Recent appointments/promotions worldwide – April 2014
Asia
Name | Property | Position | Location |
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Alvin Teoh | Director of Food and Beverage | Shangri-La Changzhou | China |
Alwyn Fitzgerald | Oakwood Worldwide | Director of Sales | Singapore |
Amporn Choeng-Ngam | 137 Pillars House | Executive Chef | Thailand |
Andreas Sungaimin | Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Development | Pan Pacific Hotels | Singapore |
Anurag Bali | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts | Executive Chef | India |
Ashwani Goela | Crowne Plaza Jaipur | General Manager | India |
Atanasius Gatoz Hermas | Conrad Bali | Food and Beverage Manager | Indonesia |
Austin Robinson | Centara Karon Resort Phuket and Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara | General Manager | Thailand |
Bajwa Asif Nisar | Conrad Dalian and Hilton Dalian | Cluster Director of Food & Beverage | China |
Biswajit Chakraborty | Sofitel Mumbai BKC | General Manager | India |
Bob Suri | Four Seasons Bahrain | Hotel Manager | Bahrain |
Brice Pean | Yanqi Lake Kempinski Hotel Bejing | General Manager | China |
Bruno Bruesch | Marco Polo Hotels Group | Executive Chef | China |
Carlito Ceraon Jr. | Servair Macau | Bakery Head Chef | Macau |
Carlos Tarrero | Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve | General Manager | Thailand |
Cedric Cauvelier | Capella Singapore | Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage | Singapore |
Chris Bohwongprasert | Hansar Hotels & Resorts in Pathumwan | Director of Sales and Marketing | Thailand |
Christine Hays | Director of Training | Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas | Thailand |
Christopher Bohwongprasert | Hansar Hotels & Resorts | Director of Sales & Marketing | Thailand |
Claire Gruel | Novotel Bangkok Impact | Assistant F&B Manager | Thailand |
Depesh Seth | Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao Hotel | General Manager | China |
Derek Flint | The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai | General Manager | China |
Dimitris Vlachopanos | Ramada Tashkent in Uzbekistan | General Manager | Central Asia |
Donald A. Wingell | InterContinental Hotels Group | Director of Food & Beverage for South West Asia | Asia |
Ed Brea | Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok | General Manager | Thailand |
Eddie Tang | Pan Pacific Hotel and Serviced Suites Ningbo | General Manager | China |
Eddie Wong | Jumeirah Group | Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Asia Pacific | China |
Etienne Dalancon | Park Hyatt Shanghai | General Manager | China |
Federico Heinzmann | Park Hyatt Tokyo | Chef de Cuisine | Japan |
Federico Mantoani | Hyatt Regency Gurgaon | General Manager | India |
Fritz Schenkel | Kempinski Hotel Chongqing City | General Manager | China |
Gerard Basset | Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Hong Kong | Wine Ambassador | Hong Kong |
Gert Noordzy | Destination Resorts & Hotels Sdn Bhd | Program Integration | Malaysia |
Hakan Ozel | Shangri-La Hotel Tianjin | General Manager | China |
Helen Fox | Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort | General Manager | Indonesia |
Hemal Jain | Alila Bangalore | General Manager | India |
Ian Alexandre | Conrad Beijing | General Manager | China |
Ian Jones | Alila Seminyak | General Manager | Indonesia |
Indra Siswanto | The Alana Yogyakarta Hotel and Residence | Pre-Opening Property General Manager | Indonesia |
Jaco Le Roux | Grand Hyatt Goa | General Manager | India |
Jacqueline Albert Pensyl | Silka Cheras Kuala Lumpur | Director of Sales | Malaysia |
James Young | InterContinental Ho Chi Minh City | General Manager | Vietnam |
Jan-Hendrik Meidinger | Park Hyatt Saigon | General Manager | Vietnam |
Jason Villarino | Treasury Village Group | Consulting Partner | Thailand |
Jayakumar Cotaigadu Subramaniam Mba | Hotel Aruna Inn | General Manager | India |
Jean-Louis Ripoche | Starwood Hotels & Resort | General Manager | Maldives |
Jean-Marc Ma-Poon | W Retreat & Spa | General Manager | Maldives |
Jeffrey Tan | Pan Pacific Singapore | Director of Events | Singapore |
Jerry John | Banyan Tree Macau | General Manager | China |
