Recent Appointments / Promotions FEBRUARY 2013
Asia
Adam Laker | Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila | General Manager | Philippines |
Akira Moreno | Ahn Luh | Chief Executive Officer | China |
Alex Willats | Dusit Thani Manila | General Manager | Philippines |
Ali Mohammed | Four Seasons Chiang Mai | Camp Manager | Thailand |
Alvin Koh | One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya | Director of Rooms | Malaysia |
Amornsetara Pongwinyakom | Ambassador Hotel Bangkok | Director of Sales | Thailand |
Anders Olesen | Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort | Pastry Chef | Thailand |
Andrew Leith | Bali Kuta Resort by Swiss-Belhotel | General Manager | Indonesia |
Andrias Ananta | Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre | Executive Assistant Manager | Thailand |
Andy Kunz | The Chedi Chiang Mai | General Manager | Thailand |
Anna Bjurstam | Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas | Vice President of Spa and Wellness | Thailand |
Anna Kong | Swiss-Belhotel International Limited | Vice President Global Sales | Indonesia |
Arlene Benger-Tan | Preferred Hotel Group | Senior Manager – Public Relations, Asia Pacific | Singapore |
Ashish Kale | Marriott International | Senior Regional Director Information Resources, India, South East Asia and Pacific | Singapore |
Axel de Boynes | Luang Prabang’s Villa Maly & Kamu Lodge | General Manager | Laos |
Brendan Daly | Amari Orchid Pattaya | General Manager | Thailand |
Bryan Tran | Marriott International | Director Information Resources Hotel Technology Infrastructure | Singapore |
Budi Susanta | Alaya Resort Ubud | General Manager | Indonesia |
Chris Ehmann | Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok and DoubleTree by Hilton | General Manager | Thailand |
Chris MacLean | Swiss-Belhotel International Limited | Area General Manager, Bali | Hong Kong |
Christian Haneke | JW Marriott Hanoi | Director of Finance | Vietnam |
Christoph Leonhard | Amari Hua Hin | General Manager | Thailand |
Cliff Lee | OZO Wesley Hong Kong | Executive Assistant Manager | Hong Kong |
Daniel Grau | Rosewood Beijing | Hotel Manager | China |
David Campbell | Rosewood Beijing | Director of Sales and Marketing | China |
David Coyle | Swiss-Belhotel Golden Sand Resort & Spa, Hoi An | General Manager | Vietnam |
David Cumming | Onyx Hospitality Group | Vice President Operations | Thailand |
David Laval | Conrad Bali | Director of Food and Beverage and Culinary Operations | Indonesia |
David Ryan | Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok | General Manager | Thailand |
Dean Rossilli | Pan Pacific Orchard | General Manager | Singapore |
Donna Wong | OZO Wesley Hong Kong | Executive Assistant Manager | Hong Kong |
Edward Lau | Jetstar Hong Kong | Chief Executive Officer | Hong Kong |
Egbert Veldman | Marriott International | Senior Director – Information Resources Core Technology | Singapore |
Faizol Ramli | Petronas Twin Towers Visit Operations | Director | Malaysia |
George Harb | Travelport | Managing Director, China | China |
Gil Santos | Pomodoro Group | General Manager | Thailand |
Graham Kiy | Jumeirah Vittaveli Resort | General Manager | Maldives |
Hans Loontiens | Marriott’s Renaissance Harbour View Hotel | General Manager | Hong Kong |
Harbhans Burns | Swiss-Belhotel Lao Cai | General Manager | Vietnam |
Helena Stein | Lily Beach Resort & Spa | Director of Food and Beverage | Maldives |
Herbert Laubichler-Pichler | Raffles Hainan | General Manager | China |
Herry Firmansyah | Swiss-Belhotel Tarakan | General Manager | Indonesia |
J.W. Foster | Fairmont Peace Hotel | Executive Chef | China |
James Wilson | Dusit Thani Bangkok | General Manager | Thailand |
Jane Paulino | Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila | Director of Sales and Marketing | Philippines |
Jason Dell | Regent Bali | Executive Chef | Indonesia |
Jean Marc | Swiss-Belhotel International | Vice President Operations and Development, Thailand | Thailand |
Jean-Francois Méteigner | MGM Grand Ho Tram Beach | Chef de Cuisine | Vietnam |
Jeff Miller | Four Seasons Chiang Mai | Resort Manager | Thailand |
