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Global Update: Who's where and doing
what:
April 2006
THE AMERICAS
Rob Katz has been named Chief Executive Officer
of Vail Resorts replacing Adam Aron. Katz, 39, held key positions
in the past with Apollo Management and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Meanwhile at Vail Resorts' subsidiary
Rockresorts, President (and Cornell graduate) Ed Mace has
resigned, and former Vice President of Operations William Hall has been
promoted to Vice President of Lodging, Vail Resorts.
Steve Giblin has been promoted from President to
Chief Operating Officer of Dolce International. Prior to joining Dolce,
Giblin served five years as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Newmarket International and was previously with Omni.
Greg Wolkom has been appointed Chief Financial
Officer by Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. An investment banker, he is a
specialist of mergers and acquisitions, a skill he honed as Managing Director of
Global Finance and Head of the Lodging and Leisure group for Banc of
America.
The Global Hotel Alliance has appointed Chris
Hartley as Chief Executive officer. He is a former Senior Vice President
Sales and Marketing of Kempinski and
will oversee the addition of Omni Hotels to the already existing alliance partnership of
Kempinski, Pan Pacific and Rydges.
Kemp Gallineau, Vice President and Assistant
General Manager of Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in
Nashville, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando. He replaces
John Caparella who was named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice
President of Gaylord Hotels. Gallineau joined Gaylord Entertainment in
2001 as a member of the opening team for the Gaylord Palms, serving as Vice
President and Hotel Manager.
Stephen Ottman has been named President of the
Starr Restaurant Organization in Philadelphia. He comes from the Smith
and Wollensky Restaurant Group where he was the Chief Operating Officer. He
also served Rich Melman's Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises as
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chef Executive Officer.
Debra Bates will serve as Chief Investment
Officer in addition to her previous title as Chief Financial Officer at Dolce
International. She previously held Chief Financial Officer positions in two
real estate companies in Houston and served as a financial consultant and
co-founder of Parkstone Financial.
Michael Billiel has been appointed Director of
Corporate Services for the Picerne Group in San Juan Capistrano,
following a sixteen-year career with Four Seasons. He was most recently the
Director of Human Resources, Residence Clubs, for the group, based in
Carlsbad.
Robert Todak is the new General Manager at the
Hard Rock San Diego. Todak comes from the Royal Palms in Miami and
was previously the General Manager at the Hard Rock Hotel
Chicago. He is known in the industry
for his five-year tenure at the helm of Miami's Delano.
Michael Taylor has been appointed General Manager
at the Heldrich in New Jersey due to open March 2007. He was most
recently the General Manager of the North Maple Inn.
David Horowitz has transferred as General Manager
to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza from the Hyatt Regency Crystal
City where he held the same title.
Foster Burnett has been appointed General Manager
of the Hilton New York Times Square. He comes from the Swissôtel The
Drake where he was the Resident Manager, after serving as General Manager of
the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center.
San Antonio's La Mansion del Rio Hotel and
Watermark Hotel and Spa have become Omni Hotels with Rusty
Wallace as General Manager of both. Wallace was most recently the General
Manager of the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas in Dallas. In San
Antonio, he takes over from Michael Bazar.
Marc Fournier has been named General Manager for
the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. Fournier was most recently the
Acting General Manager and Director of Operations for the Harrison Conference
Center and Hotel in New Jersey.
The Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference
Center has appointed Jeff Peller as General Manager. Peller was most
recently the General Manager of the Schaumburg Marriott.
Andrew Schiavone is the new General Manager for
the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center in
Virginia. Schiavone was most recently the General Manager at the Radisson
Barcelo Hotel in Orlando.
James Lobosco has been named General Manager at
the Madison in Washington DC, a property managed by Loews as of
April 1. Lobosco was most recently the General Manager of the Loews
Philadelphia. The top spot at the Madison had been vacant since Axel
Suray left in October 2005.
Daniel Ilias has been named General Manager at
the King Pacific Lodge in Canada. He was previously with Celebrity
Cruises most recently as Hotel Director.
Terri Ryan has been appointed General Manager at
the Melrose Washington, DC. She was the General Manager at the Holiday
Inn on the Hill and previously at the
Radisson Barcelo Washington.
Pascal Forotti is transferring as Hotel Manager
from the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta to the InterContinental
Chicago. He is replacing Robert Hill who has been promoted to General
Manager of the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental. Forotti's career with
InterContinental also took him to Washington DC, Amsterdam, London and
Luxembourg.
