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Featuring: September 2011.

THE AMERICAS

Jennifer Fox has been appointed President of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. In 2003, she was named Senior Vice President of IHG before taking on her most recent post of Chief Operating Officer InterContinental Hotels Group Europe. She is the former Managing Director of the InterContinental Hong Kong and General Manager of the Orchid on the Big Island.

Cornell graduate Michael Ullman is back in New York as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Sherry Netherland. He had been the Managing Partner at Rancho Valencia and La Valencia in La Jolla for sixteen years, following a stint as opening General Manager of Hawaii's Ihilani. Ullman is also a former General Manager of the Beverly Hills Hotel. In New York, he ran the Regency and the Park Lane. At the Sherry, he takes over for Michael Littler.

Thomas Meding has joined the SLS Beverly Hills as General Manager, taking over from Philip Dailey who is now the General Manager at the Andaz West Hollywood. For the past six years, Meding had served as General Manager of the Parker Palm Springs. He had previously overseen food and beverage for the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, the Fairmont Copley Plaza and the New York Pierre.

Julian Smaldoni has joined the Hotel Faena in Buenos Aires as Managing Director. He is the former General Manager of the Capella Ixtapa Resort and Spa, the Capella Bahía Maroma and the Tides Riviera Maya.

Walter Brindell moves to the Park Hyatt Chicago to take over from retiring Rick Segal as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. Brindell also served as Vice President Rooms for Hyatt North America.

The Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. has appointed Andrew Davidson General Manager, taking over from Brindell. Davidson has been with Hyatt for over twenty-four years, most recently as General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth.  

Lance Marrin takes over from Davidson as General Manager of the Grand Hyatt DFW. Marrin is the former Rooms Director at the Hyatt Regency Denver.

Rosewood's Mansion on Peachtree has appointed Mica Hill Managing Director, taking over from Luigi Romaniello who has been appointed Managing Director of the Rosewood Abu Dhabi. Hill was most recently the Managing Director of Brand Standards for Preferred Hotel Group and is the former Managing Director of the Sorrento in Seattle.

Rajesh Khubchandani has returned to the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common to take over from Erwin Schinnerl as General Manager. He was previously serving the hotel as Director of Operations, before taking on his most recent post as Hotel Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles at L.A. Live.

Kerrington Hing has joined the Waldorf Astoria Park City as General Manager. For the past year, he had overseen the Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana. He is the former General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Club Aspen Highlands.

Bernd Kuhlen has been named General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas. He was most recently the General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. He had previously been at the Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, first as Hotel Manager and then as General Manager. Kuhlen is also the former Director of Food and Beverage for the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans.

Kerzner International has appointed Audrey Oswell Chief Gaming Officer of Atlantis, Paradise Island. Oswell is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of the never-opened Fontainebleau Las Vegas Resort and Chief Operating Officer of the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino.

The Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee has appointed Paul Lauritsen General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager at the Ambassador East in Chicago.

The Hyatt Regency Mission Bay has named Jeff Pace General Manager. He has been with Hyatt for over twenty five years, most recently as General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Long Beach and previously as General Manger of Hyatt Regency Wichita.

The Villa Group has promoted Paul Moreno to Vice President of Hotel Operations. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa.

Victor Gomez steps in to take over from Moreno as General Manager of the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa. Gomez was most recently at the Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa where he had been the General Manager for four years.

The InterContinental Times Square New York has named Andrew Gajary General Manager. For the past two years, he had served as General Manager at the InterContinental Toronto-Yorkville. In New York, Gajary takes the position left open when Drew Schlesinger left to become the General Manager of the Star Hotel & Casino in Sydney.

Simon Antoine has moved from the role of Hotel Manager of the InterContinental Times Square New York to take over from Andrew Gajary as General Manager at the InterContinental Toronto-Yorkville.

Ricardo Suarez has joined the Banyan Tree Cabo Marques in Acapulco as General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the Hotel Grand Faro in Los Cabos and Director of Operations of the Presidente InterContinental Mexico City.
 
Jean-Marc Jalbert has been named General Manager of the Radisson Blu St. Martin (the former Méridien) slated to re-open in December. Since 2002, he had been with Sofitel, most recently as Vice President of Operations, Process and Quality – the Americas.

