HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS T. Blake Danner has been named Chief Operating Officer of Proper Hospitality. He was most recently with the Sydell Group as […]
Continue ReadingNOVEMBER 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS Shannon Knapp has been named President and Chief Executive Officer at The Leading Hotels of the World. Since April, she had […]
Continue ReadingEmpty hotel or luxury senior facility?
The year is 2040 (only 20 years from now). Demographics in the US are leaning very heavily toward seniors. In fact, 55% of the population of those with a net worth of $2 million or more, are over 65. Gen X never amounted to a substantial percentage of our population. At the other end of […]
Continue ReadingOCTOBER 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS Hilton has appointed Feisal Jaffer Global Head of LXR Hotels & Resorts. He was most recently with the Capella Hotel Group as […]
Continue ReadingSEPTEMBER 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS James Henderson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Exclusive Resorts, taking over from Cathy Ross, who will retire in October […]
Continue ReadingVAN LIFE IS CLUTCH: LOOK AT THAT S CAR GO
First there was the Greatest Generation, then came the Baby Boomers, the Yuppies, the Gen X, the Millenia. Well. Not everyone loves living in their parents’ basement. The days of children reaching their thirties and watching the tube until 4am for free are getting old. The Van Life generation is upon us: they are in […]
Continue ReadingAUGUST 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS John James has been named President and Chief Executive Officer at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket. He was most recently the […]
Continue ReadingJULY 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS James Struthers has been promoted to President of KSL Resorts in La Quinta. For the past 14 years, he had […]
Continue ReadingPAY PEANUTS – GET MONKEYS
The above is one of the oldest sayings in the history of labor. Why is it there a constant battle between employers and employees to find a relatively fair wage? At all levels, including the C suite. Public companies have to satisfy their stockholders, or they will invest their dollars somewhere else (do not be […]
Continue ReadingJUNE 2019 – HEADS above the Rest®
HEADS above the Rest® by Benoit Gateau-Cumin The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, a worldwide retained recruiting firm specializing in hospitality management. Global Update: Who’s where and doing what THE AMERICAS John Davison has been officially named President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. He had stepped in […]
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