Mark Boullion has joined San francisco's Hotel
Rex as Assistant General Manager. He was most recently the Food and Beverage
Director at the Bishop's Lodge & Resort in Santa Fe and previously
held various food and beverage management positions at
Meadowood, Raffles
L'Ermitage and the Mandarin Oriental
San Francisco.
Adam Shindler has joined WHM Management as
a Senior Financial Analyst. Shindler, a Cornell graduate, was most recently the
Restaurant Manager at Vix in the newly opened Hotel Victor in
South Beach. Before joining Hotel Victor, he was an analyst for KPMG in
Chicago.
Karsten Lemke has joined Las Brisas in
Ixtapa as Executive Assistant Manager. He was previously the General Manager of
the Avandaro Golf and Spa Resort for the West Paces Hotel
Group.
Mark Weiss has been promoted to Corporate
Director of Food and Beverage for Ritz-Carlton Hotels replacing
Christoph Zbinden who joined Mandarin Oriental in the same
capacity. Weiss comes from the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay where he was
the Executive Assistant Manager Director of Food and Beverage since 2001.
Steve del Rosario has joined the Morgans Hotel
Group as Director of Finance at Mondrian. He previously was the Vice
President Finance – Americas Region for Le Méridien Hotels and Resorts,
following a ten-year career with Marriott.
Romeo Santos has joined Blackstone's
Carmel Valley Ranch as Financial Controller. He comes from the Lodge
at Rancho Mirage, a Rockresort.
Garrett Ronan has joined the Beverly
Hilton as Director of Food and Beverage. He previously held the same
position at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Ronan is also a former Assistant
Director of Food and Beverage from the Waldorf=Astoria.
Bernd Maier has been appointed Director of Food
and Beverage at the Daytona Beach Hilton. He has been with Hilton
since 1997 in various food and beverage management positions in Atlanta and at
the Fontainebleau Hilton and Towers in Miami, where he was the Assistant
Director of Food and Beverage.
Sammy Afif is the new Director of Food and
Beverage at the Millenium Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles. Afif was most
recently in the same position at the Estancia La Jolla for Destination
Hotels and Resorts and the Roosevelt.
Fabien Rivière will be joining the
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas as Food and Beverage Manager. Rivière was
most recently the Dining Room Manager at Auréole Las Vegas. He
also toiled at Alizé at the Palms Casino Resort, the Mansion at
the MGM Grand, as well as at the Pierre and Restaurant Daniel
in New York. He started his career at the Ritz Paris.
The Fairmont Olympic has appointed Burhan
Cülcüloglu as Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously been
directing various banquet and food and beverage operations at the Fairmont
Orchid, the Fairmont Kansas City and the Fairmont
Chicago.
Thomas Humphrey has been appointed Director of
Restaurant Operations for the Hotel Bel-Air. He comes from the Four
Seasons Atlanta where he held a similar position.
Bill Matthews has joined Wolfgang Puck
Catering as Vice President Operations. Matthews was most recently the
Director of Operations at Okura Restaurants in Palm Springs, following a
stint as President of Las Casuelas, also in Palm Springs.
Jumeirah has appointed Tom Civitano as
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Americas. Civitano was formerly the
Executive Vice President of Marketing for the now-shuttered
Plaza.
Chad Waetzig has been named Senior Vice President
of Marketing for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. He is a former marketing
executive with Marriott and Procter & Gamble.
Richard Lofria has been appointed Director of
Sales and Marketing for the Millennium Bostonian Hotel. He joins from the
Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel in Boston where he was the Director of Sales
and Marketing.
The Krisam Group has appointed Debra
Edwards as Director of Sales to open Krisam's new Atlanta sales office and
Yolanda Hormozi as Director of Sales to open Krisam's new sales office in
Southern California. Edwards has been with Monumental Meetings - Business
Development Division since 2003 and Hormozi was most recently the National Sales
Manager at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort.
Ed Svitak has been named Director of Sales and
Marketing for the Marriott Chicago Midway Airport. He was most recently
the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Riviera Resort & Racquet
Club in Palm Springs.
Adeana Shendal has joined the Four Seasons Las
Vegas as Director of Public Relations. Shendal has previously worked with
Wynn Las Vegas, Harrah's Entertainment and Kirvin Doak
Communications.
Michelle Devine has joined the Island
Hotel in Newport Beach as Director of Group Sales. She was most recently the
Director of Sales and Marketing for Pelican Hill and Oak
Creek golf properties and has
previously been in sales at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort &
Spa.