The St. Maarten's Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino has named Armando Pizzuti General Manager. He is the former Corporate Director Food and Beverage for Sandals Resorts.

Kirk Wilson has been promoted to General Manager of New York's Bowery Hotel. He was most recently serving as Food and Beverage Director, after joining as the General Manager of the hotel's restaurant, Gemma.

Bill Tremper has joined Joie de Vivre Hospitality as General Manager of the Pacific Edge in Laguna Beach. For the past four years, he had been with the SBE Entertainment Group as both Vice President Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Hotel Operations. He is the former Vice President of Hotel Operations at the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino.

Jörg Heyer has moved as General Manager to the Sheraton Vistana Villages. For the past four years, he had served as the Hotel Manager at the Sheraton Vistana Resort.

Thomas Brosig and Karen Sock have joined Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant, slated to open next year in Biloxi. Brosig, the former co-founder of Grand Casinos, was named President and Chief Executive Officer. Sock, the former General Manager of the Grand Casino Tunica, was named General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of the resort.

The Fairfax at Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. has named Stephen Johnston General Manager. He was most recently with the Back Bay Hotel in Boston (formerly the Jury's Boston Hotel), where he served as General Manager for nearly eight years.

Didier Luneau has been appointed General Manager at the Westin Calgary. He was previously the Hotel Manager at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal.
 
Genevieve Dumas is now the General Manager at the Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello. She is the former General Manager for the Marriott Residence Inn, Mont-Tremblant.

Bill Reynolds has joined the Marcus Corporation as Senior Managing Director of MHR Capital. He was most recently Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Thayer Lodging Group.

Norman Mastalir is now the General Manager at the Fairmont Whistler. He was most recently in Bermuda, overseeing both the Fairmont Southampton and the Hamilton Princess.

George Terpilowski comes from his post as General Manager of the Fairmont Washington, D.C. to take over Norman Mastalir's dual role in Bermuda for Fairmont.

Scott Vandenberg has transferred to the Hyatt Regency Sacramento as General Manager. He was most recently serving as General Manager of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport – Burlingame.

Keith Butz takes over from Vandenberg as General Manager of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport – Burlingame. Butz was most recently the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Calgary and is the former General Manager of the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf.

Farouk Rajab has moved back on property as General Manager of the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. He was most recently serving as Regional Hotel Director for the Waterford Hotel Group.

The Waterford Hotel Group has named Chuck Moran Regional Hotel Director, taking over from Rajab. Moran was most recently serving as General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Cromwell in Connecticut.

Dant Hirsch has been promoted to Hotel Manager, joining the St. Regis Bal Harbor due to open in 2012. He was most recently serving as Director of Operations for the St. Regis Princeville in Hawaii. Hirsch is also the former Director of Rooms and Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.

Glennon Travis has been running the Capri in Southampton, New York, as Hotel Manager. He was most recently the West Side Operations Manager at Amsterdam Hospitality. He is the former General Manager at the Gershwin Hotel and Hotel Operations Manager at BD Hotels in New York.

Melissa Darpino has been appointed Hotel Director of the Peacock Inn in Princeton. She was most recently the Director of Sales for Daniel Stern Restaurants in Philadelphia. 

Becky LoTurco has joined the New York Palace as Hotel Manager. She rejoins her former boss, David Chase, whom she reported to in her most recent post as Executive Assistant Manager at the Trump Soho.

Greg Dick has joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Vice President, Corporate Finance, replacing Sandip Rana. He was most recently with Ernest & Young and is the former Director of Finance of the NHL Players Association.

Mike Saeidi has joined the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa as Director of Finance. He was most recently in the same position with the Grand Del Mar. He is a former Director of Finance for the Standard Downtown LA and the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay.

Benchmark Hospitality has named Brad Hayden Chief Financial Officer. He was most recently serving as Vice President of Finance for Destination Hotels & Resorts and had previously served in finance posts with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.  

Benchmark Hospitality has named Michael O'Neil Director of Corporate Accounting. He was most recently serving as Controller for the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel. 

The Renaissance Baton Rouge has named Sheila Kerschenbaum Controller. She was previously the Controller of the Westin Coral Gables.

