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On the Move – June 2014

Matthew Stephens
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Recent Appointments/Promotions Worldwide – June 2014

Asia

Name Property Position Location
Abhijit Ghosh Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Resort Manager Vietnam
Adeline Sang Lushan Resort (Dorsett) General Manager China
Albert Cheong Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa Group General Manager Malaysia
Amarinder Sadana DoubleTree by Hilton Director of Business Development Malaysia
Amit Pathania Alila Diwa Goa Executive Chef India
Angela Brown Park Society Sofitel, Bangkok Chef De Cuisine Thailand
Anthony Quin Movenpick Hanoi General Manager Vietnam
Armand Chaudhary Sunland Hotels and Coco Collection Chief Operating Officer Maldives
Atul Lall Claridges New Delhi Vice President of Operations, General Manager India
Brian Marcus Tokyo American Club Assistant General Manager Business Operations Japan
Budi Artana Wanda Reign Wuhan General Manager Thailand
Carl Sladen Caravelle Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing Vietnam
Carlos Wong Dorsett Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong Director of Sales and Marketing China
Christoph Schmidinger Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong General Manager China
Colin Yeoh Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa Resident Manager Malaysia
Combes Edouard Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong Restaurant Manager Hong Kong
De Resseguier Charles Pullman Saigon Centre – ACCOR Director of Operations Vietnam
Denise Matthijsse Cheval Blanc Randheli Director of Food and Beverage Maldives
Devraj Singh The Gateway Hotel, Jodhpur General Manager India
Dexter Chia Regent Hotels & Resorts Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific
Dhiren Pereira Oberoi Mauritius General Manager Mauritius
Duncan Gray Marina Mandarin Hotel Resident Manager Singapore
Eddie Kwan Marina Mandarin Director of Finance and Business Support Singapore
Eric Pellen Four Seasons Hotel, Jakarta Executive Chef Indonesia
Etienne de Villiers Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Director of Public Relations Thailand
Francis Park Grand Hyatt Singapore Sales Manager Singapore
Freddie Coleman Hilton Johor Director of Operations Malaysia
Gary Reed Moevenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket Director of Revenue Thailand
George Edward Wahalatanri ST Regis Chengdu Chief Butler China
Guido Farina Shanti Maurice General Manager Mauritius
Hakan Ozel Shangri-La, Tianjin General Manager China
Hemant Tenneti Courtyard Pune Chakan Hotel Manager India
Howard Leigh Anantara Hotel. Resorts & Spas, Bangkok Chief Financial Officer Thailand
Itthipon Meesawat Eastin Hotel Yama Phuket General Manager Thailand
Jean-Paul Martin Centara Hotels & Resorts Area General Manager Mauritius
Jeff Ross Swissotel Resort Phuket General Manager Thailand
Jo Leung Lanson Place, Hong Kong Chief Operating Officer China
Johan Eliasch Aman Group Chairman Singapore
John Westoby Eastin Hotel Yama Phuket General Manager Thailand
John Wong Lanson Place Hospitality Management, Shanghai Head of China Operations China
June Harrison Anantara Vacation Club Special Project Consultant Thailand
Luis Garcia Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort Director of Food and Beverage Thailand
Marco Tiraferri Shangri-La Makati, Manila Executive Assistant Manager – Food and Beverage Philippines
May Pendraat Rosewood Hotel Group Vice President of Sales and Marketing Asia
Melanie Smith Anantara Vacation Club Club Operations Thailand
Mete Atakuman Jumeirah Group, Guangzhou General Manager China
Nadine Rouget Novotel Bangkok Marketing and Communications Manager Thailand
Oliver Kreuzer Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Hotel Manager Japan
Oliver Weber MGM Macau Executive Chef China
Paul Vincent Benedict Brown Coco Prive Kuda Hithi Island General Manager Maldives
Peter Semone The PATA Foundation Chairman of the Board of Trustees Thailand
Poisson Louis Tauzia Hotel Management – HARRIS Hotel and Conventions Bekasi, Jakarta General Manager Indonesia
Sachin Malhotra Mercure Lavasa and Lavasa International Convention Centre Hotel Manager India
Shalabh Arora Ritz-Carlton Bangalore Director of Sales and Marketing India
Simon Song Four Seasons Beijing Executive Chef China
Sinan Yilmaz Kerry Hotel Beijing General Manager China
Srishti Khanna Dusit Devarana, New Delhi Marketing Manager India
Sven Fitjer Laguna Hotel Manager Indonesia
Taro Tan Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa Hotel Manager Malaysia
Thomas Maier Grand Nikko Bali Director of Food & Beverage Indonesia
Walter Hess Chedi Club Jimbaran Bali General Manager Indonesia
Weinstein Antoine HARRIS Hotel Puncak, West Java General Manager Indonesia
Yngvar Stray Harbour Grand Kowloon General Manager Hong Kong
Alan Yu Wanda Realm Wuhan General Manager China
Dean Schreiber Oakwood Asia Pacific Managing Director Singapore
Irena Reha Grand Nikko Bali Director of Sales and Marketing Indonesia
Philipp Graf von Hardenberg Thanyapura Phuket President, CEO Thailand
Sereena Supa The Patina, Capitol Singapore Director of Sales and Marketing Singapore
Simon Mahon The Lancaster Bangkok General Manager Thailand
Tamara Kobiolke Westin Siray Bay Resort and Spa, Phuket Director of Sales and Marketing Thailand
William Lum Furama RiverFront Executive Chef Singapore
William Pang Siam@Siam Design Hotels & Resorts Executive Director and Group General Manager Thailand

