Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay Promotes Jason Rodgers to General Manager
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The Read House Hotel Appoints Andrea Richey as Director of Sales
The Read House | October 15, 2019
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – (October 15, 2019) – Chattanooga’s historic hotel, The Read House, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tennessee native Andrea Richey as director of sales. With an impressive resume, including more than 20 years of successful, recognized achievement, Andrea joined The Read House in late September. Throughout her career, Richey has worked at both big brand and independent hotels across the country. Most recently she served as the Area Director of Sales and Marketing at The Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club in Frisco, Texas. Prior to that, she spent two years as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Re...
Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel Welcomes Bipan Kapur as New General Manager
Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel | October 14, 2019
Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2019 – Marriott International has appointed Bipan Kapur as General Manager of Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel. Kapur has a wealth of enriching experiences working in various capacities and cultures across different countries including India, Middle East, Australia, China, Malaysia, Brunei and his most recent role in Singapore. He brings a unique breath of leadership experience spanning numerous notable re-launches of luxury hotels and resorts, convention center hotels and F&B operations. An industry veteran, Kapur began his hospitality career in 1980 with the Oberoi Group, then expanded his expertise across...
Andaz West Hollwyood Names Matt Ojinaga Director of Sales and Marketing
Andaz West Hollywood | October 14, 2019
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 14, 2019) – Andaz West Hollywood names Matt Ojinaga, director of sales and marketing and Denise Sy, director of business travel and entertainment sales. In this role, Ojinaga will oversee all aspects of sales and marketing for Andaz West Hollywood, and Sy will lead all aspects of business travel sales for the property including wholesale, leisure and entertainment markets. Andaz West Hollywood, located on West Hollywood’s famed sunset strip, is a boutique luxury property that offers 239 guestrooms, two distinct dining outlets including a rooftop pool venue, multiple private event spaces, plus a ballroom...
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Appoints Derek Ellis as General Manager
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa | October 11, 2019
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Oct. 11, 2019) – The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa announces the appointment of Derek Ellis as General Manager. In his role Ellis will oversee all operations for the acclaimed Scottsdale property, which is presently underway with a transformation of its 732 guestrooms and corridors, signaling the re-imagination of an elevated guest experience set to debut holiday 2019. “I am thrilled to join the talented team at this esteemed resort rich in innovation, inimitable experiences and unparalleled service,” says Ellis. “It is especially timely and exciting to bring my own personal touches to the resort during this inc...
sbe Appoints Axel Gasser as Vice President and General Manager for SLS Baha Mar
sbe | October 10, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2019 - sbe, a leading international hospitality group that develops, manages and operates award-winning global hospitality brands, and SLS Baha Mar, the first international SLS property located at Baha Mar resort destination in The Bahamas, are pleased to announce Axel Gasser as Vice President and General Manager. Gasser brings over 20 years of hospitality leadership experience to SLS Baha Mar where he will oversee and lead all hotel operations as well as manage the property's various senior leadership teams while continuing to enhance the guest experience of the flagship property. Sam Nazarian, Founder & CEO, s...
Pinnacle Advisory Group Announces Appointment of Sarah Villeneuve, ISHC as Executive Vice President and Director of the Firm’s Washington, DC Office
Pinnacle Advisory Group | October 10, 2019
Pinnacle Advisory Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Villeneuve, ISHC as Executive Vice President and Director of our Washington DC Office. With a diverse range of practical hospitality experience, Ms. Villeneuve joins Pinnacle as an Executive Vice President, and will lend her expertise to assignments throughout the Mid Atlantic, supporting both the Washington DC and Pinnacle Offices throughout the US. Sarah has over 36 years’ experience in the lodging and hospitality industry in a variety of areas including, feasibility, development planning, acquisitions investment analysis, brand conversion analysis, litigation supp...