JHM Hotels has named Craig Eick Vice President of Design and Construction. He was most recently with the Winston Hospitality Group in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
Darren Pound has joined JC Resorts as Corporate Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently overseeing food and beverage for the Santa Catalina Island Company. He is the former Managing Director for the Rockwater Secret Cove Resort in British Columbia and Executive Assistant Manager, Food and Beverage for the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

Christophe Baraton is now in San Francisco as Director of Food and Beverage for the Clift. He was most recently in a similar post for the Shore Club Miami. He had previously served in food and beverage positions for the Delano and the Ritz-Carlton South Beach.
 
Jonathan Knudsen has moved over to the Hudson Hotel as Director of Food and Beverage. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage for the Westin New York at Times Square.

Edan Ballantine has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage at the Grand Hyatt New York. He was most recently in the same position for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis.

Robert Clarke has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the Omni Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire, replacing Calvin Belknap, who was recently promoted to Resort Manager at the property. Clarke was most recently with the Belterra Casino, Resort & Spa as Director of Food and Beverage.

David Long has joined the Renaissance Baton Rouge as Director of Food and Beverage. He was previously the Director of Food and Beverage at the Crowne Plaza Hilton Head.

The Renaissance Baton Rouge has named Bryan Holladay Director of Human Resources. He was previously Assistant Director of Human Resources at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown.

Sharon Telesca has been named Director of Marketing for the Peninsula New York. A previous Director of Sales and Marketing across Fifth Avenue at the St. Regis New York, she was most recently the Director of Marketing at the Trump Soho. Telesca is a former Director of Sales and Marketing from the Gramercy Park Hotel.

Sean Lynch has been promoted to take over from Telesca as Director of Marketing at the Trump Soho. He had joined the hotel in 2009 as Director of Sales and is the former Area Director of Business Transient Sales for Millennium Hotels & Resorts.

Thomas Citterio is trying his hand with Spanish and moving over to the Four Seasons Punta Mita as Director of Sales and Marketing. He previously had perfected his Italian with his previous posts as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Four Seasons Firenze and the Four Seasons Milano.

Kimberley Hoffman has joined the Four Seasons Las Vegas as Director of Marketing, taking over from Maria Hirt. For the past eight years, Hoffman had held the same role for the Four Seasons Jackson Hole. She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the Bernardus Lodge and Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley.

Frank Ashmore has joined the Resort at Pelican Hill as Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently in the same post at Wigwam in Arizona, following a successful career with Ritz-Carlton.

Jorge Collazo has rejoined the Setai South Beach as Director of Sales and Marketing, replacing Philippe Parodi . Collazo had previously served in the same position for the resort before joining the nearby Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa Miami Beach as Director of Sales and Marketing. He is the former Director of Marketing for the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

Shannon Gilbert has returned to the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, taking over the post of Director of Sales. She had previously served as Associate Director of Sales for the resort before moving into her most recent position as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Ritz-Carlton Denver. She is a former National Sales Manager for the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage.

Dolce Hotels and Resorts has appointed Joseph DeMille Senior Director of Business Development. He is the former Senior Director of Business Development for Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Marcie Mcgeehan has moved to the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently in the same position for the Ritz-Carlton Westchester.

Misty Moore has been promoted to take over from McGeehan as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Ritz-Carlton Westchester. She joined the hotel in 2008 and was most recently serving as Director of Group and Catering Sales. She had previously served in sales for the Hotel at Auburn University and the Ocean Place Resort and Spa.

InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Yehuda Brener to the post of Director of Sales, Latin America & Caribbean. He is the former President of the destination management company, AYS Representaciones y Servicios. He had previously served as Vice President of Global Sales, Latin America & Caribbean, for Marriott International.

Florida's TradeWinds Island Resorts has promoted Travis Johnson to Vice President, Marketing. He was most recently serving as General Manager for the TradeWinds Sandpiper Suites. Tim Johnson moves up from his current position of Director of Housekeeping to take over as General Manager.

Raymond Bustamante has joined the Viceroy Hotel Group as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica. For the past four years, he had been overseeing sales and marketing at the Westin Long Beach.

The Leading Hotels of the World has appointed Patrick Smith Senior Director of Group Sales, based in Chicago. He was previously a part of the Chicago Worldwide Sales team at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Dolce Hotels and Resorts has named Michael Smith Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, based in Chicago. He was previously in various sales roles for Starwood for the past thirteen years.