Middle East/Africa/Europe

Name Property Position Location
Alain Kallas Jumeirah Group Vice President of Development – Design Dubai
Angela Christodoulopoulou Ramada Plaza Jumeirah Beach Residence and Ramada Sharjah Director of Sales and Marketing Dubai
Anthony Tyler Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh General Manager Saudi Arabia
Carsten Menz Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel Hotel Manager Egypt
Chadi J Nicolas Hala Arjaan By Rotana General Manager Abu Dhabi
Charis Michael Hilton Cyprus Hotel Manager Egypt
Christophe Chabaud Four Seasons Hotel – Bosphorus, Istanbul Hotel Manager Turkey
Christophe Mousset Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel General Manager Azerbaijan
Deepak Dahiya The Ajman Palace Hotel & Resort Director of Sales and Marketing United Arab Emirates
Duarte Correia Nira Yana Hotel, Pemba Island General Manager Zanzibar
Erik Huyer Corp Executive Hotel General Manager Jordan
Ferghal Purcell The Ajman Palace Hotel & Resort General Manager United Arab Emirates
Hakan Petek Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa General Manager Kuwait
Hani Abu Lafi The Four Seasons, Amman Director of Sales and Marketing Jordan
Lisa Bovio Aman Group Senior Vice President – International Sales & Marketing Jordan
Liz Regan Hospitality Management Holdings Director HR & Training Dubai
Maha Ali Maisari Jumeirah Group Vice President, Corporate Strategy Dubai
Mali Carow Four Seasons Hotel, Amman Director of Food and Beverage Jordan
Mark Carnazzola Nobu Hotel Riyadh General Manager Saudi Arabia
Oussama Chalak Grand Millennium Dubai Hotel Resident Manager Dubai
Philip Bryson Marriott International Senior Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Dubai
Samir Baidas Marriott International Chief Development Officer – MEA Dubai
Suraj Dubey Movenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea, Amman Director of Spa & Wellness Jordan
Surget Marion Jumeirah Zabeel Saray / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts Assistant Marketing Manager Dubai
Tamer Refaat Four Seasons Hotel, Sharm el Sheikh Director of Sales and Marketing Egypt
Vallee Emmanuel FRHI (Fairmont Raffles Hotels International) Regional Director Sales & Marketing (Africa, Middle East and India) Dubai
Wayne Kafcsak Fregate Island Private Managing Director Seychelles
Name Property Position Location
Alessandro Maurizio Cabella Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts General Manager Italy
Andrew Thresh Macdonald Hotels and Resorts General Manager United Kingdom
Anthony Davies De Vere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts Food and Beverage Director United Kingdom
Bjorn Spaude Castell Son Claret, Mallorca General Manager Spain
Christian Fomm St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort Hotel Manager Spain
Damian Goom Malmaison Birmingham General Manager United Kingdom
Davide Bisetto Hotel Cipriani Executive Chef Venice
Diogo Roquette Four Seasons Hotel, Ritz Lisbon Director of Food and Beverage Portugal
Duarte Bon de Sousa Chateau Saint-Martin & Spa General Manager France
Eric De Neef Rezidor Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer Belgium
Francesco Galletti London Marriott Hotel County Hall Director of Food and Beverage United Kingdom
James Wharton Grosvenor House Director of Sales and Marketing United Kingdom
Jan Peter van der Ree Park Hyatt Zurich General Manager Germany
Juan Asin Melia Hotels General Manager United Kingdom
Laurent Garrido Clinique La Prairie, Montreux General Manager Switzerland
Marc Denton Amanzoe General Manager Greece
Marco Novella Grace Hotels Chief Operating Officer Europe
Martino Acampora J.K. Place Capri General Manager Italy
Nora Foreman Hilton London Metropole Director of Business Development United Kingdom
Pablo Flores Westin Palace, Madrid General Manager Spain
Robert Prendergast Waldorf Hilton Executive Chef United Kingdom
Sarah Baptiste Landmark Hotel London Director of Sales and Marketing United Kingdom
Serge Ethuin La Royal Monceau Raffles Paris General Manager France
Serge Gouloumes Domaine des Etangs Chateau & Spa Executive Chef, Director of Food and Beverage France