Joseph Mattioli Appointed General Manager of Montage Deer Valley
Montage Deer Valley | October 9, 2019
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. -- October 9, 2019 -- Montage Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Joseph Mattioli as general manager of Montage Deer Valley. With over 40 years of luxury hospitality and culinary experience, Mattioli will be responsible for all daily operations of the Park City, Utah resort. "I am delighted to welcome Joseph Mattioli to Montage Deer Valley as general manager and an executive leader of the resort," said Jason Herthel, president and chief operating officer of Montage International. "Joseph brings decades of impressive hospitality experience earned across the U.S. and abroad, and we are honored to h...
Hotel Cerro Appoints Jonathan Bagley-Rowe as Food & Beverage Manager
Hotel Cerro | October 9, 2019
(San Luis Obispo, CA) – San Luis Obispo’s newest full-service beacon of luxury, Hotel Cerro, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Bagley-Rowe as its Food & Beverage Manager. Bringing with him over two decades of upscale restaurant and managerial experience, Bagley-Rowe will be overseeing all of Hotel Cerro’s eateries and dining options, including the hotel’s signature restaurant, Brasserie SLO. “We are delighted that Jonathan has joined our talented team at Hotel Cerro,” says Co-Managing Partner Beverley Matthews. “He brings with him a wealth of restaurant experience, and in addition to his wide-reaching ...
Mainsail Appoints Jill Lemaster as the Company’s First-Ever Chief Financial Officer
Mainsail Lodging & Development LLC | October 9, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. (October 09, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development has announced today the appointment of Jill Lemaster as the company’s first-ever chief financial officer and Tom Stoffo as director of technology. The two have assumed their new positions on the executive team of the Tampa-based hospitality company, which develops and operates lodging products in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Mainsail’s portfolio is quickly expanding with lifestyle hotels and corporate furnished housing under the Oakwood and ExecuStay brands in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and the Caribbean. The company’s Mainsail Vacat...
The Redbury New York Appoints Garette Ziem as New Director of Sales and Marketing
The Redbury New York | October 9, 2019
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 08, 2019 – The executive team at The Redbury New York today announces the appointment of Garette Ziem as Director of Sales and Marketing. In this position, Ziem will oversee the property’s sales and marketing efforts and provide strategic direction designed to impact the hotel’s growth and development. Ziem will fuse decades of New York hotel experience with his personal passion for The Redbury New York, as he returns to the property from which his management career accelerated. Ziem joins The Redbury New York with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry having worked with a range of boutique h...
Tony Keane Joins Louis T Collection as General Manager of Quay Perth Hotel
October 8, 2019
SINGAPORE (Oct. 8, 2019) - One of Western Australia’s newest boutique hotels, Quay Perth, has a new general manager. Tony Keane joins the hotel’s management company, Louis T Collection, this month. He steps into the role with an eye on developing the brand’s profile and leading the group’s first Australian property. Keane brings with him over 10 years of experience in hotel management with his most recent role being hotel manager at Rendezvous Hotel Central Perth, where he managed the daily operations of the 103-key property since 2016. Prior to that he worked at Fraser Suites Perth for three years as operations manager. The Bri...
Curtain Bluff, Antigua Appoints Andrea Balladori as General Manager
Curtain Bluff | October 3, 2019
Antigua, West Indies (October 2019) – Curtain Bluff, a luxury fully inclusive resort in Antigua, is pleased to announce the appointment of seasoned hospitality professional Andrea Balladori as General Manager. A hospitality veteran, Andrea has more than 30 years in the hotel industry. Andrea joins Curtain Bluff after serving as the Executive Assistant Manager at Gayana Marine Resort in Sabah, Malaysia. He previously held positions at Grosvenor House Park Lane and Dukes Hotel in London, Careys Manor in Hampshire and back in his home country of Tuscany at Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole. Andrea brings his world-class expertise to Curtai...