Julie Browe Mathews is the new Director of
Transient Sales at the Island Hotel. She was most recently a Regional
Sales Manager for Leading Hotels of the World and has previously been a
Catering Manager for Patina Catering. She also held sales positions at
the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel and the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del
Rey.
The Fairmont Chicago has named Jeff
Baryenbruch Director of Sales. He previously served as the Director of Sales
and Marketing for the Omni Ambassador East Hotel following ten years with
Wyndham.
Troy Pade has been named Regional Director of
Sales for the Oceana Hotel Group in Santa Monica. Pade was most recently
an Associate Director of Sales at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Inge Spindola joins Millennium Hotels and
Resorts as Global Director Group and Incentive Sales for their corporate
division based in Chicago. She was most recently at the Sheraton San Diego
Hotel and Marina as Account Director and previously with Hyatt Hotels and
Resorts in various sales positions.
Lourdes Munoz has joined the Millennium
Biltmore as Executive Meeting Manager. She was most recently at the
Wilshire Grand.
Steven Rice has joined the Hotel Bel-Air
as Executive Director of Catering. Rice was most recently in a similar position
at the Pierre in New York. He also served as Director of Catering at the
Waldorf=Astoria and at the Four Seasons Washington DC.
Executive Chef Azmin Ghahreman will be leaving
the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa to open his own restaurant in
Laguna Beach as well as an adjoining gourmet market. Ghahreman was with the St.
Regis for five years after leaving the Regent Sydney. He spent eight
years with Four Seasons in Kuala Lumpur, Kona, Istanbul, Singapore and
Maui.
Drew Deckman has joined Raffles L'Ermitage
as Executive Chef. He was most recently actor Tom Cruise's private chef. Deckman
also ran the kitchens of Orient-Express' Maroma Resort and Spa in
Mexico. Prior to that, he was with Four Seasons, joining the company as
Chef de Cuisine at the former Four Seasons Berlin.
William Koval has joined Culinaire
International as Corporate Executive Chef, based in Dallas. Koval was
most recently the Executive Chef at Joule in Dallas, following many years
in the same capacity at the Adolphus.
Executive Chef Dean
Fearing has resigned from the Mansion on Turtle Creek
after twenty one years. He will be the operator of the restaurant at the future
Ritz-Carlton Dallas.
Anthony Keene has joined Casa Marina as
Executive Chef. He was most recently in the same position at Little Palm
Island Spa and Resort also in Florida. Keene also served as Executive Chef
at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa.
The music has stopped and all the chefs have settled
into their new chairs over at Edward Thomas Hospitality. Michael
Reardon, who opened the Hotel
Andalucia in Santa Barbara for the group, has checked in at Casa del
Mar in Santa Monica as Executive Chef,
while next door at Shutters on the Beach, Andry Tscharner,
formerly of the nearby Fairmont Miramar, now oversees the property's One
Pico, Pedals, Lobby Lounge, and banquets. Finally, Fermin Arias, the
One Pico chef since March of 2005,
heads north to lead the culinary brigade at Hotel Andalucia.
Beirne Brown has returned home to his restaurant
Bayside Seafood Grill & Bar in Naples, Florida. A Cornell graduate,
he was most recently the Food and Beverage Manager on The World, the
globe's only residence ship.
Lewis Butler has joined Wolfgang Puck Catering
as Executive Chef. Butler was most recently the Executive Chef at the
Rancho Bernardo Inn following many
years with Four Seasons in Beverly
Hills, Atlanta and Vancouver.
John Beardsley is the new Executive Chef at
(415) Asian Restaurant and Lounge in San Francisco. Beardsley was
previously the Executive Chef at Azie, Le Colonial and most recently Sydney's, all in San Francisco.
Eric Branger has transferred as Executive Chef
from the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans to the Ritz-Carlton New York at
Central Park South. Branger has been with the company since
1994.
George Mahaffey has joined the Hotel
Jerome in Aspen as Executive Chef, following a stint as Culinary Director at
San Ysidro Ranch. He previously founded Restaurant Solutions
Company consulting for former employers the Little Nell and the
Hotel Bel-Air.
Philippe Roussel is the new Executive Chef at
Café d'Alsace in New York. He was most recently the Chef Owner at
Gavroche also in New York.
Keith Falco joins the Millennium Harvest
House in Boulder as Executive Chef. Falco was most recently with
Lifestyles Catering.
