Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay Promotes Jason Rodgers to General Manager
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts | April 12th, 2023
Wymara Resort & Villas Appoints Jorge Collazo as New General Manager
Wymara Resort & Villas | March 3, 2020
PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS + CAICOS – March 3, 2020 – Less than a year into his return to Wymara Resort & Villas as director of sales and marketing, Jorge Collazo has been appointed General Manager of the award-winning Grace Bay Beach resort. The announcement comes during a landmark year for the property, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with seven posh new villas and resort room renovations that will up the ante on the modern traveler’s luxury Turks & Caicos vacation experience. In his new role, Collazo will oversee all aspects of the resort’s operations, tapping into his deep-rooted hospitality experience and love o...
Noble House Hotels & Resorts Appoints Kevin Geanides as General Manager of Little Palm Island Resort & Spa
Noble House Hotels & Resorts | March 2, 2020
SEATTLE, WASH. – March 2, 2020 – Noble House Hotels & Resorts, a collection of luxury hotels and resorts, proudly announces the appointment of Kevin Geanides as general manager at Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, located on a four-acre private island off the fabled coastline of the Florida Keys. In this role, Kevin will be responsible for managing the resort’s day-to-day success, sales and marketing, food and beverage, as well as budget, maintaining a focus on strategic goals and overseeing all operational aspects for the ultra-luxe resort, which re-opened after a two-year closure on March 1, 2020. Geanides rejoins Little Pal...
Hotel Canandaigua Appoints General Manager and Director of Sales & Marketing Ahead of Fall 2020 Opening
Hotel Canandaigua | March 2, 2020
Canandaigua, NY (March 2, 2020) – Hotel Canandaigua, Tapestry Collection by Hilton opening on the lakefront of Canandaigua, New York in the Finger Lakes region has named Todd Plouffe and Katie Patnode as General Manager and Director of Sales & Marketing, respectively. With more than 40 years of combined hospitality experience, the pair will work directly with boutique hotel management company Hay Creek Hotels to open the much-anticipated waterfront property. Established members of the upstate New York hospitality industry, Plouffe and Patnode have previously led the growth and development for several of the largest tourism spaces in ...
NewcrestImage Appoints Manuel Ortiz as Vice President, Investor Relations
February 27, 2020
NewcrestImage has named Manuel F. Ortiz to lead its investor relations department in the newly-created position of Vice President, Investor Relations. He joins the in-house finance team that is responsible for managing investment portfolios as part of a billion-dollar expansion program announced by the company in July of 2019. “We have committed to raising $250 million in equity from both institutional and non-institutional sources for investment in acquisitions, new-build projects, and adaptive re-use of historic buildings,” explained Mehul Patel, Chairman and CEO of NewcrestImage. “Now we are actively adding the personnel and cr...
Tru by Hilton Manchester Appoints Molly Mulholland as General Manager
Tru by Hilton | February 27, 2020
MANCHESTER, NH – February 27, 2020 – Tru by Hilton Manchester has named Molly Mulholland as General Manager. Mulholland will be in charge of leading all aspects of hotel operations, including guest services and satisfaction, hotel administration and overseeing marketing efforts. Mulholland has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and was most recently General Manager at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Dover, where she oversaw similar hotel operations of an 88-room all-suite hotel and 35 employees. Her work experience also includes Director of Sales at the Holiday Inn Manchester Airport, General Manager at the Holiday I...
Margaritaville Hotel Nashville Appoints Kristina Angley as Director of Sales and Marketing
Margaritaville Hotel Nashville | February 27, 2020
Nashville, Tenn. (February 27, 2020) – Margaritaville Hotel Nashville announced today that Kristina Angley has been named director of sales and marketing at the new Margaritaville Hotel Nashville, which debuted in Nashville’s “SoBro” district in October 2019 and was quickly named “Best New Hotel” in USA Today’s 10Best Awards. In her new role, Angley will oversee sales, marketing and revenue management for the first urban Margaritaville hotel, which features 166 guest rooms, 52 Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham suites; a rooftop pool and sundeck; Radio Margaritaville’s Nashville studio, heard worldwide on Siriu...
Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA Appoints Hamid Sidine as Managing Director for Saudi Arabia
Millennium Hotels and Resorts | February 27, 2020
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (February 27, 2020) – Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA has appointed accomplished hotelier Hamid Sidine as its Managing Director for Saudi Arabia as the hospitality firm forges ahead with its ambitious development strategy for the kingdom. The industry professional, who has 30 years of regional and international experience, including leadership roles with global hospitality brands, will head up the company’s Riyadh office, responsible for achieving its recently announced goal of operating 25 hotels countrywide by 2025. Given his broad-ranging expertise across three continents, Sidine has also been appo...
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, Names John Annicchiarico Vice President, Sales Operations
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company | February 26, 2020
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, February 2020… BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has appointed John Annicchiarico to the position of vice president, sales operations. Eric Gavin, chief sales officer, made the announcement. "It is a genuine pleasure to welcome John to Benchmark’s executive sales team,” said Mr. Gavin. “A proven industry leader, he has invested the past two decades developing and nurturing top-preforming sales and marketing talent at the property and corporate levels. These are skills and leadership abilities he now brings to Benchmark.” A hospitality industry veteran, this appointment marks a return to...
Wafik Youssef Appointed Vice President Operations, Middle East & Africa at Kempinski Hotels
Kempinski | February 26, 2020
Dubai, 26 February 2020 – Wafik Youssef has been appointed Vice President Operations, Middle East & Africa at Kempinski Hotels, taking over from his predecessor, Michael Sorgenfrey. A leader with great operational aptitude, strong strategic planning skills and financial acumen, Wafik has been with the luxury hotel group for the past ten years. More recently, he held the role of Regional Director of Operations, Middle East & Africa, where his contribution has been instrumental in setting performance standards and driving quality and compliance throughout the MEA region. Wafik started his hospitality career in Egypt almost twen...
Dan Grunbeck Appointed Executive Chef for Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
Kimpton | February 26, 2020
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (February 26, 2020) – Dan Grunbeck has been appointed executive chef of the celebrated bar and culinary concepts within the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs: 4 Saints, Juniper Table, High Bar and Window Bar. Grunbeck comes to Palm Springs from The Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming. During his three-year tenure as executive chef, the luxury ranch resort was consistently ranked as one of the best resorts in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards and Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, claiming the No. 1 spot in 2019 and 2017, respectively. As executive chef, Grunbeck increased profitability...
Basin Harbor Welcomes Brock Gleeson as New Director of Food & Beverage
Basin Harbor | February 26, 2020
VERGENNES, VT (February 26, 2020) – As Basin Harbor gears up for the 2020 season, General Manager Jamie Fox announced the appointment of Brock Gleeson as the resort’s Director of Food & Beverage. Gleeson will oversee the day-to-day food & beverage operations of Basin Harbor’s banquet functions and resort restaurants: Ardelia’s, The Red Mill, Ranger Room, Champlain Lounge, Burgee Bar, and Pool Bar. Additional responsibilities include the menu creation for all of Basin Harbor’s dining establishments in collaboration with the resort’s executive chef. “We are thrilled to welcome Brock Gleeson as an integral part of the...
Fuel Appoints Susan Spivey to the Role of VP of Business Development
Fuel | February 26, 2020
Sales and marketing maven joins hospitality software innovator. Myrtle Beach, SC – February 26, 2020 – Fuel, the premier provider of hotel marketing software and digital agency services for the hospitality sector, has appointed Susan Spivey as Vice President of Business Development. As Director of Business Development, Spivey will be responsible for cultivating new business opportunities, while working closely with the Fuel leadership team to coordinate strategic goals for future growth and expansion. “Susan has an impressive track record, and her extensive sales experience will make her an important addition to our growing tea...
