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Featuring: January 2016.

THE AMERICAS

Ed Evans has joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, succeeding Christopher Hunsberger who is leaving the company after 34 years. Evans, a Cornell graduate, was most recently overseeing Hospitality and Managed Services at Gravitas.

Adam Aron has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of AMC Entertainment Holdings. Aron was most recently the Chief Executive Officer at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Thomas Mangas has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, taking over from Adam Aron. Mangas was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the group.

Alan Schnaid has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, taking over from Thomas Mangas. Schnaid was most recently serving Starwood as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.

Robyn Arnell takes over the Corporate Controller position at Starwood Hotels & Resorts for Alan Schnaid. Arnell is currently the Vice President, Finance and Accounting Services for the group.

Leeny Oberg has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Marriott International taking over from Carl Berquist who is retiring. Oberg has been with the company for 16 years, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

Fred Kleisner, Jr. has been appointed Regional Vice President of Operations of the Premier & Lifestyle Division at Sage Hospitality. He was most recently serving the company as Area Managing Director and is the former General Manager at the Nines (a Sage property), the Empire Hotel and the Wyndham El San Juan Hotel & Casino.

Jeroen Quint has been appointed General Manager at the Hotel Irvine. Quint was previously with the Capella Hotel Group for six years, serving as General Manager of the Capella Marigot Bay Resort and Marina in Santa Lucia.

James Hughes has moved to the St. Regis Punta Mita as General Manager, replacing Carl Emberson. Hughes was most recently overseeing the W Santiago and is the former General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Santiago.

Kevin Kruse is now in Savannah as General Manager at the Mansion on Forsyth Park. For the past three years, he had been with the Trump Ocean Club & Casino Panama as Director of Operations.

Marie-Hélène Morowati has been appointed General Manager at V Palm Springs set to open in March 2016. She was most recently overseeing the Viceroy Palm Springs.

Scot Cotton has been appointed General Manager at the Marriott Marquis Houston. He has been with the company for over 30 years, most recently as General Manager of the Houston Airport Marriott.

Oliver Atkins has joined Palmasola in Punta Mita as General Manager, replacing Abigail Rivera who is returning to Hamak Hotels on the Riviera Maya, after five years at Palmasola. For the past four years, Atkins had been with the St. Regis Punta Mita, most recently as Director of Food and Beverage.

The Westin Fort Lauderdale has named Chris Alto General Manager. He is the former General Manager of the Embassy Suites Boston-Waltham and the Omni Richmond.

Scott Mason has been appointed General Manager of the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa slated to open mid-2016. He was most recently the General Manager at the Driskill in Austin. Mason is the former General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center and the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.

The Fort Lauderdale Marriott North has appointed John DePiro General Manager. DePiro was most recently the Area General Manager at Hilton Melbourne Beach & DoubleTree Suites Melbourne Beach Oceanfront in Florida.

Markus Laahanen has been named General Manager at the Zemi Beach House. He was most recently the General Manager at the Tropicalia Resort in the Dominican Republic.

The Radisson JFK Airport has named Steve Dennis General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager of the Hotel ICON Autograph Collection by Marriott in Houston.

Steve Fronterhouse has been promoted to General Manager at the Houstonian, taking over from Jim Mills. Fronterhouse was most recently serving as Hotel Manager after joining the property in 2005 as Director of Food and Beverage.

Gary Sims has been named Managing Director at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. Most recently, Sims served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Pyramid Hotel Group. He is the former Managing Director of La Quinta Resort & PGA West.

Brian Segrave has joined the W Punta Mita as pre-opening General Manager. He had previously overseen the W Guangzhou Hotel & Residences and the W Retreat Koh Samui.

Mehmet Bahtiyar has been appointed General Manager of the Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel. He most recently served as Director of Operations at the Westin Tysons Corner.

Michael Hooper has been appointed General Manager at the Hilton Miami Airport. He was most recently the Hotel Manager of the Hilton Chicago.

Xavier Moulin has been named General Manager at the soon-to-reopen CalNeva Resort in North Lake Tahoe. He was most recently with the SLS Lux at Baha Mar as General Manager. Moulin is the former General Manager of the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills and Director of Operations for the SBE Hotel Group.

