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.
Outrigger Enterprises Group announces three corporate management appointments
Craig Wienckowski has been named corporate director, revenue and pricing, asset management – Hawaii; Kazuhito “Kazu” Inakoshi assistant director, market development; and Trina Tory human resources division director.
Hilary Cross appointed Area GM of Dorsett Shepherds Bush and Dorsett City
Hilary Cross has been appointed Area GM of Dorsett Shepherds Bush and Dorsett City, Declan Murphy will be Area Director of Sales and Marketing of Dorsett Shepherds Bush and Dorsett City and Mark Heyburn will become Hotel Manager at Dorsett City.
Sterling Brown named Human Resources Director for Boston Park Plaza
Prior to his most recent role as a consultant, Brown worked with Sage Hospitality Group in Denver, as VP of People Resources and he has also worked in HR roles with with St. Giles Hotels in New York City, Morgans Hotel Group in New York City, and Personality Hotels in San Francisco.
David Child appointed General Manager of Bethesda Marriott
Most recently, Child returned to the Renaissance Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle where he set profit and revenue records as the General Manager.
Karen Di Fulgo promoted to Chief People Officer at Benchmark
Karen Di Fulgo was previously Benchmark’s senior vice president human resources, a position she was appointed to in 2015.