The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach has appointed Tony DiCataldo Director of Sales and Marketing. Since 2010, he had served as Director of Sales for the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the Laguna Cliffs Resort and Spa and Director of Group Sales at the Ritz-Carlton Phoenix.

Alexandra Byrne has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Fairfax at Embassy Row. For the past nine years, she had served as General Manager for the Churchill Hotel in Washington, D.C. 

Gnell Abracosa has joined the Thompson Beverly Hills as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently the General Manager of the Sé San Diego. She is the former General Manager of the Custom in Los Angeles and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Thompson Beverly Hills' sister property, the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Michael Snapkoski has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Lansdowne Resort. He was most recently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland.  

Michael Dutton has joined the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica as Director of Sales. For the past year, he had been serving as National Sales Manager for the Gansevoort in Miami.

Cinda Culton has joined the Sorrell River Ranch in Utah as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently in Branson as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Chateau on the Lake.

Taking over from Culton as Director of Sales and Marketing at Chateau on the Lake Resort is Simeon Ebedes who was most recently serving as Director of Sales at the Big Cedar Lodge.

The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront has named Pat Trammell Senior Director of Sales and Marketing. She was most recently the Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Matthew Martinucci has been appointed Director of Sales for Marriott International, based in San Francisco. He was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Parc 55 Hotel. He is the former Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa. 
  
The Joule Dallas has appointed Abby Morgan Director of Sales. She was most recently with the Hotel ZaZa in Dallas as Senior Sales Manager.

Christopher Perry has rejoined Hilton to serve as Area Director of Sales and Marketing overseeing the Chicago area hotels. For the past six years, he had been the Vice President Hotel Sales and Marketing for the Mohegan Sun Hotel Resort and Casino in Connecticut. He is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the New York Hilton and Towers.

Sergio Serra has moved as Director of Sales and Marketing to the Ritz-Carlton Cancun. He was most recently in the same position at the Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort.

The Windsor Court Hotel has promoted Megan McDonald Uram to Director of Sales and Marketing. For the past four years, Uram had served as Associate Director of Sales and Marketing for the hotel.

Chetera Wyrick has joined the Palms Hotel and Spa in Miami as Senior Group Sales Manager. She is the former National Director, Entertainment and Sports Sales with the Viceroy Hotel Group.

Justin Budyak has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing at the Marriott Boulder. He was most recently serving the hotel as a Senior Sales Manager.

Leanne Mack has joined Hilton as Area Director of Sales and Marketing overseeing the Hilton Sacramento and the DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento. She was most recently with Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants as Regional Director of Sales. She is the former Director of Sales of the Greenbrier and the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay.

Boston's Liberty Hotel has appointed Susan Blumenthal and Nelson Fernandes to the posts of Group Sales Manager.   Blumenthal was recently in sales for the Westin Copley Place and Fernandes was in sales for the W Boston Hotel.

Jamaica's Half Moon Resort has named Lee Weinstock Director of Sales. Weinstock had previously served as Group Sales Manager at the Secrets Resort & Spa and as Director of Destination Services at the Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort Montego Bay, all in Jamaica.

Christelle Fourcade has moved to the Hotel Nikko San Francisco as Director of National Accounts. She had previously served in the Regional office for Morgans Hotel Group before transferring to the Clift as Senior Sales Manager.
 
Karen Sinclair has joined the Carmel Valley Ranch as Director of Leisure Sales. She was most recently in the same role for Kona Village, based in Orange County.

Kathryn Carlton has joined the Hotel del Coronado as Director of National Accounts. She was most recently serving as Senior Sales Manager at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. She had previously held sales positions for the Ojai Valley Inn and the Quail Lodge.

The InterContinental Tampa has named Dan Hepler Senior Sales Manager. He was most recently a Sales Manager for the Peabody Orlando.

Andrea Yeager has been named Entertainment Sales Manager for the Paramount Hotel Times Square. She was most recently a Sales Manager at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.

Melissa Georges has been named Sales Manager for the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center. She was previously a Senior Sales Manager for the Founders Inn and Spa of Virginia Beach.

Aaron Chapin has been named Director of Revenue Management for the Renaissance Baton Rouge. He was previously the Director of Revenue Management at the Sheraton Suites Tampa Bay.

