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 APRIL 2018 THE AMERICAS Gebhard Rainer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Sandals Resorts International, taking over from current CEO Adam Stewart […]
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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 MARCH 2018 THE AMERICAS Steve Wynn has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts. […]
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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 FEBRUARY 2018 THE AMERICAS After only just eight months as president and CEO of Proper Hospitality, Arash Azarbarzin has moved to Starwood Capital […]
Continue ReadingTHE HOUSE OF NO vs. THE HOUSE OF YES
It is January 2018 and we are working remotely for the month. Because the Wi-Fi connection at our Airbnb was not immediately ready, we decided to put the top down and head toward Diamond Head. A Leading Hotel of the World. Meeting the restaurant hostess downstairs, she immediately asks for my room number. I explain […]
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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 JANUARY 2018 THE AMERICAS Marcus Jackson has joined Pebble Beach Resorts as Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently 15 years with Montage […]
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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 DECEMBER 2017 THE AMERICAS Peter Bowling takes over from Luc Delafosse as Managing Director at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Bowling was most […]
Continue ReadingTAKE MY TOWELS, PLEASE!
I am as energy conscious as the next guy. However I never fail to get irritated when I check into a respectable hotel and find a tacky note on the bed or in the bathroom strongly recommending I jump through hoops to keep a couple of towels or washcloths from being laundered. Would you not […]
Continue ReadingNOVEMBER 2017 – 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 NOVEMBER 2017 THE AMERICAS Performance Hospitality Management has appointed Richard Cotter Chief Operating Officer. Cotter is the former Executive Vice President Food […]
Continue ReadingSCENT OF A LOBBY
Have you noticed, in recent years, that little “je ne sais quoi” that feels so familiar when you step into the lobby of a luxe hotel? Is it that all the beautiful women are exquisitely made up and perfumed? Or does it feel more like getting off the elevator at Neiman Marcus’ cosmetics floor? Your […]
Continue ReadingOCTOBER 2017 – 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 OCTOBER 2017 THE AMERICAS Troy Pade has joined the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood as General Manager. He is the former General […]
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