Jim Burton | InterContinental Hotels Group | Area General Manager | China |
Julian Wipper | Futian Shangri-La | Resident Manager | China |
Juliana Rosenboom | WakaGannga Resort | Resort Manager | Indonesia |
Justin Guo | Pan Pacific Suzhou | Area General Manager – China and General Manager | China |
Karen Chang | Accor Asia Pacific | Communications Manager | Asia Pacific |
Kunal Chauhan | Leela Palace Bangalore | General Manager | India |
Luke Macleod | The Legian Bali | Executive Chef | Indonesia |
Manish Gupta | Rambagh Palace Jaipur | General Manager | India |
Manish Pratap | Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket | Executive Assistant Manager of Revenue & Rooms | Thailand |
Marc Handl | Ritz-Carlton Osaka | General Manager | Japan |
Marco Militzer | Naked Stables Private Retreats | General Manager | China |
Marian Vrabel | Angsana Laguna Phuket | Director of Events | Thailand |
Mark Biddle | Balesin Island Resort and The City Club | Executive Chef | Philippines |
Martin Heiniger | Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui | Area General Manager Samui and General Manager | Thailand |
Maximilian von Reden | Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta | General Manager | Indonesia |
Michael Kuhn | Radisson Blu Hotel Bahrain | Executive Assistant Manager | Bahrain |
Michael Wilson | Grand Hyatt Lijiang | Director of Food and Beverage | China |
Nick Flynn | Fairmont Singapore | Director of Food and Beverage | Singapore |
Nicolas Adrian Gonzalez | Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers | Rooms Division Manager | Bangkok |
Oriol Montal | JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa | General Manager | Thailand |
Pariva Rustagi | Hilton India | Regional Director of Sales | India |
Patrick Murray | Alila Jakarta | General Manager | Indonesia |
Philippe Lecluse | U Sapa | General Manager | Vietnam |
Pius Luechinger | Centara Koh Chang Tropicana Resort | General Manager | Thailand |
Raul Borja | Palladium Hotel | Japanese Chef de Cuisine | India |
Reinhold Johann | Pan Pacific Hotel and Serviced Suites | General Manager | China |
Richard Deutl | St Regis Chengdu | General Manager | China |
Romain Chan | The Castle Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel | General Manager | China |
Ruediger Lurz | Island Shangri-La | Executive Chef | Hong Kong |
Sakal Phoeung | Sofitel Saigon Plaza | President Of Les Disciples Descoffier | Vietnam |
Scott Bowen | Blue Marine Resort & Spa | General Manager | Thailand |
Sebastiaan Kleinsman | Director of Food and Beverage | Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast | China |
Shane Brierly | Salinda Premium Resort & Spa, Phu Quoc | Executive Chef | Vietnam |
Sheryl Lim | Hilton Petaling Jaya | Director Of Business Development | Malaysia |
Siddharth Biswas | Alila Villas Uluwatu Bali | Resident Manager | Indonesia |
Stella Chow | Lanson Place Hotel | Director of Sales & Marketing | Hong Kong |
Stephane Simond | Alila Villas Uluwatu in Bali | Executive Chef | Indonesia |
Sunny Li | Vice President of Development | Rosewood Hotels | China |
Teddy Bouroncle | The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino | Executive Chef | Aruba |
Thorsten Kirshke | Park Plaza Sukhumvit Bangkok | New President Asia Pacific | Thailand |
Timothy Rawlinson | Centara Villas Samui in Koh Samui | General Manager | Thailand |
V.V. Giri | Premier Inn in New Delhi | General Manager | India |
Vishal Singh | Hyatt Pune | General Manager | India |
William Haandrikman | Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit | General Manager | Thailand |
Yohann Jousselin | Island Shangri-La | Sommelier | Hong Kong |
Yves Mudry | Sofitel So Bangkok | General Manager | Thailand |
Yves Thoma | Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel | Resident Manager | Hong Kong |
Middle East / Africa
Name | Property | Position | Location |
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Adrian Messerli | Four Seasons Nile Plaza | Hotel Manager | Egypt |
Ahmad Keblawi | Romero Restaurant | Assistant Pastry Chef | Jordon |
Ahmed Freiwan | Radisson Blu Resort Sharjah | Rooms Division Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Andrea Colla | Four Seasons Riyadh | Director of Food and Beverage | Saudi Arabia |