Australia/The Pacific

Name Property Position Location
Colette Simon Eureka Hotels Business Development Manager – Wholesale and Leisure Australia
David Tonkin Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Melbourne Regional Director Hotel & Resort Operations Australia
David Udell Hyatt Hotels Group President Asia Pacific
Erik Stuebe InterContinental Fiji General Manager Fiji
Grace Lassig DAYDREAM Island Resort and Spa Director of Sales Australia
Hudson Mitchell InterContinental Fiji Director of Sales Fiji
James Kaplan Minor Hotel Group Senior Vice President Development Asia Pacific
John Gerrard Outrigger Enterprises Group Area General Manager Australia
Kel Constantine Palazzo Versace Marketing Manager Australia
Marc von Arnim Park Hyatt Sydney General Manager Australia
Matthew Tripolone InterContinental Hotels Group Head of Development, Australasia Asia Pacific
Michael Cottan Shangri-La Sydney General Manager Australia
Nick Honeyman Sofitel Auckland, Viaduct Harbour Executive Chef New Zealand
Renay Logan Palazzo Versace Director of Sales – MICE Australia
Thomas Hagemann Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Vice President, Future Openings and Special Projects Asia Pacific

Americas

Name Property Position Location
Abe Berry MGM Grand Las Vegas Director of Food and Beverage USA
Adam Hayes Barnsley Resort, Georgia Executive Chef USA
Alex Lugo Westin Jekyll Island General Manager USA
Alison Cumberland Auberge Resorts Chief Development Officer USA
Alonso Barragan Hotel Matilda Operations Manager Mexico
Ami Grilly MGM Hakkasan Hospitality, New York Director of Operations USA
Amy Esnault El Encanto, Santa Barbara Sales Executive USA
Amy Olthoff Park Hyatt New York Spa Director USA
Anna Gaffney Verb Hotel, Boston General Manager USA
Anne-Juliette Maurice Hotel Plaza Athenee, New York General Manager USA
Arielle Feinberg Heavenly Spa – Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Spa Director USA
Balendra Nagesvaran Sofitel General Manager, VP of Hotel Operations – North America USA
Bernard Sarme Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort General Manager Trinidad and Tobago
Billy Alberigi Bardessono, Napa Valley Director of Operations USA
Bob Edwards Gilchrist Club General Manager USA
Brad Randall Turnberry Isle, Miami Director of Food and Beverage USA
Brett Montgomery Detroit Marriott – Renaissance Center Executive Chef USA
Brian Dandro Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston Director of Food and Beverage USA
Brian Gipson Mandarin Oriental San Francisco Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Brian Lee AAA Five Diamond-Rated Hotel Executive Chef USA
Bruno Roulleux Ocean House, Rhode Island Director of Food and Beverage USA
Carlo De Leon Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Palm Springs Director of Food and Beverage USA
Carolina Voullieme Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Caroline Dyal SLS South Beach Hotel Manager USA
Cathy Matthews-Kane Country Club of ColoradoCheyenne Mountain Resort Club General Manager USA
Charles Masson Baccarat Hotel and Residences New York Director of Restaurants and Bars USA
Christopher Levine Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort Spa and Marina, Virginia Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Claude Brock Auberge Resorts Chief Financial Officer USA
Craig Forbus Craig Forbus – Jamaica Bay Inn, Marina del Rey General Manager USA
Cyrille Pannier Four Seasons Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Executive Chef USA
Daniel Amato Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner General Manager USA
Danny Cooper St Regis New York Director of Food and Beverage USA
Dara Lum Halekulani Corporation, Hawaii Communications Director USA
Darren Pound Loews Coronado Beach Resort Director of Food and Beverage USA
Darryll Adams Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia General Manager USA
David Kirken La Costa Resort and Spa Managing Director USA
David Wolfgram Daphne’s Greek Cafe President, Chief Executive Officer USA
Deborah Zaharychuk Time Warner Cable, San Diego Human Resources Manager USA
Donald Cook Hilton Shreveport General Manager USA
Emmanuel Tirado Viceroy Riviera Maya Food and Beverage Manager Mexico
Eric Chopin Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Executive Chef USA
Ernesto Gonzalez El Encanto Director of Rooms USA
Ezra Duker Mainland Inn, Philadelphia Executive Chef USA
Felipe Espinoza Grace Hotels. New York Head of Americas USA
Franco Diaz Le Meridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center Executive Chef USA
Frederick Kleisner Sage Hospitality Area Managing Director USA
Gabriel Sorgi Starr Restaurants Catering Group, New York Regional Director USA
