Prior to joining the Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa team, Branstrom served as the executive director of sales & travel agencies at Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa.
Tom Flanagan named new Rezidor Area Vice President Nordics
Flanagan takes over responsibility for Rezidor’s portfolio of more than 60 hotels with 15,000 rooms in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
Scandic appoints Thomas Engelhart as Chief Commercial Officer
Engelhart was previously at Scandic from 2007-2011 when he had the position of head of commercial functions.
Patrick Dolan appointed to role of Chief Fun Officer (CFO) at Welk Resorts
Dolan will be responsible for the creation and implementation of the INSPIRED program across Welk’s family of resorts in San Diego, Palm Springs, Branson, Lake Tahoe and Cabo San Lucas.
Accor names Marc Sternagel as VP of Operations for Midscale Brands
His new segment encompasses all Novotel hotels in the United States and Canada, as well as Novotel properties in Panama and Mexico, and Mercure Guatemala.
Ora-orn Chimkleeb promoted at Grand Millennium Sukhumvit
She joined the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit in 2011 as Catering Sales Manager before receiving this recent promotion.
Chris Roe new Vice President Sales, Distribution & Loyalty Accor UK & Ireland
Roe will also be a member of both the UK & Ireland HotelServices Executive Committee and the UK & Ireland Executive Committee.
Pan Pacific announces new GM appointments for two Singapore hotels
Gino Tan has been appointed General Manager of Pan Pacific Singapore while Tina Sim takes over the helm of PARKROYAL on Pickering.
Four Seasons Vail names Deanna Brown Director of Catering and Conference Services
Brown was most recently at Grand Hyatt Denver, where she held the director of catering position since 2005.
Club Med appoints Camille Olivere Senior VP of US Sales
Serving until recently as Senior Vice President of Sales at Norwegian Cruise Lines, Camille Olivere initiated the turn-around of travel agency sales and grew the corporate meeting and incentive category.