Troy Thompson is the new Executive Chef at
David Burke Las Vegas opening in the Venetian in August. Thompson
comes from the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey where he served as Executive
Chef.
Yves Samake has been transferred to the
Ritz-Carlton Atlanta as Executive Chef replacing Eric Damidot. He
was most recently the Executive Sous Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon
Bay. David Serus replaces Samake in Half Moon Bay as Executive Sous
Chef, formerly the Senior Sous Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa in
Portugal.
Aaron Zimmer has been named Chef de Cuisine at
Navio at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay replacing Peter
Rudolph who went to Campton Place. Zimmer was most recently Sous Chef
at CityZen at the Mandarin Oriental Washington DC.
Mel Mecinas has been promoted to the Four
Seasons Scottsdale as Executive Chef. He was most recently the Executive
Sous Chef at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. He has also
been with the Four Seasons Santa Barbara and the Patina
Group.
Patrick Duff has joined the Four Seasons
Miami as Executive Chef replacing Marco Bax who has transferred as
Executive Chef to the Four Seasons Canary Wharf in London. Duff was
most recently at the Sukhothai in Bangkok and has previously been the
Executive Chef at the Phoenician and the InterContinental Hong
Kong.
Steve Millan has been appointed Director of
Operations at Japonais, soon-to-open in New York City. Millan has been
with B.R. Guest Restaurants since 2000 at the Atlantic Grill,
Fiamma Osteria, Blue Water Grill and Ruby Foo's. He also spent time in the kitchen at Le Cirque 2000
for two years.
Dwayne Collins has been named General Manager of
Dune at the Ocean Club working for Jean George Vongerichten
for the third time. Collins was most recently overseeing BLT Fish and was
previously at 66 NYC, Artisanal, AZ and Mercer
Kitchen.
Robert Windhausen has been named Manager of
Wildflowers at Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Windhausen was
most recently the Senior Banquet Manager for the Baltimore Marriott
Waterfront and has previously worked at the New York Marriott East
Side, Waldorf=Astoria, the Bull and Bear Steakhouse, and the
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells.
Sabato Sagaria is the new Wine Director at the
Inn at Little Washington. Sagaria, a Cornell graduate, had been with the
Greenbrier since 1997 in various
food and beverage positions most recently as the Director of
Beverages/Sommelier.
Sommelier Michael Shearin is departing the
MGM's Craftsteak to serve as part of the opening team at the upcoming
Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesar's Palace.
Sherry Lurie has joined the MGM Grand Hotel
and Casino as Director of Housekeeping. Lurie was most recently in the same
position at the Greenbrier and
previously served as Director of Quality at the Boca Raton Resort and
Club and Director of Housekeeping at
the Breakers.
Gioanna Villabrille was been named Director of
Housekeeping at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek. She was most recently the
Executive Housekeeper at the Hotel Sonnenalp in Vail.
EUROPE
René Lasserre, the founder of what used to be one
of Paris most famous restaurants (it still has two Michelin stars) died at age
93. Like his recently-retired contemporary Claude Terrail of La Tour
d'Argent, Lasserre was strictly a front-of-the-house man, who had never been
a Chef, but knew where to find the best ones.
Kempinski announced the appointment of a new
Chief Financial Officer, Simon Coombs, who will also hold the position of
Executive Vice President. He replaces Heidi Niedermeier. For the past
sixteen years, Coombs had worked for Hyatt in various positions, most
recently as Vice President Finance for the Asia Pacific region.
Starwood has appointed Carson Booth as
Vice President, Information Technology Europe, Africa, Middle East. He joined
Starwood in 1996 as Integrated Property System Project Manager and was most
recently the Director of IT Europe, based in Brussels.
Michel Miserez has been named Regional Vice
President Finance, Continental Europe for Marriott International. Miserez
was most recently regional for Marriott in Asia.
Lionel Alvarez has joined the Hotel Son
Vida in Palma de Mallorca as General Manager. He was previously the General
Manager at Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, the Hotel Bora
Bora, the Hotel Beau Rivage in Mauritius, and the Plantation Club
Resort and Casino in the Seychelles.
Clifford Grauers becomes the General Manager of
London's Great Eastern Hotel (now a Hyatt property). He was
formerly the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Birmingham.
Gabriele Galieni has been named General Manager
at the Grand Hotel Rimini, following three years at the Hotel Principe
di Savoia as Executive Assistant Manager.