Monte Hansen has been named Managing Director for the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. He is the former General Manager of Keswick Hall, the Royal Sonesta Houston and the Peabody Little Rock.

Gerry Rosés has been appointed General Manager at the Barton Hill Hotel & Spa. He was most recently the Rooms Division Director of the Sheraton at the Falls.

Dave Hoemann has been named Chief Concept Officer at Imprint Hospitality in Chicago, rejoining his former Sage Hospitality colleague, Alexandra Walterspiel. Hoemann was most recently with Giordano’s Famous Stuffed Pizza as Chief Operating Officer. For Sage, he had served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage Operations.

Patrick Fisher has been named Executive Director of Hotel Operations for the MGM National Harbor, slated to open this year. He was most recently the Director of Rooms at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. Fisher is the former Director of Housekeeping at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Little Rock has appointed David Hicks Director of Operations. He was most recently the Assistant General Manager/Director of Food and Beverage at the Embassy Suites Little Rock.

William Panaretos has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage and moved to the Four Seasons Houston. He was most recently with the Four Seasons Hong Kong as Assistant Food and Beverage Director.

Jim Mills has joined the F.E.E.D. TX Restaurant Group in Houston as Vice President Operations. He had previously been at the Houstonian for almost 20 years moving from Executive Chef to his most recent post as General Manager.

Jacob Musyt has been promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C. He joined the hotel in 2013 as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. He is the former Director of Food and Beverage at the Waldorf Astoria Park City.

Alison Bybee has been appointed Vice President of Food and Beverage Operations at the MGM National Harbor. She was most recently a Regional Vice President of Operations with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

Dushyant Singh has been appointed Director of Culinary Experiences at the Camby Hotel in Phoenix. He was most recently the Director of Food and Beverage and Executive Chef at the Westin Chicago River North and is the former Executive Sous Chef for the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa.

Al Ferrone has joined UCLA Hospitality & Dining Services as Vice President, taking over from Daryl Ansel. Ferrone was most recently with Interstate Hotels and Resorts as Regional Director of Operations, following a long career with Hilton Hotels.

Alexander Cauchon has been named Terminal Director for OTG Management. He is the former Vice President of Operations at BR Guest.

The Landings St. Lucia has appointed Eric Toles Director of Food and Beverage. Toles is the former Wine and Beverage Director at Caneel Bay and had served most recently in a similar role at Cotton House on Mustique.

Eric Bonnetain has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the SLS New York Park Avenue slated to open this summer. He had previously served as General Manager of Cipriani Wall Street before joining the SLS Lux At Baha Mar as Director of Food and Beverage.

Thomas Pierri is now in Palm Springs as Director of Food and Beverage at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa. He is the former Director of Operations at Sunriver Resort and the Silverado Resort and Spa.

Reagan Corbett has been named Director of Operations for the Patina Restaurant Group. She was most recently with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants as Regional Director of Restaurant Operations.

The Aparium Hotel Group has named Angela Kuzma Corporate Director Food and Beverage. She was most recently the Operations Partner at her own 5oz. Factory.

Gerard Forster has been appointed Senior Vice President-Chief Information Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality. He was most recently a founding partner and Vice President of Information Technology at Evolution Hospitality.

Teresa Wong Jerkens has moved to the Hollywood Roosevelt as Assistant Director of Human Resources. She was most recently in the same position at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has named Peter Nowlan Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, taking over from Susan Helstab who has retired. Nowlan most recently served as Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at Tim Hortons Inc. He is the former Chief Commercial Officer for Molson Coors Canada.

Hyatt Hotels has promoted Philippe Roux-Dessarps as Vice President of Global Brands. He has been with the company for more than 24 years with the past seven years as General Manager for the Park Hyatt Tokyo.

Cindy Gagle has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the UCLA Meyer & Renée Luskin Conference Center slated to open in August. Gagle is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for the Turtle Bay Resort and Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts overseeing the Kea Lani Resort Hotel and the Orchid.

Jasmin Howanietz has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing at the Waldorf Astoria New York. She was most recently serving as the Director of Sales.

Gordon Taylor has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Conrad Chicago opening in the spring. He had previously overseen sales and marketing for the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago and for the Hyatt Regency Austin.

Marina Braica has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago taking over from Gordon Taylor. For the past two years, Braica had been serving the hotel as Assistant Director of Sales.

