On the move – March 2015

[fullwidth backgroundcolor=” backgroundimage=” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=” video_mp4=” video_ogv=” video_preview_image=” overlay_color=” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=” borderstyle=” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=” id=”][fusion_text]Hospitality people move around! Keep track of your colleagues and friends through our listing of appointments and promotions, sorted by region.[/fusion_text][/fullwidth][fullwidth backgroundcolor=” backgroundimage=” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=” video_mp4=” video_ogv=” video_preview_image=” overlay_color=” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=” borderstyle=” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=” id=”][fusion_tabs design=”clean” layout=”horizontal” justified=”yes” backgroundcolor=” inactivecolor=” bordercolor=” class=” id=”][fusion_tab title=”Africa” icon=”]
Africa
Nicholas
Solomon
General Manager
Wilderness Collection North Island Seychelles
Nicolas
Vienne
Executive Chef
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita
Sandi
Macfie
Director, Hotel Performance Support
InterContinental Hotels Group Johannesburg
South Africa
Ashley
Smit
Front Office Manager
Hilton Durban
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Brazil
Ilan
Elkaim
Associate Director – Acquistions & Development
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Colombia
Luis
Argote
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Bogota
Florida
Gabe
Castrillon
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Miami
Mexico
David
Gauna
General Manager
CasMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
John
Volponi
General Manager
VieVage Los Cabos
Juan Pablo
Loza
Executive Chef
Rosewood Mayakoba in Riviera Maya
René Aguado
Martínez
Director of Sales & Marketing
Four Seasons Hotel México, D.F.
United States of America
Adam
Aron
Chief Executive Officer
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Allen
Ham
Guest Relations Manager
InterContinental San Francisco
Andy
Finn
Hotel Manager
Palmer House Hilton Chicago
Barry
Goldstein
Chief Digital & Distribution Officer
Wyndham Hotel Group Parsippany
Brooke
McDermott
Sales Manager
The Resort at The Mountain
Charlie
Lopez-Quintana
Executive Director of Resort Operations
Resort by Destination Hotels & Resorts Rancho Palos Verdes
David
Bernand
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC
Debra
Goetz
Senior Vice President – Corporate Marketing and Global Communications
Hyatt Hotels Corporation Chicago
Dirk
Burghartz
General Manager
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas
Donelle
Zunker
General Manager
Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway
Erland
Odd
Vice Presdient of eCommerce and Digital Strategy
Castle Resorts & Hotels Honolulu
Frances
Gonzalez
Vice President of Operations
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Miami
Greg
O’Stean
Chief Development Officer
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Jennifer
Newmark
Director of Catering
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverley Hills
Jon
McFarland
General Manager
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix Arizona
Kim
Hollfelder
Director of Sales
Residence Inn Hartford Downtown
Kristen
Jordan-Wood
Vice Presdient of Sales & Marketing
HRI Lodging
Lea
Rodriguesz
Director of Sales & Marketing
Hotel Lincoln (Joie de Vivre) Chicago
Mario
 Busquets
Director of Sales
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants New York
Melissa
Ratkovits
Spa Director of Evangeline
The Epicurean Hotel Tampa
Michael
Quan
Area Director of Information Technology
InterContinental San Francisco
Michael
Swasey
Area Vice President
Marcus Hotels & Resorts Wisconsin
Patrick
Cornelissen
General Manager
Hawthorne Hotel Salem
Paul
Toner
General Manager
JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square
Phing
Thong
Director of Finance
InterContinental San Francisco
Richard E.
Constable, III
Senior Vice presdient of Government Relations and Commercial Contracts
Wyndham Hotel Group New Jersey
Sandra Cordova
Micek
Senior Vice President – Global Brands
Hyatt Hotels Corporation Chicago
Shermaine
Rodrigues
Guest Experience Manager
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Tony
Dixon
Director of Events
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC
Tony
Martindale
Executive Chef
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach
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China
Kent
Zhu
Executive Vice President
Wanda Hotels & Resorts Beijing
Sky
Duan
Hotel Manager
Swiss International Hotel Nanchang
Torsten Van
Dullemen
General Manager
Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
India
Jens Peter
Corder
General Manager
Shangri-La Hotel Bengaluru
Kurt
 Straub
Vice President of Operations
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Patrick
Lefranc
Director of Food and Beverage
Shangri-La Hotel Bengaluru
Rajesh
Ramdas
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Ludhiana
Roger
Wright
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Gurgaon
Indonesia
Clive
Edwards
General Manager
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali
Pasquo
King
Executive Chef
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
Uday
Rao
General Manager
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
Saudi Arabia
Moataz El
Tabei
Director of Sales & Marketing
Makkah Marriott Hotel
Singapore
Doris
Goh
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Alila Hotels & Resorts Singapore
Marco De
Vincentis
Chef De Cuisine
Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
Maria
Kormentza
Director of Learning & Talent Development
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Patrick
Pahlke
Vice President of Sales
Alila Hotels & Resorts Singapore
Rajeev
Menon
COO for South East Asia & Pacific
Marriott International Inc.