Marjan Sabetian has accepted the position of
Director of Sales/Marketing at the Jacques-Garcia-designed Fouquet's
Barrière hotel slated to open in
October in Paris. Sabetian has previously spent time in sales at the Four
Seasons George Cinq and in public
relations at the Regent Beverly Wilshire.
The Grosvenor House JW Marriott in London has
named Leonard Mok Director of Housekeeping. Mok was most recently the
Executive Housekeeper at the Hotel Lisboa in Macau and previously served as Assistant Director of
Rooms at the Empire Hotel & Country Club in Brunei.
Girly Fedilo will be transferred to the Trader
Vic's Berlin as General Manager. Fedilo was most recently in the same
position at Trader Vic's at the Hilton London Park
Lane.
Yannick Decelle is now the Chef/Owner of Le
Temps d'un Instant in Lyon, France. He was most recently the Chef de Cuisine
at La Mère Brazier also in Lyon. He has previously been in the kitchens
at Villa Gallici in Aix en Provence, the Royal Club Evian,
Restaurant Léon de Lyon and L'Alexandrin.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Wouter Hazenbroek has been promoted to General
Manager of the Amari Boulevard in Bangkok, from Resident Manager at the
Amari Airport also in Bangkok.
The Hilton Chongqing has appointed Sven
Isberg General Manager. A twenty-year Hilton International veteran, he was
most recently the General Manager at the Parmelia Hilton
Perth.
Sergio Bretti has been named General Manager for
the Swiss-Belhotel on the Park in Wuhan. He was previously a Director of
Food and Beverage with Nikko, Sofitel, Crowne Plaza and
Westin.
Christopher Oakes will assume the role of
Director Development for Six Senses Resorts & Spas based in Bangkok.
He was most recently an Area General Manager for the Evason Hideaway at Hua
Hin and the Evason Hua Hin Resort.
Pieter van der Hoeven has assumed the role of
General Manager of both Evason Hua Hin Resort and Evason Hideaway at
Hua Hin. He joined the Evason brand in 2004 as Manager of the Evason Hua Hin
Resort. He had joined from Hua Hin's Anantara Resort following stints at
the Peninsula Bangkok and the Peninsula Hong Kong.
Paul Snow has assumed the role of Resort Manager
at the Evason Hua Hin Resort & Six Senses Spa, a change from his
former role of Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage for both Evason
Resort and Evason Hideaway at Hua Hin.
Jean-Claude Erne, a graduate of the Ecole
Hotelière de Lausanne, has been promoted at the Ascott Group to Senior
Vice President Product and Operation based in Singapore. He was most recently
the group's Managing Director, Europe. He previously served as the General
Manager of the Hotel Mulia in Jakarta, following various senior
assignments with Shangri-La International.
Nicole Sinclair is the Hotel Manager at the
St. Regis Bora Bora slated to open in June 2006. Sinclair previously held
various senior level positions at Westin and Sheraton hotels on Maui.
Fintan O'Doherty has been named Director of
Operations at the Hilton Chongqing. Fintan joined Hilton
International in September 2001 as the Director of Operations at the
Hilton Manchester Airport and was most recently at the Hilton London
Green Park.
Wolf-Alvaro Rautenberg has been named Executive
Assistant Manager for the Kempinski Hotel Shenyang. Alvaro was most
recently in China where he was Director of Food and Beverage for the
Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center.
Samantha Spurgeon returns to Le Méridien
Hotels & Resorts handling French Polynesia as Director of Sales and
Marketing. She was most recently in a similar position handling the Caribbean
for Orient-Express, following eleven years in New York and London for
Le Méridien.
Benjamin Sinclair has been appointed Director of
Sales and Marketing for the St. Regis Bora Bora and the Bora Bora Nui
Resort in French Polynesia. He was previously a Sales Manager at the Four
Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.
The Kahala Hotel and Resort has named Greg Nixon as Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Nixon was most recently at the Fairmont Kea Lani where he was a National Sales Manager.
Raphael Guillien has been named General Manager
of the Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort & Spa in Vietnam. He was most
recently the Resident Manager of the InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Hotel
& Resort, in Cyprus and was previously in the Maldives for
Kurumba as Resident Manager, following eight years with Le
Méridien.
Joachim Textor has been appointed Executive Chef
for the soon to open Regent Beijing. Textor was most recently at the
Westin Chosun in Seoul and previously at the Meritus Mandarin
Hotel Singapore.
