The Duke Hotel Newport BeachÊhas appointed General Manager Brian Keys, Director of Sales & Marketing Lynne Difrancesco and Director of Revenue Management Michelle Norville as its new executive leadership team.
Jitendra Varshney joins Six Senses as new Laamu Spa Director
Resort operator Six Senses has named Dr Jitendra Varshney as the new Spa Director of its Laamu resort in the Maldives.
Emma Hebert named General Manager of Homewood Suites by Hilton Shreveport
She has previously served as a General Manager for brands including Wyndham and Marriott before arriving at Hilton.
Brett Stewart named SVP of Development and Capital Markets for Interstate
Prior to Interstate, Stewart was Vice President, Strategy and Capital Markets for DiamondRock Hospitality Company, supporting corporate strategy and corporate finance activities
Glenn Fogel named CEO of Priceline Group
Current Interim CEO and non-Executive Chairman of the Board Jeff Boyd, who served as the company’s CEO from 2002-2013, Chairman of the Board since 2013 and Interim CEO since April of 2016, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Allan Farwell Appointed General Manager of Hyatt Regency La Jolla
Farwell has more than 26 years working with Hyatt Hotels as general manager for various properties across the country
Thomas Winkelmann named CEO of Airberlin
Mr. Winkelmann will take over as CEO of Air Berlin PLC from 1 February, 2017, assuming full accountability for all group activities
Steffan Heerdt appointed Executive Chef at New York Grill, Park Hyatt Tokyo
Chef Steffan has been working in Park Hyatt hotels for 13 years, joining Park Hyatt Hamburg in 2003, before moving onto Park Hyatt Zurich in 2006, where he worked his way up to Chef de Cuisine at Parkhuus
Sunway Hotels & Resorts announces General Manager appointments in Phnom Penh and Penang
Robert Menzies is the new General Manager of Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Prakash Kumaran is now General Manager of Sunway Hotel Georgetown and Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya in Penang, Malaysia.
Kimpton Hotel Solamar expands sales team
Kimpton’s Hotel Solamar has announced it has promoted Laurel Thorp to Senior Sales Manager and retained Sarah Becker as Group Sales Manager.