Tiffani Cailor is the new Director of Public Relations at the Four Seasons New York. She was most recently in the same position for the Four Seasons Costa Rica and is the former Director of Public Relations at the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. and the Four Seasons Chicago.

W Hotels has appointed Jenné Lombardo as its new Global Fashion Director, taking over from Amanda Ross. Lombardo is the former Executive Director of Global Fashion, Talent, and Special Events at M.A.C. Cosmetics.

George Fistrovich has moved to the Ritz-Carlton Naples as Executive Chef. For the past six years, he had been overseeing the kitchens for the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne. Fistrovich is the former Executive Chef of the Hotel Hershey, the Shangri-La Beijing and Harrods of London.

Jordi Vallès has joined the St. Regis Bal Harbour as opening Executive Chef. He was most recently serving as Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Cancun. He is the former Executive Sous Chef at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne.

Aaron Brooks has been appointed Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Miami. He was most recently with the Four Seasons Boston as Executive Sous Chef. He had previously been with the Four Seasons Vancouver as Executive Sous Chef for three years.

Cliff Denny has joined the Viceroy Anguilla as Executive Chef. He was most recently the Executive Chef for the Sea Island Company. He is the former Chef de Cuisine at the Ritz-Carlton Naples.

Adrian Carpenter has been appointed Executive Chef at Brasada Ranch near Bend, Oregon. He was most recently served as Sous Chef at Ute City in Aspen.

Jon Cowan has been named Executive Sous Chef for the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa. He is a former Executive Sous Chef for Palmetto Bluff.

The Hyatt Regency Mission Bay has named Brad Gillespie Executive Chef. He was most recently the Executive Chef at the Hyatt Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa. He had previously held culinary posts with the Hyatt Regency Calgary, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Eduardo Frausto has been appointed Executive Chef at the Westin Resort & Spa, Los Cabos. He most recently served as Executive Chef of the Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel.

Maxime Kien has joined the Waldorf Astoria New Orleans as Executive Sous Chef. For the past four years he had been the Chef de Cuisine at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Kien had previously served as Chef de Cuisine at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and the InterContinental Atlanta.

Bill Ousley has joined Palihouse in West Hollywood where he is overseeing dining operations. He was most recently overseeing Bottega Louie in Downtown Los Angeles and was previously with the Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills.

Waldo Cesoni has joined Fig & Olive in West Hollywood as General Manager. He was most recently with the Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills as General Manager and Wine Director.

Young Lee has been named Director of Operations for Central By Michel Richard at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. He was most recently at the Bellagio in a similar post at Yellowtail. Lee had previously been with Dos Caminos at the Palazzo and Sushi Roku.

Tania McCorkle has been appointed Spa Director at the Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis. She was most recently the Director of Athletics at the Downtown Club in Houston. 

EUROPE

Ömer Acar has joined the Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris as General Manager, taking over from Sylvain Ercoli, who will be opening the Bulgari London. For the past six years, Acar had served as General Manager of the Ritz Paris. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh and Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

Damien O'Riordan has joined the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the G Hotel in Galway. He is the former opening Director of Food and Beverage for the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown.

Mark McSorley has been named General Manager of the Malmaison Oxford. He is the former Operations Manager of Sandals Resorts and Executive Housekeeper with Hyatt International.

Adrian Ellis, formerly of the Corinthia Budapest and Méridien Warsaw, is the General Manager of the Fairmont Baku.

Aaron Kaupp, who was the General Manager at the Palazzo Sasso, is now the General Manager of the Armani Milan.

Christoph Ganster goes from General Manager of the Fairmont Heliopolis to General Manager of the Fairmont Grand Kyiv.

Greg Place is the General Manager of the Hilton London Heathrow, formerly the Director of Strategic Development for Whitbread's London properties and General Manager of the Marriott London Heathrow.

Le Méridien Lav Split in Croatia has named Arnoud Zaalberg General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the Sheraton Tirana and the former Executive Assistant Manager of the Sheraton Brussels.

Michael Musgrave has been named General Manager at myhotel Bloomsbury. He is the former General Manager of the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has promoted Jean-Pierre Soutric to Vice President Corporate and Travel Industry Sales - Europe. He has been with the company since 1995, most recently serving as Director of Corporate and Travel Industry Sales Europe, based in the Paris Worldwide Sales office.