Thailand
David
Davis
Vice President of Call Centres
Anantara Vacation Club Bangkok
Manuel
Garcia
Vice President of Sales
Anantara Vacation Club Bangkok
Scott
Bender
Director of Owner Enhancement and Special Projects
Anantara Vacation Club Bangkok
Stanley
Chang
Director of Food and Beverage
Six Senses Samui
Valerie Marina
Barios
Director of Loyalty and Communications
Accor Hotels
Viranat
Silananda
General Manager
Chaophya Park Hotel Bangkok
Hong Kong
Matthew
Faull
Senior Vice President – Information Technology and E-commerce
Swiss-Bellhotel International Limited Wanchai
Japan
Lionel
Kurtz
Food & Beverage Director
Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk
Neil
Mclnnes
General Manager
Hilton Tokyo Bay
Malaysia
Andreas
Senn
Executive Assistant Manager (EAM)
Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
Phillipines
Amit
Oberoi
General Manager
Shangri-La Manila
Cristina
Ong-Cruz
Director of Sales & Marketing
Makati Shangri-La Manila
Ester
Marcaida
General Manager
Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa
Sinapore
Charlie
Dang
Regional Vice President Southeast Asia
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Singpore
Michael
Ong
Vice President, Growth & Development
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Rex
Loh
Area Direcotr od Sales & Marketing
InterContinental Singapore
Vietnam
Laurent
Driole
Food & Beverage Director
The Reverie Saigon Hotel
Guam
Christina
Judicpa
Revenue Manager
Outrigger Guam Beach Resort Tamuning
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France
Christophe
Moret
Executive Chef
Shangri-La Paris
Laura Ben
Ibgui
Head of Development
Paris Inn
Switzerland
Jean-Yves
Blatt
General Manager
The Chedi Andermatt
United Kingdom
Barry
Dawson
Vice President Hotel Finance
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Emma
Stevenson
Director of MICE Sales
HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts London
Justin
Ely
Director of Sales
La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf-Astoria Resort
Nick
Hughes
General Manager
Park Inn by Radisson Northampton
Europe
Christophe
Moret
Executive Chef
Shangri-La Paris
Mete
Atakuman
General Manager
Jumeirah Bodrum Palace Hotel Turkey
Spain
Greg
Liddell
General Manager
Mandarin Oriental Barcelona
Mexcio
Thierry
Guillot
Area Vice President/General Manager
Hyatt Regency Mexico City
Austria
Jean-Paul
Dantil
General Manager
Ritz Carlton Vienna
Turkey
Mete
Atakuman
General Manager
Jumeirah Bodrum Palace Hotel Turkey
Pogda
Demircan
Vice President Hotel Development
Marriott International Istanbul
Poland
Janusz
Mitulski
Director, International Hotel Development, Central & Eastern Europe and Baltic Countries
Marriott International Warsaw
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Australia
Benjamin
Nesbitt
General Manager
Fraser Suites Sydney
Danesh
Bamji
General Manager
Pullman Hyde Park Sydney
Daniel
Russell
General Manager
Mantra Wings on the Gold Coast
Hayden
Hughes
General Manager/Area Manager
Accor’s Darling harbour Hotels
Rodney
Mcglew
General Manager
Mantra Bunbury Hotel
Ruwan
Peiris
Regional General Manager
InterContinental Sydney
Tammy
Marshall
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
TFE Hotels (Toga Far East Hotels)
Thomas
Berstad
General Manager
Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart
The Pacific
Ashley
Hansen
Regional Director of Sales & Marketing and Starwood Sales Organisation, Pacific
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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Saudi Arabia
Aiman
Roujouleh
Regional Director of Sales
Mandarin Oriental Riyadh
Fadi
Mheisen
General Manager
Park Inn by Radisson Dammam
United Arab Emirates
Alexander
Schneider
General Manager
Rixos Palm Jumeirah Hotel and Resort
Christian
Palacin
General Manager
City Seasons Hotel Dubai
Elodie
Patel
Marketing Manager
Zaya Nurai Island Resort Abu Dubai
Michael
Kuhn
Hotel Manager
Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Apartments Dubai
Natalie
Cockayne
Hotel Manager
Zaya Nurai Island Resort Abu Dubai
Neena
Sharma
Assistant Director of Sales
Emirates Grand Hotel Dubai
Sid
 Sattanathan
General Manager
Coral Dubai Deira Hotel
Urs
Solenthaler
General Manager
Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi
Jordan
Vincent
Hoogewijs
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Amman
Kuwait
Ahmed El
Meligui
Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing
Marriott International Inc.
Bassem Al
Hajj
Director of Sales & Marketing
 Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Al Bida’a
[/fusion_tab][/fusion_tabs][/fullwidth][fullwidth backgroundcolor=” backgroundimage=” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=” video_mp4=” video_ogv=” video_preview_image=” overlay_color=” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=” borderstyle=” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=” id=”][fusion_text]We invite all hotel companies to forward details of their key executive movements and appointments for inclusion in our monthly reports. Please forward all details to: spectrum@spectrum-international.com Contact details: http://www.spectrum-international.com Email: spectrum@spectrum-international.com Tel: +61 2 9964 9455   Fax: +61 2 9964 9602[/fusion_text][/fullwidth]
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