Thomas Laberer is returning to Hilton
International as the Executive Chef at the Hilton Singapore. Laberer
was most recently heading up the kitchens for the Arabella Sheraton Grand
Hotel Cape Town and prior had been working in the same position at the
Table Bay Hotel Cape Town, the Hilton Hotel Shanghai and the
Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski Istanbul.
Andreas Bruck has been appointed Executive Chef
at the Hilton Chongqing. Bruck joined Hilton International in 1991
as the Sous Chef at the Hilton Leeds and has been with Hilton for over
thirteen years in Turkey at the Hilton Mersin, Hilton
Izmir, Hilton Parksa, Hilton Istanbul and Hilton Antalya.
Boris Cuzon has been named Executive Chef of
Sofitel Métropole replacing Didier Corlou who will be Chef
Consultant for the hotel and several hotel projects for ACCOR Vietnam.
Cuzon comes to the Métropole after ten years working in San Francisco and two
years at the Sofitel Silom Bangkok.
David Bonnevie has been promoted to Regional
Pacific Beach Manager handling all pool facilities owned by Starwood Hotels
and Resort in Polynesia. Bonnevie was previously the Beach Manager at the
Bora Bora Nui Resort and Spa.
Nara Thon has been appointed Restaurant Manager
for Jambu's at the Raffles Resort Canouan Island. Thon was most
recently the Beverage Manager at the Raffles Grand Hotel in Siem Reap for
more than four years.
Jamie Waring will now be the Managing Director of
Six Senses Spas in Bangkok, a change from his former role of Managing
Director Operations for the Six Senses Spas division of the group. Waring was
previously with David Lloyd Leisure where he held the role of Regional
Manager.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Robert Riley has been named Chief Executive
Officer for Emaar Hotels & Resorts responsible for driving the
development of Armani branded hotels and resorts. Riley was most recently
the Chief Executive Officer of Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts. He also
served in the same capacity for Mandarin Oriental for ten
years.
Ashraf Khalil has been appointed Area General
Manager for InterContinental's forthcoming properties in the Taba region
of Egypt and will also be the General Manager of the InterContinental Resort
Taba Heights. His previous roles included General Manager at the Holiday
Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh and General Manager of the InterContinental
Garden Reef Resort Sharm El Sheikh.
Nicolas Konig has been appointed General Manager
of La Plantation Hotel and Les Cocotiers Hotel in Mauritius. Konig
was previously with Jumeirah, Grand Hyatt, Royal
Meriden, Shangri-La and Club Med.
Paul Rodwell has been named Resident Manager at
Amanjena in Marrakech. Rodwell was previously with Explora Hotels
in Chile and with Hyatt International for ten years.
The Intercontinental Abu Dhabi has appointed
Heiner Werdeling as its new General Manager, joining after two years at
the InterContinental The Grand in Mumbai.
Julian Lowry is joining the Crowne Plaza
Bahrain as Director of Food and Beverage. Lowry was in the same position at
the Sonesta Maho Beach Hotel in St. Maarten.
Fernando Rojo has been named Resort Manager,
Director of Food and Beverage at the Gran Hotel Rodina in Sochi City on
the Black Sea. Rojo was most recently at the Hotel Claris
Barcelona as Hotel Manager and was previously in various
food and beverage positions at the Grand Marina Hotel and the Hotel
Arts Barcelona.
The InterContinental Dubai has appointed Anita
Russell as Director of Human Resources. Russell transferred directly from
the InterContinental Hotels Group Melbourne Australia where she held the
position of Manager of Talent Management for four InterContinental properties.
Pascal Carrion has moved as Director of
Engineering from the Habtoor Grand Hotel and Spa to the Bavaria
Executive Suites both in Dubai. Carrion was previously the Chief Engineer at
the Sheraton Brussels, Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort and La
Belle Creole in St. Martin.
The Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai has announced the
appointment of Sandra Mazuka as Public Relations Manager. Mazuka, a
Cornell graduate, previously worked with the Fairmont Hotel Dallas and
was most recently at Le Méridien Parkhotel in Frankfurt as the Public
Relations Manager and Personal Assistant to the Area General
Manager.
Sedat Bugday has officially promoted to Cluster
Executive of the Adana Hilton and the Mersin Hilton. Bugday was
previously the Executive Chef of the Adana Hilton.
Curtis Saminadas is the new Sous Chef at the
Banyan Tree Seychelles. He was previously a Sous Chef at Les
Pavillons in Mauritius.
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