De Vries was introduced to Holland America Line in 1995 when he interned as a cadet on the former ms Noordam, and since joining the company, he has sailed on every class of Holland America Line’s ships.
Bill Wright named President at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
A gaming industry veteran, Wright joined the Seminole Hard Rock team from Station Casinos in Las Vegas, where he was most recently Vice President and General Manager of Green Valley Ranch Resort.
Tim Sheldon new Caribbean and Latin America leader at Marriott
Tim Sheldon tapped to head region as company expects to have 150 hotels open or under development in the region by 2017.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts welcomes two new Vice Presidents
Petra Götting joins the company as Vice President Sales & Marketing Europe and Nick Bosworth joins as Vice President Brand & Marketing.
Steigenberger Parkhotel Düsseldorf and Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg both under new management
Carsten Fritz will succeed Michael Kain as Director of the Steigenberger Parkhotel Düsseldorf. Mr. Kain will be taking over the reins at the Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg in Bonn-Königswinter with effect from 1 June.
Albert Cheong appointed CEO of Sunway International Hotels & Resorts
Cheong will assume the dual role of managing the portfolio of properties under Sunway Hotels & Resorts as CEO while continuing to helm the flagship as Group General Manager at the cluster of hotels in Kuala Lumpur’s Sunway Resort City, namely Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Sunway Pyramid Tower East and the soon-to-be opened Sunway Pyramid Tower West.
Jürgen von Massow new VP of Steigenberger Business Hotels
Jürgen von Massow’s professional experience has included stints as GM at various hotels in the Hyatt chain, and his most recent position was Vice President of Operations at Dorint.
François-Régis Simon moves to GM of The Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat
Simon is a Four Seasons veteran, having previously worked at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen.
New General Managers at Pan Pacific Perth and Pan Pacific Xiamen
John Kockan and Eric Kee will take the helm of Pan Pacific Perth and Pan Pacific Xiamen respectively.
Alexandra Lindvik new Director PR & Communications Nordic for The Rezidor Hotel Group
Alexandra Lindvik joins Rezidor from Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, where she has worked since 2009 advising, among others, a number of Nordic hotel groups on their strategic communication and PR.