James Norman has joined the Grand Hotel Kempinski in Geneva as Executive Chef, replacing Christophe David. He was most recently in the same position for the Mandarin Oriental Geneva and is a former Executive Sous Chef for the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong.

Thierry Jacques is the new Restaurant Manager at Paris' Hotel Bristol, taking over from Frédéric Kaiser. A former Maitre d'Hotel at Taillevent, he was since 1999 the Assistant Restaurant Manager at Le Cinq, the award-winning restaurant at the Four Seasons George V.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

At Global Hyatt, Chris Koehler is promoted to Vice President Operations, China, based in Hong Kong. Since 2009, he had been the General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Shanghai.

Roberto Pelliccia became Head of Operations, Asia, for the Grace Hotels Group. He was the General Manager of the Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort in Langkawi, following two years as General Manager of the Grand Lido Negril, in Jamaica.

Vlad Reyes, a former General Manager of the Manila Peninsula and most recently of the Doubletree and Hilton Beijing, has been named General Manager of the Conrad Dalian.

John Blanco is moving to Saigon to manage the leisure real estate portfolio of Indochina Capital (owners of the Nam Hai). He was most recently serving as General Manager of the Nam Hai. He is the former General Manager of the Bristol Buenaventura and Hawaii's Kahala Resort. Blanco had accepted the position of opening General Manager of the Taj Kadiri Palace in Marrakech, when the opportunity came up to take over from Cornellian Baron Ah-Moo at Indochina Capital.

Rami Sayess has been promoted to Regional Vice President and General Manager at the Four Seasons Bangkok. He has been with the company since 2005, previously serving as Hotel Manager for the Four Seasons Amman and, most recently, as General Manager of the Four Seasons Riyadh.

Dietmar Kielnhofer is now at the Westin Tokyo as General Manager. For the past four years, he had overseen the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers.

Scott Hodgetts takes over from Dietmar Kielnhofer as General Manager of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers. For the past three years, he had served as General Manager for the Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel And Spa.

Malcolm Zancanaro has been named General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Beijing. He has been with Hyatt for over twenty years, most recently serving as General Manager at the Hyatt Regency Qingdao.

Nick Downing has been named General Manager at the W Retreat Koh Samui . He was most recently the Director of Operations at Ativa Hospitality after serving as General Manager at their Hôtel de La Paix Angkor for two years.

Foued El Mabrouk has moved as General Manager to the Grand Hyatt Shanghai. He was most recently overseeing the Grand Hyatt Beijing as General Manager.

Chris Gampon has rejoined Outrigger as General Manager of the Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation on Kauai. He had previously served as General Manager of the Outrigger-run Banyan Harbor Resort on Kauai for ten years. He most recently held the General Manager position at Diamond Resorts International on Kauai.

Alexandru Dorus has been appointed General Manager of the Swiss-Belhotel Golden Sand Resort & Spa in Vietnam. He was most recently the General Manager at the Metropolis Hotel and Spa, Romania and the former Executive Assistant Manager at Grand Hotel Europe.

Jacqui Cuthbertson, who was most recently the General Manager at Fraser Place Shekou in Shenzhen, has been named General Manager of the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Bangkok.

Sheila Gerbig-Hussey has been promoted to General Manager at the Outrigger Aina Nalu in Lahaina. Since 2006, she had served as the property's Assistant General Manager.
 
Thailand's Aleenta Hua Hin-Pranburi has named Jan Kuipers Resident Manager. Kuipers was most recently the Managing Director at the Banyan Village, Resort & Golf Hua Hin.

John Lee was appointed General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort and Spa in China. He was most recently the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Xian.

Bryan Bourgeois has joined the Mulia Resort in Bali as Hotel Manager. He was most recently in Abu Dhabi as Resident Manager for the Yas Hotel Marina.

The Mandarin Oriental Macau has appointed Leonard Mok Resident Manager. Mok was most recently the General Manager of the Hotel and Spa Altira Macau.  

Ivan Giles Vargas has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huraa.  He is the former Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for the company's Hawaiian properties, the Lodge at Koele and the Four Seasons at Manele Bay.