Sakari Malinen will serve as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Zemi Beach House. Malinen is the former Director of Sales at the Four Seasons Punta Mita and the Four Seasons Mexico City.

Peter Zampaglione moves within Ritz-Carlton from Executive Chet at the Ritz-Carlton Puerto Rico to Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. His first job with Ritz-Carlton was as Sous Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay in 1994. He left the company briefly in 2008 to be the opening Executive hCef of the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona.

Franck Loquet has moved as Executive Chef to the Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. He had previously served in culinary posts with the Sofitel Washington, D.C. and the Groupe Alain Ducasse.

Ruben Garcia has been named Executive Chef for the Augusta National Golf Club. He was most recently serving as Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Denver. He is the former Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and Executive Sous Chef for the Ritz-Carlton South Beach.

Frédéric Bermond is now the Executive Chef of the Commons Hotel Minneapolis. For the past four years, he had served as Executive Chef at The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis.

Miguel Santiago has joined the new Hilton West Palm Beach as Executive Chef. He comes from the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. where he spent more than two years.

Riley Huddleston has been appointed Executive Chef and Beverage Director at LondonHouse Chicago, slated to open in the spring. Most recently, Huddleston was the opening Executive Chef for I|O at the Godfrey Hotel Chicago.

George Miliotes is opening a wine bar at Disney Springs tentatively called Wine Bar George. He was most recently serving as Director of Beverage and Hospitality for the Capital Grille and Seasons 52. He had previously served as General Manager/Founder at the California Grill for Disney.

Dragan Savin is the new General Manager for OCEAN2000 and O2K Lounge at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale. Savin was most recently at Via Verdi in Miami as Director of Operations.

Noni Hughes has been appointed Assistant General Manager at the Skamania Lodge in Washington. She had previously served as Director of Rooms for the resort.

Akihiro Nomura has been appointed Deputy General Manager at the Kitano New York. He was most recently with Halekulani as Overseas Reservations Manager.

Christian Rehmke has moved into the Director of Rooms position at the Four Seasons Punta Mita. He had joined the resort in 2012 as Director of Residences. He is the former Assistant Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Scottsdale.

Sarah McIntosh has joined the Hotel Bel-Air as Director of Rooms. She was most recently the Director of Front Office at the Fairmont Newport Beach.

Kervin Van Del Meijdenberg has moved to the Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver as Director of Rooms. He was most recently in the same position for the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto.

Eduardo Chavez has been named Director of Housekeeping for the Adolphus. He was most recently the Housekeeping Manager at the Fairmont Dallas.

Ross Senoran has been named Director of Housekeeping at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. He was previously in the same post for Commune Hotels + Resorts and the Ritz-Carlton Club Aspen Highlands.

The Montage Beverly Hills has appointed Amelia Winfrey as Spa Director. Previously, Winfrey was Spa and Retail Director at the Ritz-Carlton Denver. She is the former Spa and Recreation Director for the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel and Spa and Fitness Director of the New York Palace.

Jasmine Welsh has been named Spa Director at Zemi Beach House. She was formerly the Spa and Fitness Manager at Malliouhana, an Auberge Resort.

Tricia Sterling has been appointed Spa Director at SpaTerre at the Kona Kai Resort & Spa in San Diego. She was previously the Spa Director at Cal-a-Vie.

EUROPE

Raul Salcido has moved as General Manager of Hotel Arts Barcelona to take over from Rivero Delgado. Salcido was most recently overseeing the Ritz-Carlton Dubai.

Eric Pere has joined the Corinthia Hotel Prague as General Manager. He was most recently the General Manager for the Trump International Hotel and Tower Baku. Père had previously overseen the Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv and the Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg.

Mario Egger has been appointed General Manager of the Augustine in Prague. He was most recently the opening General Manager of the Sheraton Rostov-on-Don.

Patrick Jones has been appointed General Manager at Tewkesbury Park in Gloucestershire. He was most recently the General Manager at The Old Swan & Minster Mill.

The Ellenborough Park Hotel has appointed Oliver Williams General Manager. Williams was most recently at Lime Wood in Lyndhurst as Hotel Manager.

Javier Hierro has been appointed Executive Assistant Manager at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida in Spain. He is the former Food and Beverage Manager of the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel.