Andy Conn | African Pride Mount Grace Country House & Spa | General Manager | South Africa |
Anthony Tyler | Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh | General Manager | Saudi Arabia |
Ashraf Osman | Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano, | Director of Food and Beverage | Egypt |
Bana Toukan | Hyatt Capital Gate | Director of Sales and Marketing | United Arab Emirates |
Bernard Fantoli | Time Hotels Dubai | Corporate Director of F&B | United Arab Emirates |
Bill Keffer | JW Marriott Marquis Dubai | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Christian Clerc | FourSeasons | VP – Europe, Middle East, Africa | United Arab Emirates |
Christian Gradnitzer | Jumeirah Group | Corporate Culinary Director | United Arab Emirates |
Damon Pag | St. Regis Mauritius | General Manager | Mauritius |
Daniel Burstein | Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel | Director of Restaurants | Qatar |
Derek Low | Barrydale Karoo Hotel | Executive Chef | South Africa |
Farhaad Baboorally | Kempinski Hotel N’Djamena | General Manager | Middle East |
George Siouty | Evason Ma’In | General Manager | Jordon |
Gisela Ciancio | Four Seasons Doha | Director of Human Resources | Qatar |
Greg Pirkle | Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Ba | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Gregory de Clerck | Sun Resorts | Group Director, Operational Innovation and General Manager | Mauritius |
Guido Farina | Shanti Maurice | General Manager | Mauritius |
Ivan Jovalekic | Park Regis Kris Krin Hotel | Senior Business Development Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Jason Kladidis | Hilton Addis Ababa | Food and Beverage Manager | Ethiopia |
Laurence Vanthier | Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments Doha City Centre | Director of Human Resources | Qatar |
Laxmi dutt | Radisson Hotel Dubai | Chef | United Arab Emirates |
Lee Goble | Madinat Jumeirah | Executive Chef | United Arab Emirates |
Linda Lewis | Jumeirah Group | Regional Director of Sales Dubai and MEASA | United Arab Emirates |
Marieke Siefers | Jumeirah Group | Regional Director of Revenue Dubai and MEASA | United Arab Emirates |
Mark Bradford | Mandarin Oriental Marrakech | General Manager | Morocco |
Markus Iseli | Chedi Muscat | General Manager | Oman |
Michael Kempf | Amwaj Rotana – Jumeirah Beach Residence | Executive Assistant Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Michel Karam | Grand Millennium Hotel Sulaimaniah-Kurdistan | Chef de Cuisine | Middle East |
Moetaz Madani | Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh | Director of Food and Beverage | Egypt |
Nicolai Schleifer | Kempinski Hotel Ajman | Executive Chef | Ajman |
Patrick Both | Qasr al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Peter Idoko | Hilton Addis Ababa | Director of Business Development | Ethiopia |
Prafull Srivastava | The Lalit, Mumbai | Executive Sous Chef | United Arab Emirates |
Ramzy Andrew Faris | Majestic Hotel Tower | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Roddy Gordon | Grand Hyatt Dubai | Director of Sales and Marketin | United Arab Emirates |
Roger Saad | Park Hyatt Dubai | Director of Sales and Marketing | United Arab Emirates |
Romain Laloue | Palma hospitality group | Consultant Executive pastry chef | Qatar |
Salvatore Silvestrino | Jupiters Hotel & Casino | Executive Sous / Development Chef | United Arab Emirates |
Sameh Abdel Daiem | Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano, | Director of Rooms | Egypt |
Sandro Bohrmann | Westin Grand Frankfurt | General Manager | Europe |
Sayyora Asatova | Jumeirah Zabeel Saray | Director of Sales and Marketin | United Arab Emirates |
Shaf Butt | Jumeirah Group | Regional Director of Marketing for Dubai and MEASA | United Arab Emirates |
Shankar Paramasivam | Hilton Addis Ababa | Director of Operations | Ethiopia |
Shehab Khalil | Four Seasons Cairo at the First Residence | Director of Rooms | Egypt |
“Stefan Voithenleitner “ | Madinat Jumeirah | Executive Sous Chef | Dubai |
Stefano Capaccetti | Rixos Premium Belek | Executive General Manager | Kazakhstan |