OYO Announces Partnership With Biz2Credit to Provide Small Business Financing Options to Hotel Owners
October 3, 2019
NEW YORK, NY, October 3, 2019 – OYO, the world's third-largest and fastest-growing chain of hotels, homes and spaces*, has partnered with Biz2Credit, a leading online financing resource for small businesses, to provide working capital and commercial real estate loans to existing and potential hotel partners across the United States. The partnership with Biz2Credit will aid its efforts to provide hotel owners with fast financing efficiently for a wide range of purposes, including renovation, redesign, infrastructure upgrade and investment in technology for improved revenue management and operations. “We are excited about partnering with...
Real Hospitality Group Appoints Leadership Team for Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel Opening Soon
Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel | October 2, 2019
NEW YORK (Oct. 2, 2019) - The highly anticipated Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel has announced the appointments of Chris Rynkar as general manager and Yelithza Gonzales as director of sales & marketing. The hotel will officially open its doors this fall as one of the tallest properties in Manhattan’s Flower District, rising 430-feet-high. Located on the site of the former Antiques Garage, a beloved indoor flea market, the impeccably appointed hotel is set to become the Chelsea neighborhood’s prime address and will offer guests a hidden oasis in a decidedly industrial neighborhood. “Chris and Yelithza bring extensive industry...
IntercityHotel Welcomes Four New General Managers
IntercityHotel | October 2, 2019
Frankfurt am Main, 02 October 2019 The IntercityHotel Kiel will be managed by Anja Jansen with effect from 1 October 2019. Her previous stations included the Renthof in Kassel. Essen-born Ms. Jansen has also worked for renowned national and international hotels on Mallorca and Cran Canaria as well as in Hamburg and Frankfurt during the course of her career. Ulrike Fröhlich has been appointed new Director of the IntercityHotel Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and will also take up her position on 1 October 2019. Ms. Fröhlich has, in fact, been familiar with her new place of work since 2006. After completing training as a hotel specialist, she wen...
White Lodging’s Deno Yiankes to Retire, Terry Dammeyer to Be Named President and CEO, Investments and Development
White Lodging | October 2, 2019
[caption id="attachment_205936" align="alignright" width="300"] Deno Yiankes[/caption] Merrillville, Indiana (October 2, 2019) – White Lodging today announced that Deno Yiankes will retire from his role as President and CEO, Investments and Development, in January 2020. Simultaneously with Yiankes’ retirement, Terry Dammeyer will assume the President and CEO role for Investments and Development. To support the leadership transition, Yiankes will serve as an advisor to White Lodging and Dammeyer through the end of 2020, and will join the company’s board of directors. “Deno has been a trusted advisor to me and the company for d...
Davidson Hotels & Resorts Appoints Marc Taft as Vice President, F&B Operations
Davidson Hotels & Resorts | October 1, 2019
ATLANTA (October 1, 2019) – Davidson Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation’s premier hospitality management companies and its in-house hotel food and beverage operating division, Davidson Restaurant Group, announce the appointment of Marc Taft as Vice President, F&B Operations. In this role, Taft will be responsible for aligning food and beverage strategy interdepartmentally and working collaboratively with operations in each region to drive profitability. A seasoned chef and hospitality executive with more than 32 years of experience, Taft is a recognized personality, most recently serving as the executive chef and owner of seve...
Ivonne Prugnaud Joins GuestTek as Managing Director EMEA
GuestTek | October 1, 2019
Assumes Role October 1, 2019 Calgary, Alberta – October 1, 2019 – GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., the global leader in providing innovative and interactive technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce and welcome Ms. Ivonne Prugnaud as Managing Director, EMEA. Ivonne has gained over 20 years of senior management experience in IPTV and the hospitality industry - most recently as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Anevia. She is widely recognized as a passionate leader in the luxury hospitality space and has a proven track record in empowering geographically dispersed sales teams, managi...
