody Hotels.
Anna Nücken is the new Public Relations Manager at
Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz. She was most recently with
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts in Berlin as Area Public Relations Manager.
Michel Del Burgo has left
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong to open
Restaurant Michel Del Burgo inside the
Hotel 111 in Carcassonne. Before serving for two years in Hong Kong, he had served in culinary roles for the
Hotel Negresco in Nice, and
La Bastide de Gordes.
The
Hotel Caesar Augustus on Capri has appointed
Eduardo Vuolo Executive Chef. For the past years, he had been in Positano as Sous Chef at
La Sponda in
Le Sirenuse.
The
Dorchester Collection has moved
Brian Hughson to
Coworth Park in Ascot as Executive Chef. He was most recently serving as Head Chef for
The Grill at The Dorchester.
Philippe Jourdain has landed at
La Réserve in Geneva as Corporate Executive Chef for the group (Geneva, Ramatuelle, Paris). He had departed the
Four Seasons Provence Terre Blanche in 2010 where he had served as Executive Chef for seven years. He is the former Executive Chef of the
Moulin de Mougins.
ASIA AND THE PACIFICInterContinental Hotels has promoted
Douglas Martell to Vice President of Operations, Southwest Asia, succeeding
Chris Moloney, who is retiring after 30 years with the company. Martell has been with IHG since 2001, most recently as Vice President, Food and Beverage and Operations, for the company's Greater China region, based in Shanghai.
The
Apple Tree Group has appointed
Axel de Boynes Operations Manager for Laos Operations. He was most recently the Resident Manager at the
akyra Chura Samui.
Marc Brugger has joined the
Rosewood Beijing as Managing Director. Most recently, the Lausanne graduate was General Manager of the
Crown Towers Hotel & Casino Macau. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Dublin and the
Park Hyatt Goa.
Arthur W C Ho has been promoted to General Manager and moving to oversee the
Four Seasons Shenzhen. Since 2007, he has been with the
Four Seasons Macau as Hotel Manager. He is the former Director of Rooms for the
Four Seasons Shanghai, and the
Four Seasons Hong Kong.
Uday Rao has returned to Four Seasons to take up the post of Resort Manager at the
Four Seasons Bali at Sayan. He had previously served the company 19 years before leaving in 2010 to open the
Viceroy Resort Maldives as General Manager. He is the former Director of Rooms at the
Four Seasons Maldives and
Four Seasons Singapore and served as Hotel Manager for the opening of
Four Seasons Mumbai.
Kevin Abramowicz has been named General Manager at the
Legian Bali. Since 2007 he had been with the
Setai South Beach Miami as Director of Rooms and, most recently, Executive Assistant Manager.
Dominique Berhouet has been appointed as General Manager to oversee the
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East and
Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Kowloon East, slated to open later this year. He was most recently the opening General Manager of
Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Centre.
Michael Wilding has been appointed General Manager of the
DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki. Since 2002, Wilding was at the
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, most recently as Resident Manager.
Michael Stephens has been named General Manager of the
Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort and Spa slated to open in spring 2013. He was most recently the General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch. He is the former General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency Lexington, and the
Grand Hyatt DFW.
Tracy Walker has been named General Manager of the
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. She has been with Hilton since 2002, most recently as General Manager of the
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek.
Budi Widodo has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the
Four Seasons Jakarta. He joined the hotel in 2010 as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.
David Enkaoua has been named Food and Beverage Director for
Le Méridien Bora Bora. He was most recently with the
Sheraton Club des Pins Resort in Algeria as Food and Beverage Manager.
Anita Rahman has been named Director of Sales and Marketing of the
Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort and Spa. For the past two years, she had held the post of Director of Sales and Catering for the
Andaz San Diego.
Rick Bartram is the new Executive Chef at the
PuYu Hotel and Spa, Wuhan. He is the former Executive Chef for the
Mandarin Oriental San Francisco, and the
Elbow Beach, Bermuda.
Vanessa Camacho has joined
Raffles Singapore as Director of Housekeeping. She was most recently in the same position for the
Four Seasons Jakarta.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICAMichael Flint takes over from
Mark Somen as General Manager of the
Tribe Hotel in Kenya. Flint is the former Area Director for
China Grill Management.
Luigi Romaniello has been named Managing Director of
Rosewood Abu Dhabi. He was most recently in the same position at the
Mansion on Peachtree now the
Mandarin Oriental Atlanta. He has been with Rosewood since 1999 serving as Resident Manager of
Caneel Bay, and Hotel Manager of the
Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas.
Torbjörn Bodin has been appointed General Manager at
Radisson Blu Hotel, Batumi. He was most recently the General Manager of
Radisson Blu Hotel and Park Inn by Radisson, Abu Dhabi Yas Island.
Peter Hoesli has moved as General Manager to the
Dead Sea Mövenpick. He was most recently serving as General Manager at
Mövenpick Resort & Residences Aqaba.
Stefan Keel moves over from
Almapura Hotels & Resorts to take over from Hoesli in Aqaba.
Ananda in the Himalayas has named
Jaideep Anand General Manager. He was most recently in a similar role at the
Ista Hyderabad hotel in India.
Carsten Fritz is now in Doha as General Manager of
Sharq Village and Spa. For the past ten years, he had been with Ritz-Carlton Hotels, most recently as General Manager at the
Ritz-Carlton Abama. He is the former General Manager of the
Ritz-Carlton Sharm El Sheikh and the
Ritz-Carlton Country Club, Seoul.
Michael Sorgenfrey has been appointed General Manager of
The Palace - The Old Town. He is the former General Manager for the
Grand Millennium Al Wahda and
Kempinski's
Hotel Adriatic.
The
Four Seasons Alexandria at San Stefano in Egypt has promoted
Moataz Madany to Director of Food and Beverage. Since 2010, he has served the hotel as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.
Janet Abrahams has been appointed Cluster Director Sales and Marketing for the
Phoenica Beirut and
Le Vendome Beirut. She is the former Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for the
Emirates Palace.
Lynn Gervais has moved over as Director of Public Relations to the
Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. She was most recently in the same post for the
Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Centre.
The
Four Seasons Seychelles has appointed
Dave Minten Executive Chef. He was previously Chef for
Kurumba Maldives and most recently with
The Residence Maldives.
Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa, Mauritius has named
Jérôme Rigaud Executive Chef. He was most recently Head Chef at the
Kremlin in Moscow.
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