Beginning his career in his hometown Hamburg, Germany, his journey with brands such as Four Seasons, Raffles and The Ritz-Carlton has taken him around the world from Los Angeles to the Maldives, Singapore, London, Osaka, Toronto and to New York City. Germer was most recently the General Manager of the New York EDITION.
Raffles Udaipur announces the appointment of leadership roles
Raffles Udaipur has announced the appointment of two senior leadership roles Ramnik Choudhary as Director of Sales & Marketing and Abhishek Anand as Director of Talent & Culture.
New leadership in Skål International to act on pandemic and industry challenges
Skål International membership elected Burcin Turkkan, the senior VP of 2021, as the new Skål International World President. Burcin Turkkan is the first female executive elected on the Skål International Executive Board representing the USA. She is also the youngest female World President Skål International has ever elected since 1934.
Susan Dampier named General Manager of The Aspen Mountain Residences
Drawing upon more than 15 years of hospitality experience in Aspen, Dampier will oversee all operations of the newly rebranded luxury property, located in the center of Aspen’s “front row.”
Highgate Hawaii announces sales team promotions
Courtney Conching has been named director of sales at ‘Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach and area director of group sales for Highgate Hawaii, and Shauna Nakamura has been appointed area director of leisure and transient sales for Highgate Hawaii.
Mission Pacific Hotel and The Seabird Resort announce four new hires to the marketing and culinary teams
Ben Fairchild has been named the Area Director of Sales & Marketing, Alison Norwood as Marketing Manager, Mina Dipalma as General Manager of Valle, and Wayne Boyington as Banquet Chef.
Nigel Fisher named new GM at Banyan Tree Krabi
Fisher has37 years’ experience in luxury hotel management across Asia and Australia, having joined Banyan Tree in 2015.
Jen Stilwell appointed Vice President of Marketing at auroHOTELS
Stilwell comes to auroHOTELS from VisitGreenvilleSC (VGSC), the official destination marketing organization for the City of Greenville, SC.
Eugenio Pirri appointed Dorchester Collection chief culture and operations executive
Based in Dorchester Collection’s corporate London office, Pirri will report directly to chief executive officer, Christopher Cowdray.
Horwath HTL appoints Todd Wynne-Parry Managing Director
Wynne-Parry has joined the group as Managing Director to run the outdoor advisory service practice in North America and will establish the company’s newest office in Oregon.











