A 1981 graduate of SHA, Mandelbaum is the director of research information services for CBRE Hotels Americas Research.
Susan Terry named VP of Culinary and Food & Beverage Operations at Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Ms. Terry served as vice president of culinary operations for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, overseeing culinary as well as food and beverage operations for the Americas region.
Key execs named to open Loews Sapphire Falls Resort
The new hotel will operate as a complex with the adjoining Loews Royal Pacific Resort and will offer a combined 2,000 rooms and suites and nearly 250,000 square feet of meeting space.
Carilis Felipe named Director of Weddings North America for All Inclusive Collection
As Director of Weddings North America, Felipe leads a team of wedding sales professionals, as well as oversees sales and planning for all U.S. and Canadian wedding customers for the company.
Ousmane Diop named General Manager of Nashville’s Hotel Preston
Diop was most recently hotel manager at the Roosevelt Hotel, a role he was promoted to following the property’s acquisition by Provenance Hotels.
Kathy Heneghan promoted to Hotel Manager at the Hilton Chicago
Most recently, Heneghan served as the hotel’s director of catering and events, director of events and executive assistant manager.
Remy Merckx appointed Vice President Marketing EMEA for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Rémy joined Carlson Rezidor in July 2013 and served as the Senior Director e-Business Development and became Vice President Digital Marketing in February 2014.
Richard Alexander appointed General Manager at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Richard Alexander returns to Jumeirah and Dubai after eight years since his last role as General Manager at Jumeirah Mina A’Salam in 2008.
JP Lind appointed Exclusive Resorts’ new SVP of Sales & Marketing
Before joining Exclusive Resorts, Lind was a Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at SpotRight, a venture-backed social data and insights company that works with Fortune 1000 global brands and agencies.
Andrea Muegge named General Manager of Evason Ana Mandara
Muegge has spent 17 years working for Kempinski at hotels in Germany, Dubai, Amman, Istanbul and Bangkok; Nha Trang is her first posting with Six Senses.