Subramaniam Pradeep Kumar | Roca Golf Hotel | Room Division Manager | Burundi |
Tom Van Tuijl | Sheraton Gambia Resort and Spa | Executive Assistant Manager | Gambia |
Valerie Barrie | Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai | Director of Sales & Marketing Communications | United Arab Emirates |
Wayne Kafcsak | Fregate Island Private | Managing Director | Seychelles |
Yui Tung (Tony) Cheung | Jumeirah Beach Hotel | Director of Revenue | United Arab Emirates |
Europe
Name | Property | Position | Location |
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Alberto Hormigo Cebolla | Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz | General Manager | Europe |
Craig Hart | Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa | Executive Chef | United Kingdom |
Daniel Egreteau | Swissotel Kamelia Sochi and Swissotel Gorki Gorod | Cluster Executive Chef | Russia |
Erich Zuri | Munich Marriott Hotel | General Manager | Germany |
Giacomo Battafarano | Hotel Xenia London | General Manager | United Kingdom |
Gokhan Aykan | Marti Istanbul Hotel | General Manager | Turkey |
Hilary Cross | Dorsett Shepherds Bush | General Manager | Europe |
Laurent Picheral | ACCOR | CEO HotelServices Germany, Poland and Central Europe | Europe |
Martin Clubbe | Gainsborough Bath Spa | General Manager | United Kingdom |
Matthew Mullan | Hilton Malta | General Manager | Europe |
Pierre Ferchaud | Steigenberger Hotels | Regional Director of Operations | Europe |
Steven Daines | ACCOR | CEO HotelServices United Kingdom, Ireland, Benelux, Switzerland and Russia | Europe |
Thomas Bechtold | Grand Resort Bad Ragaz | General Manager | Switzerland |
Vicki Richards | Four Seasons UK Collection | Senior Director of Sales | United Kingdom |
Australia / The Pacific
Name | Property | Position | Location |
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Adam Roberts | Novotel Melbourne St Kilda | Executive Chef | Australia |
Amanda Burleigh | Daydream Island Resort & Spa | Spa Manager | Australia |
Ana Vivas | Heritage Christchurch | General Manager | New Zealand |
Andrew Gee | Outrigger Hotels & Resorts | Regional Director of Sales and Marketing – AUS and NZ | Australia |
Andrew Nisbet | Hilton On The Park Melbourne | General Manager | Australia |
Anne Gottoli | Novotel Melbourne St Kilda | Director of Sales & Marketing | Australia |
Benjamin Pilkington | Oaks Hotels & Resorts | Area Director of Sales NSW/ACT | Australia |
Cameron Jeffery | Mercure Adelaide Grosvenor | General Manager | Australia |
Carlos Salazar | Belle Mont Farm on Kittitian Hill | General Manager | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Christopher Ehmann | Hilton Queenstown Resort and Spa | General Manager | New Zealand |
David Lowe | ACCOR Sydney | Director of Communications & Public Relations | Australia |
Franck Detrait | Park Hyatt Sydney | Executive Chef | Australia |
George Merkouris | The Grace Hotel | Business Development Manager | Australia |
Javed Shameem | InterContinental Fiji | Business Development Executive | Fiji |
Joseph Pirrotta | Ibis Adelaide | Financial Controller | Australia |
Karen Marvell | Castaway Island and Outrigger on the Lagoon | Director of Sales and Marketing | Australia |
Karla Yum | Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa | Sales Manager – MICE | Australia |
Laurent Ajas | Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa | Executive Chef | French Polynesia |
Lydia Cornet | Trump International Hotel | Account Director for Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
Marcus Keenan | Heritage Auckland | General Manager | New Zealand |
Megan Fleming | Accor Australia | Regional Director of Sales and Marketing NSW/ACT | Australia |
Michelle Bradshaw | Hotel Lindrum | General Manager | Australia |
Nick Judd | Mangapapa Petit | Hotel Manager | New Zealand |
Paul Donnelly | Novotel Norwest Park | General Manager | Australia |
Robert Coates | Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley | General Manager | Australia |
Rudi Heider | InterContinental Sydney | Director Food & Beverage | Australia |
Serge Ditesheim | Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts | Hotel Manager | Seychelles |
Tanya Hussey | Ibis Adelaide | Director of Sales | Australia |