New York Marriott Marquis Appoints Nigel Boschetti as Executive Chef
New York Marriott Marquis | September 30, 2019
NEW YORK – (Sept. 30, 2019) – New York Marriott Marquis, in the heart of Times Square and Broadway’s bustling theater district, is proud to introduce Nigel Boschetti as executive chef. The award-winning chef now directs all culinary operations for the roughly 1.8 million-square-foot hotel, which includes overseeing the sous chefs at each of the property’s four dining outlets; bringing to life signature, flavorful dishes; handling all aspects of food and beverage for groups and events; and ensuring a high-quality service for which New York Marriott Marquis is known. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chef Boschetti to the New York Marri...
Marigot Bay Resort and Marina Welcomes Daniel Echasseriau as Director of Food & Beverage and Culinary Operation
Marigot Bay Resort and Marina | September 30, 2019
October 2019 -- Marigot Bay Resort and Marina on the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, has appointed Daniel Echasseriau as Director of Food & Beverage and Culinary Operation at the stunning property. Mr. Echasseriau, who comes to Saint Lucia from St Peter’s Bay Resort & Residences and Port Ferdinand Marina & Residences in Barbados, brings over 26 years of experience to his position having enjoyed a distinguished career in the kitchen as an Executive Chef and in the last five years as Director of Food and Beverage at some of the best restaurants and hotels around the world. A native of Brittany, France, and the youngest of fiv...
New York Marriott Marquis Appoints Nigel Boschetti as Executive Chef
The New York Marriott Marquis | September 30, 2019
NEW YORK – (Sept. 26, 2019) – New York Marriott Marquis, in the heart of Times Square and Broadway’s bustling theater district, is proud to introduce Nigel Boschetti as executive chef. The award-winning chef now directs all culinary operations for the roughly 1.8 million-square-foot hotel, which includes overseeing the sous chefs at each of the property’s four dining outlets; bringing to life signature, flavorful dishes; handling all aspects of food and beverage for groups and events; and ensuring a high-quality service for which New York Marriott Marquis is known. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chef Boschetti to the New York Marri...
The Best Western Aku Tiki Inn Appoints Kellie Gustin as New Director of Sales
Best Western Aku Tiki Inn | September 27, 2019
Daytona Beach, FL, September 27, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Best Western Aku Tiki Inn is pleased to announce their new director of sales, Kellie Gustin. Ms. Gustin brings her experience and expertise to the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn. Her background includes a variety of roles at the Halifax Plantation Golf Club, the Daytona Beach Hilton, the Daytona Beach Resort and Conference Center and the Plaza Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida. During her 8-year tenure at the Plaza Resort and Spa, her developmental growth and past experience prospered into multiple leadership roles including Lead Banquet Supervisor, Convention Services Manager, and Grou...
InterContinental New York Times Square Names Gul Turkmenoglu New General Manager
InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts | September 26, 2019
New York (September 26, 2019) – InterContinental® New York Times Square is pleased to announce the appointment of hospitality veteran Gul Turkmenoglu to the role of General Manager. Turkmenoglu comes to InterContinental® New York Times Square with nearly 30 years of hospitality experience having spent the last 20 years in leadership roles. In her new role, Turkmenoglu will be managing all aspects of the hotel and its day-to-day operations including 603 guestrooms and four luxury suites as well as more than 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Turkmenoglu has hospitality in her blood, having watched her father serve as the Gen...
Joseph Dunbar Appointed as Executive Chef of Melrose Georgetown Hotel
September 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2019) – As a notable, boutique, D.C. hotel that defines distinct service and creative culinary in a sleek ambiance, Melrose Georgetown Hotel proudly announces Joseph Dun-bar as executive chef. Overseeing Jardenea, the hotel’s signature restaurant, the culinary program for social catering and group events as well as in-room dining, Dunbar will continue to build the program to reflect fresh, regional ingredients and seasonal flavors. “We are thrilled to have Chef Dunbar join our team at Melrose Georgetown Hotel,” said Jale Hashimi, general manager of Melrose Georgetown Hotel. “He is a natural leader and ...