Roko Palmic has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the Regent Porto Montenegro. He had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Park Hyatt Vienna and the InterContinental Prague.

Daniel Clark and Amanda Ellis have been appointed as Regional Sales Managers at Gleneagles in Perthshire. Clark was most recently with Elite Hotels and Ellis comes from Hand Picked Hotels.

Julia Prodrick has been appointed Director of Group and Event Sales at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London. She was most recently the Events Sales Manager for Hyatt Regency London ­ The Churchill.

Robert Potter has been appointed Executive Chef at the Manor House in Castle Combe, taking over from Richard Davies who is leaving after more than eight years. Potter was most recently with Lucknam Park where he has led the team at the Michelin-starred The Park restaurant for the last three years. He is the former Head Chef at the Royal Oak Paley Street in Berkshire.

Jérôme Garcia has been appointed General Manager at M de Megève in France. He was most recently Assistant Restaurant Manager at Galvin La Chapelle in London.

Francisco De Lima has been appointed General Manager at the Rib Room Bar & Restaurant in the Jumeirah Carlton Tower London. He was most recently a Food and Beverage Manager at the Soho London.

Shudhanshu Kaushik has been appointed Food and Beverage Manager at the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London. He was most recently at the Royal Horseguards Hotel as Food and Beverage Operations Manager.

Cédric Waterkeyn is now in Gstaad as Rooms Division Manager at the Grand Hotel Park. He was most recently the Towers Manager for the Waldorf Astoria New York.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Rakesh Sarna has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Indian Hotels Company in Mumbai taking over from Raymond Bickson. Sarna had previously spent three decades with Hyatt Hotels, most recently as Group President ­ Americas.

John Blanco has joined Sojourn Destinations in Singapore as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. Blanco had previously been with Indochina Land Corp as Managing Director â€" Hospitality Division and General Manager at the Nam Hai.

Rivero Delgado has been named Market Vice President, South East Asia & India, for Ritz-Carlton, based in Singapore. Delgado was most recently the General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Arts Barcelona and is the former General Manager of the Hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella.

Marc Handl has joined the Aman Tokyo as General Manager. He was most recently overseeing the Ritz-Carlton Osaka. Handl is the former General Manager at the Ritz-Carlton Seoul and BC Hotel and Residences Beijing.

Manish Puri has been named General Manager of the Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain. He was most recently the General Manager for the Six Senses Yao Noi.

Sherona Shng has been named General Manager at the Eaton Hong Kong. She was most recently the Hotel Manager at the Langham Hong Kong.

Olivia Richli has joined Soneva Jani in the Maldives as General Manager. She was most recently serving as General Manager at the Aman Canal Grande Venice and is the former General Manager for Amangalla in Sri Lanka.

Stefan Kracke has been promoted to Area Manager North Queensland and General Manager at Peppers Beach Club & Spa in Australia, replacing Chris Northam. Kracke was most recently the General Manager at Peppers Blue on Blue in Magnetic Island.

Jeremy Nordkamp has been appointed General Manager at Peppers Docklands Melbourne. He is the former General Manager at Mantra on Edward Brisbane and Peppers Beach Club Port Douglas.

Kai Speth has been named General Manager at the Rèverie Saigon. For the past three years, he had been with the Grand Hyatt Taipei as General Manager after serving in the same position with the Sofitel Métropole in Hanoi.

Neil McDonald has been appointed Area Manager NSW and General Manager at Mantra 2 Bond Street in Sydney. He was most recently the Cluster Managing Director for Sheraton Hotels in Qingdao.

Giles Selves has been appointed General Manager at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Resort. Selves was most recently the General Manager for Keraton at the Plaza in Jakarta.

Lutz Mueller has been named General Manager at the Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort. He was most recently the General Manager for the Wanda Vista Resort Xishuangbanna and the former General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Kamala Beach.

Piyoros Naronglith has been appointed General Manager at the Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa in Phuket. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager of the W Retreat Koh Samui.

Helen Fox has been appointed General Manager at the One Eleven Bali. She is the former General Manager at the Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort, the Anantara Vacation Club Bali and The Chedi Club.

David Wilkie has been promoted to Hotel Manager at the Four Seasons Baku. He had joined the hotel in 2014 as Director Food and Beverage after serving as Hotel Manager of the InterContinental Shanghai.

