Martin Schnider has been named General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Doha and Jill Goh takes overs as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau.
Chad R. Olson named General Manager for Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa
Chad Olson was previously General Manager for Villa Florence, a luxury property in San Francisco, California.
Waldorf Astoria New York names Markus Tschuschnig Restaurant General Manager of La Chine
Tschuschnig most recently served as the operations and beverage director of Kappo Masa & Masa, opening the second location in New York City’s Upper East Side.
Mark Pardue new Area Vice President Luxury and Lifestyle Brands and General Manager of Park Hyatt New York
Pardue has a 27-year career with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, holding leadership positions in 10 premier Hyatt properties across nine cities, including the Stanhope Hotel.
Bart Carnahan appointed Executive Vice President, Global Business Development at Four Seasons
Carnahan joins Four Seasons from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide where he spent the last eight years as Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Development, EAME for all of Starwood’s ten brands.
Hector de Galard appointed Managing Director of Leeu Collection
De Galard has opened seven luxury resorts around the world, from Mauritius to Mexico and Morocco, working with brands such as Amanresorts, CampbellGray Hotels and the One&Only group.
Hyatt names Lara Migliassi as Vice President – Global Brands
Migliassi will lead the brand marketing for Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Hyatt Residence Club and Hyatt branded residences.
Hilton Durban appoints Cleanthis Govender as Executive Chef
In his former role as Executive Chef at Coastlands Musgrave Hotel, he was responsible for all food outlets, including banqueting and room service.
Erica Tomei appointed new Pastry Chef at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center
Erica Tomei will use honey from the hotel beehives and homegrown yeast for new recipes and will introduce house-made weddings cakes, a new patisserie and more.
Suzyana Sujod appointed Director of Sales at Silka Cheras Kuala Lumpur
Prior to her appointment at Silka Cheras, she served as the Director of Sales at Best Western Petaling Jaya.