Valor Hospitality Bids Farewell to Co-Founder; Announces Succession Plan
Valor Hospitality Partners | February 25, 2020
ATLANTA (February 25, 2020) – Valor Hospitality Partners, which owns, operates, asset manages and consults on over 80+ hotels worldwide, announced today Graham Wood’s departure from the company. The co-founder and managing partner of Valor’s Africa and Middle East divisions is joining Sun International Casinos and Resorts, a South African resort hotel chain and casino, as COO. “Graham and Valor previously contracted with Sun International Casinos and Resorts to assist its hotels division, and they offered him a permanent senior position as a result of his outstanding work,” said Euan McGlashan, Valor’s global co-founder and CEO...
New Castle Names Matthew Mackenzie to Lead Fully Renovated Westin Nova Scotian
New Castle Hotels and Resorts | February 25, 2020
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - - (February 25, 2020)—Guido Kerpel, COO of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that veteran hotelier, Matthew Mackenzie, has been named general manager of the historic Westin Nova Scotian on the Halifax waterfront. Previously, Mackenzie was the general manager of the New Castle-owned and operated Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. During his tenure at the Algonquin, Mackenzie oversaw the renovation of the hotel’s world-class golf course, nearly doubled the hotel’s historic high revenue mark and hosted Prime Minister Trudeau’s first cab...
Hotel Drover Names New Director of Revenue Management and Executive Director of Sales & Marketing
Stockyards Heritage Development Co. | February 25, 2020
Stockyards Heritage Development Co. and Hotel Drover are excited to announce the appointments of Morgan Yearout as director of revenue management and Marian Wilson as the executive director of sales and marketing for their upcoming Marriott Autograph Collection hotel. Set to open this fall, Hotel Drover will serve as the anchor and crown jewel for the Fort Worth Stockyards and Mule Alley mixed use development. The 6 story, 4-Star hotel will feature 200 rustic-luxe rooms and suites in addition to 15,000 square feet of meeting space and 97 West Kitchen & Bar, a regional dining concept led by executive chef Jenna Kinard. “We were fortun...
IHG® Appoints Daniel Blanchard as New Chief Technology Officer
IHG | February 24, 2020
Daniel Blanchard Brings More than 25 years of Experience in Technology Leadership ATLANTA (February 20, 2020) – IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the appointment of Daniel Blanchard as Chief Technology Officer. Blanchard joins IHG with more than 25 years of experience in IT business management, strategy, transformation, architecture governance and program management. In his new role, Blanchard will oversee infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture, IT security operations, application development, and corporate support. He will be based out of IHG’s Americas he...
Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection Appoints Aaron Obregon as Executive Chef
Inn at The Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection | February 24, 2020
San Juan Capistrano, California (February 20, 2020) – Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection is pleased to announce the appointment Executive Chef Aaron Obregon to lead the culinary team in the highly anticipated spring 2020 opening of the 124-room Autograph Collection boutique hotel in the heart of historic downtown San Juan Capistrano. Originally from Mexico City, Executive Chef Obregon began his professional culinary journey in Los Angeles as a student in Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, where he translated his passion for the history of Mexican cuisine and love for his home city into his food, as he perfec...
Four Seasons Hotel Prague Appoints Martin Dell as New General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Prague | February 24, 2020
PRAGUE, February 24, 2020 - Four Seasons Hotel Prague announces the appointment of Martin Dell as the new General Manager. This new role follows his most recent position as Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Maui, Hawaii. Born and raised in the Czech Republic, Martin brings a wealth of global hospitality experience to his new role as General Manager in Prague. He began his career at the iconic Grandhotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary, before gaining a wide range of skills and hotel experiences with postings in Sydney, Hong Kong, and Doha. Martin’s relationship with Four Seasons started in 2010 at Regent Singapore (formerly a Four Seasons hotel...