Nicolas Kassab has been promoted to Hotel Manager and moved to the Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur. He was most recently the Executive Assistant Manager, Rooms, for the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo.

The InterContinental Hong Kong has appointed Alice Mafaity Resident Manager. For the past two years, she had been at the Jumeirah Himalayas in Shanghai as Hotel Manager.

Jeff Caminos has been promoted to Vice President of Operations at Aqua-Aston Hospitality in Honolulu. He was most recently serving the company as Director of Operations.

Cathy Mak has been promoted to Vice President of Finance at Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Mak has been with the company for over 20 years, most recently serving as Associate Vice President of Financial Reporting and Planning.

Matías Martínez has been named Director of Culinary for the Rosewood Beijing. He was most recently in the Bahamas as Executive Chef for the Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar. He had previously served in the top culinary spot for the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai, the Banyan Tree Macau and the Banyan Tree Mayakoba.

The Four Seasons Singapore has promoted Giovanni Speciale to the newly created position of Director of Food, Beverage and Culinary Operations. He was most recently serving the hotel as Executive Chef.

Melinda Madigan has been appointed General Manager ­ Marketing and Entertainment at the Star Sydney. She was most recently General Manager, Marketing and Membership, at the ANZ Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park.

Robin Harlow has been promoted to Vice President of Sales at Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Harlow has been with the company for over ten years, and was previously the Senior Director of Sales.

The Regent Singapore has named Jeff Crowe to succeed Anne Arrowsmith as Director of Marketing. Crowe has been with the company since 2006 most recently as Director of Sales and Marketing â€" China.

Samantha Spurgeon is back in Hawaii at the Andaz Maui as Director of Sales and Marketing. She was previously overseeing sales and marketing for the Westin Maui Resort & Spa / Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas before moving into her most recent position as Director of Sales and Marketing at the W South Beach.

Keith York has been appointed Vice President of Revenue and Distribution at Aqua-Aston Hospitality. York has been with the company for over six years, and was previously Senior Director of Revenue and Distribution.

Yvonne Sai Choo Lim has been appointed Director of Revenue Management at Regent Hotels & Resorts in Taipei. Lim was most recently with GHM Hotels as Corporate Director of Revenue Management.

Hector Soule has been promoted to Director of Rooms at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo. He joined the hotel last year as Assistant Rooms Executive.

Kaipo Henrikson has returned to Hawaii to take on the role of Director of Housekeeping for the Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach. Henrikson had previously served in the same position at the Ritz-Carlton Club & Residences, Kapalua Bay before moving into the position of Director of Housekeeping for the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Philippe Zuber has been named President and Chief Operating Officer for One&Only Resorts. He is the former General Manager at the Hyatt Paris Madeleine and the Park Hyatt Seoul. He was most recently with Emaar Hospitality as Chief Operating Officer.

Erik Huyer has been appointed General Manager of the Avari Towers Hotel in Karachi. He is the former General Manager of the Corp Amman Hotel and had previously spent seven years with Rosewood Hotels in Riyadh.

Najib Ghosheh has been appointed General Manager at the Radisson Blu Resort Jizan in Saudi Arabia. He is the former General Manager of InterContinental Bethlehem, Jacir Palace and the Holiday Inn Sharjah.

Mohammed Yassine has been appointed General Manager at the Radisson Blu Hotel Muscat. He was most recently overseeing the Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Downtown.

James Carter has joined the Four Seasons Abu Dhabi as Director of Residences. He was most recently the Assistant Director of Residences at the Four Seasons Nevis.

The Four Seasons Marrakech has named Souheil Kebdani Director of Food and Beverage. He had previously served in food and beverage posts with the Four Seasons Doha before taking on his most recent role as Director of Food and Beverage of the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech.

The Four Seasons Ryiadh has promoted Ahmed Fawzy to Executive Chef. He was most recently serving the hotel as Executive Sous Chef. He had previously served in culinary roles with the Four Seasons Cairo at The First Residence and the Four Seasons Doha.

Andreas Mensch has been appointed Executive Chef at the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach. He is the former Executive Chef at the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel.

Shannon Schwier has been named Director of Rooms at the Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach. She was most recently the Director of Housekeeping at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

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