Gatlynn Hicks Sheraton Steamboat Resort Director of Rooms USA
Gilles Arzur Four Seasons Dubai Executive Chef USA
Gino Caliendo Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront General Manager USA
Heather Jacobs Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Senior Vice President, International and Corporate Human Resources USA
Hermann Elger St Regis New York General Manager USA
Ivan Bauza Setai Miami Beach Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Jackie Nixon Gansevoort Hotel Group Corporate Director of Human Resources USA
Jason Niederkorn Hotel Jerome, Aspen Chef de Cuisine USA
Jason Prendergast Loews Santa Monica Executive Chef USA
Jenna Spittler L’Auberge Del Mar Leisure Sales Manager USA
Jennifer Guevara Rosewood, Baha Mar Director of Leisure Sales Bahamas
Jennifer Long Langham, San Francisco Western Region Sales Manager USA
Jeremy Pacheco Society Cafe Encore Executive Chef USA
Joanne Kolata Associated Luxury Hotels International Regional Vice President of Sales USA
Joerg Rotenberg Elite Island Resorts Vice President Operations Barbados
John Cordeaux Fairmont Chicago Executive Chef USA
John Dexter Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Bruno Roulleux Director of Food and Beverage USA
John Green Pyramid Hotel Group, New York Senior Vice President USA
Jon Gersonde Turnberry Isle Miami Managing Director USA
Joseph Fisher Marco Beach Ocean Front Resort, Florida General Manager USA
Joseph Schuetz Sheraton Steamboat Resort Director of Food and Beverage USA
Josh Lesnick Wyndham Hotel Group, New Jersey Chief Marketing Officer USA
Kalyana Krishnamoorthy Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles Assistant Director of Food and Beverage USA
Kasia Bronisz Carmel Valley Ranch Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Katarina Mezeiova Westin Verasa Napa Director of Finance USA
Kelly Canizaro Surrey New York Director of Rooms USA
Kerry Dyer Mandarin Oriental Atlanta Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Kevin Karau Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark, Wisconsin General Manager USA
Kimberly Wilson Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami General Manager USA
Kris Kaminsky Four Seasons Hotel, Denver Hotel Manager USA
Laurent Ertle Giada – Cromwell, Las Vegas General Manager USA
Loews Coronado Bay Resort Nicolas Bour Executive Chef USA
Mario Cabezas Club 96, Villas Del Mar, Los Cabos General Manager USA
Mark Juliano Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem President USA
Martha Poulter Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer USA
Matt Boris Wyndham Grand Jupiter, Harbourside Place Florida General Manager USA
Matthew Stuhl Flipside Hospitality Director of Operations USA
Meredith Voller Edgewater Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Michael Hennessy Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC Director of Sales USA
Monica Derchi W New York Times Square Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Nathan Wood The Westin Columbus, Ohio Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Olivier Belliard St. Regis San Francisco Executive Chef USA
Paolo Novello Park Hyatt New York Restaurant General Manager USA
Patrick Berwald Loews Hollywood Director of Food and Beverage USA
Paul Ruiz Summit Hotel Properties Interim Chief Financial Officer USA
Paulo Pena Wyndham Hotel Group Senior Vice President, Managing Director – Latin America USA
Pieter Teune Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas Director of Food and Beverage USA
Ramon Avila-Perez W Retreat & Spa Vieques Director of Engineering USA
Randy Pierce Remede Spa Spa Director USA
Ray Messina Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Robert Jenny Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas Director of Food and Beverage USA
Robert Megargle W San Francisco Director of Operations USA
Rodrigo Ibanez Terranea Resort Director of Rooms USA
Ronen Nissenbaum Waldorf-Astoria Managing Director USA
Scott Hamilton Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hawaii Director of Food and Beverage USA
Sean Massey Morimoto Napa, California Executive Chef USA
Seema Parthasarathy Terlato Wines, New York Market Development Manager USA
Shane Mcweeny Beverly Hills Hotel Director of Rooms USA
Stacy Manzo Aqua Kaua’i Beach Resort, Honolulu Director of Sales USA
Stephanie Happ Playa Largo Resort & Spa, Key Largo Director of Sales USA
Stephen Bilby Hotel Valencia Riverwalk Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Stephen Nass Loews Boston Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing USA
Steve Martin Marcus Hotels & Resorts Vice President of Human Resources USA
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