Longtime Hotel Industry Executive Ed Dykes Passes Away
Paramount Hotel Group | February 20, 2020
FAIRFIELD, NJ, February 20, 2020 -- Ed Dykes, Vice President of Hotel Acquisitions for Paramount Hotel Group, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 following a battle with cancer. Ed had more than 30 years of experience in the industry, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Prime Hospitality Corporation and playing a key role in growing the AmeriSuites brand (now Hyatt Place.) He joined Paramount Hotel Group in 2006, and was responsible for continuing the company’s growth and expansion through hotel acquisitions and opportunities for new development. “I was privileged to know and work with Ed and be a...
Virginia’s Boar’s Head Resort Expands Leadership Team
Boar’s Head Resort | February 20, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, February 20, 2020 – Boar’s Head Resort welcomes two new members of the leadership team with the promotion of Executive Chef Paul D’Amelio and the new hiring of Director of Sales Mark White. Executive Chef D’Amelio was promoted from Chef de Cuisine of The Mill Room while White joins the team from another resort. D’Amelio joined the culinary team at Boar’s Head in August 2018 and was promoted to Executed Chef in December 2019. In his new role, he will manage all operations related to the culinary department, including menu development and staff and manager training. First introduced to cooking by his moth...
Richard Appelbaum Appointed as New General Manager of San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice
San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice | February 20, 2020
Venice, 20 February 2020 - Kempinski Hotels has appointed Richard Appelbaum as General Manager San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice. Richard joins the urban resort palace on its private island in the lagoon of Venice from Istanbul, where he held the position as Chief Executive Officer Divan Group. Richard’s international career spans over 30 years of experience, holding leading management positions with international luxury hotel operators and owners in the Middle East, South East Asia in Singapore, Jakarta, Mauritius, and the USA as well as in Europe within Germany and the United Kingdom. Starting his career in the hospitality indus...
HEI Hotels + Resorts Promotes Ginger Martin and Pam Kirby to Vice President Positions
February 20, 2020
NORWALK, CT – February 20, 2020 – Officials of HEI Hotels + Resorts, a leading hospitality investment firm and management company that operates over 80 properties worldwide, today announced that Ginger Martin and Pam Kirby have been promoted to vice president. “With these two internal promotions, we add to our industry leading track record of developing and promoting top talent from within. Both Ginger and Pam are proven leaders and will complement a best- in-class team during what continues to be a very strong period of growth for HEI. Pam and Ginger are a pleasure to work with, and I am excited about their continued leadership and ...
Tourism and Hospitality Instructor Joins RoomKeyPMS’ Implementation Team
RoomKeyPMS | February 20, 2020
February 20, 2020 – Vancouver, BC – Rubika Narula has recently joined RoomKeyPMS as a new Trainer and Implementation Specialist. Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Rubika spent most of her early years living in different countries and experiencing different cultures. After having lived in Uganda, Sweden, Ethiopia, and India, she made the move to Vancouver in 2007, and ventured into the Tourism and Hospitality industry. With experience ranging from smaller properties like the Howard Johnson to top-notch luxury at the Shangri-La Hotel, she held various progressive roles, worked in almost every department, and quickly became a seasoned pro...
Timothy Palmer Joins Fairmont Royal Pavilion as Executive Chef
Fairmont Royal Pavilion | February 19, 2020
BRIDGETOWN, February 19th, 2020 – Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Barbados is pleased to announce Timothy Palmer has been appointed Executive Chef of Fairmont Royal Pavilion effective February 6th 2020. As the new Executive Chef, Timothy will oversee the culinary operations of Fairmont Royal Pavilion’s three restaurants and in-room dining. Tim as he is affectionately called, brings 20 years of progressive experience in the Food & Beverage industry predominantly with the Fairmont Brand where he started his career in hospitality with Fairmont Jasper Lodge in 2000. Tim gained his Caribbean hospitality experience when he returned to the Fa...