Adam Lu has been named Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Shanghai, taking over from Andrew De Brito. For the past sixteen years, Lu had been with Hyatt International, most recently as Director of Food and Beverage at the Park Hyatt Beijing.

The Sheraton Maldives has appointed Moon Kang Executive Assistant Manager – Food and Beverage. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the W Seoul Walkerhill.

José DaSilva has moved to the Raffles Tianjin as Director of Food and Beverage. He was most recently in the same position for the Metropolitan Hotel and Polo Club Resort in Tianjin.

Maria Hirt has been appointed Director of Marketing at the Four Seasons Lanai. She has been with the company for the past fifteen years, serving the past five years at the Four Seasons Las Vegas as Director of Marketing.

Ciro Tacinelli has been appointed Senior Director of Sales and Marketing for the Four Seasons Bora Bora, taking over from Don Schreifels. Tacinelli was most recently the Director of Marketing for the Four Seasons Hualalai.

The Ayana Resort & Spa Bali has named Peter van Peborgh-Gooch Director of Sales and Marketing. He was most recently the Director of Business Development for Hilton Worldwide, based in Tokyo.

The Rest Detail Hotel Hua Hin has appointed Sraithong Boonburaphong Director of Sales and Marketing, to be based in Bangkok. She was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hansar Bangkok.

Erin Ennis has rejoined the Grand Wailea, taking the post of Director of National Accounts. She had previously served the resort as National Sales Manager from 2005-2007, before joining the Snow King Resort prior to taking on her most recent post with the Terra Resort Group where she had served as National Sales Manager for the past two years. 

Nicolas Boutin has joined the Four Seasons Bora Bora as Executive Chef. He was most recently overseeing the kitchen for the Conrad Maldives and is the former Executive Chef at the Mandarin Oriental Boston.

The Outrigger Reef on the Beach has named Freddie Billena Executive Chef for their Kani Ka Pila Grille. He was most recently serving as Executive Chef at the Mid-Pacific Country Club.

The Kirimaya Golf Resort & Spa has appointed David Bedinghaus Executive Chef. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage of the Movenpick Heritage Hotel in Sentosa.

Yoann Bernard has joined the Portman Ritz-Carlton as Executive Sous Chef. He was most recently in the same position at Raffles Singapore. He had previously served in the kitchens for the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg and the former L'Orangerie in Los Angeles.

Frédéric Le Gac has joined the Shangri-La Beijing as Executive Pastry Chef. He was most recently with the Kempinski Nile as Pastry Chef and previously served in pastry positions for the Oceania Cruise Line, the Madinat Jumeirah and Lenotre in Dubai.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Luis Eduardo Pinheiro has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rani Resorts in Mozambique. He was most recently serving as Director of Group Operations and Projects at Meikles Africa Hotels.

Stephan Killinger was promoted by Kerzner International from the position of General Manager of the One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives to that of General Manager of Mazagan in Casablanca. Prior to joining Kerzner, Killinger spent nine years with Four Seasons in Alexandria, Bali and Philadelphia.

Riaz Mahmood has been named General Manager at the Regency Kuwait. He was most recently the General Manager at the Raffles Beijing.

The InterContinental Abu Dhabi has appointed Dieter Franke General Manager. He has been with IHG since 1987, most recently as Hotel Manager at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City and the Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi - Yas Island and Staybridge Suites Abu Dhabi - Yas Island.

The Emirates Palace has appointed Bugra Berberoglu General Manager. For the past three years, he had been overseeing the Kempinski Ishtar Hotel in Dead Sea, Jordan.

Bob Suri has been promoted to Resort Manager and joined the Four Seasons Seychelles. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Damascus. He is the former Assistant Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Toronto and Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Whistler.  

The Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza has promoted Rony Gadelrab to Director of Food and Beverage. He had joined the hotel in 2004 as Director of Catering.

Ali Kamal has joined the Kempinski Residences and Suites Doha as Chief Engineer. He was most recently with the Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa in Cairo as Director of Engineering.

Hossam Saied has been named Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Alexandria. He joined the company in 2004 at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza in Cairo as a Sous Chef.

Ludovic Gomiero has joined the Selman Marrakech as pre-opening Executive Chef. For the past two years, he had been serving as Executive Chef for First Arabian Hotels and Resorts in Egypt.

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