Since beginning his career in 1999, Savin has served at multiple notable hotels — from Hilton Miami Downtown, Hotel Astor and The Betsy Hotel, all based in Miami, to the Elysee Hotel in New York City and Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and Spa in Nassau, Bahamas.
Andrew Smith and Van Phan join Starwood’s Pacific Regional team
Andrew Smith has been promoted to the position of Director, Design & Technical Services and Van Phan moves into the role of Regional Manager, Operational Excellence.
Valerie Iwasaki appointed Account Director- Leisure Sales for The St. Regis Princeville Resort
Iwasaki brings a wealth of luxury hospitality experience to the position, most recently serving as an independent Travel Advisor with New Act Travel and previously as a Senior Sales Manager at The Ritz Carlton Kapalua.
Oetker Collection appoints Catherine Hodoul-Baudry as Head of Regional Sales and Marketing of The Lanesborough
Catherine Hodoul-Baudry, Head of Sales and Marketing at Le Bristol Paris since 2004, and Head of Regional Sales and Marketing for the Palais Namaskar, in Marrakech, and the Eden Rock-St Barths, now counts The Lanesborough, in London, as part of her hotel portfolio.
Fiona Pascoe new Director of Sales for Crown Perth Hotels
Pascoe will lead Crown Perth’s Sales teams across all hotels at Crown Perth including the five-star Crown Metropol Perth, the newly refurbished Crown Promenade Perth and the six-star Crown Towers Perth which will be completed in December 2016.
The Set recruits Matthias Kaesweber as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Most recently Kaesweber has been working in Zurich, Switzerland, where he held the role of Board Member at Dolder Hotel AG and Director of Sales & Marketing at Dolder Grand.
Hossam Saied named Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria
With Four Seasons since 2004, Hossam Saied returns to his homeland after a year and a half at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai.
Kasper Stiekema new Head Chef at Andaz Amsterdam’s Bluespoon Restaurant
Stiekema looks to erase the lines between the restaurant and its open kitchen and guests are free to take a front-row seat at the chef’s table, while he is happy to step outside his kitchen to personally inform guests about his dishes and the story of Bluespoon.
Kevin Fawkes appointed Culinary Director of The Nai Harn
Chef Fawkes’ career that has taken him from the great British kitchen of Anton Edelman at the Savoy Hotel London to stints at cutting edge restaurants by Sir Terence Conran, Gordon Ramsay, Jason Atherton, Albert Roux and René Redzepi.
James Riley to succeed Edouard Ettedgui as Group Chief Executive at Mandarin Oriental
James Riley is currently the group finance director of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and has as served on the board of Mandarin Oriental’s management company for the past ten years.