Julie Marie-Anne Bruley | Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi | Executive Assistant Manager – Rooms | Vietnam |
K.B. Kachru | Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | Chairman | India |
Kelvin Meng | Marriott International | Senior Regional Director Information Resources, China and Korea | China |
Maggie Wong | OZO Wesley Hong Kong | Director of Sales and Marketing | Hong Kong |
Marcel Kromhout | Indigo Pearl Resort Phuket | Director of Sales and Marketing | Thailand |
Mark Eletr | Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa | General Manager | Vietnam |
Martin Kunzmann | Amari Palm Reef Koh Samui | General Manager | Thailand |
Martin Symes | Abacus International | Vice President of Marketing | Singapore |
Michael Hanratty | G Hotel Penang | General Manager | Malaysia |
Mohd Rafin | Park Hotel Group | Chief Corporate Officer | Singapore |
Morris Tiedemann | Swiss–Belhotel Hefei, China | General Manager | China |
Myla Caceres | Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park | Director of Sales and Marketing | Thailand |
Neil Jacobs | Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas | Chief Executive Officer | Thailand |
Nicolas Dubort | Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong | Assisting Food and Beverage | Hong Kong |
Nigel Pace | NIYAMA Maldives | General Manager | Maldives |
Noboru Ozeki | Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok | Japanese Chef | Thailand |
Patrick Both | Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villa Resort & Spa | General Manager | Thailand |
Peter Webster | Hilton Petaling Jaya | General Manager | Malaysia |
Philipp Knuepfer | Mandarin Oriental Taipei | Hotel Manager | Taiwan |
Philippe Kronberg | Hilton Pattaya | General Manager | Thailand |
Raj Rana | Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | Chief Executive Officer | Singapore |
Rajeev Babbar | Premier Inn | Vice President – Finance and Planning, South Asia | India |
Richard Chen | Swiss–Belhotel Hualun, Hefei | General Manager | China |
Richard Styles | CheapTickets.sg | Director of Industry Relations, Asia | Singapore |
Roberto Conrad | Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort | Executive Chef | Thailand |
Sanon Wilaiwong | Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok | Executive Assistant Manager | Thailand |
Sébastien Menesguen | Eden Hotel Kuta | General Manager | Indonesia |
Selina Chan | Outrigger Phuket Beach Resort | Director of Sales and Marketing | Thailand |
Shane Krige | The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore | General Manager | India |
Sherona Shng | Langham Hong Kong | Hotel Manager | Hong Kong |
Simon Dell | Onyx Hospitality Group | Vice President Operations ONYX North Asia and General Manager OZO Wesley Hong Kong | Thailand |
Sylvain Croise | Swiss-Belhotel Mangga Besar, Jakarta | General Manager | Indonesia |
Takuya Kishi | Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huraa | Director of Rooms | Maldives |
Torsten van Dullemen | Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi | General Manager | Maldives |
Ulrich Hoffgen | Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives | General Manager | Maldives |
Viktoria Riley | Anantara Phuket Villas and Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spas | Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing | Thailand |
Zalina Ahmad | Tourism Malaysia | Director of Tourism, Malaysia and New Zealand | Malaysia |
Australia & The Pacific
Abbey Madden | Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise | Director of Sales and Marketing | Australia |
Alia Ryan | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside | Conference Sales Manager | New Zealand |
Andrew Millmore | Travel the World | Managing Director – Joint | Australia |
Ann Gregor | Hawke's Bay Tourism | Regional Events Manager | New Zealand |
Ben Ittensohn | Topdeck | Director of Sales, Asia Pacific | Australia |
Beverley Parker | Dockside Group | Executive Director of Sales and Marketing | Australia |
Christopher Lynch | Rendezvous Hospitality Group | Associate Director, Distribution and Revenue Management | Australia |
Cristina Magni | Hilton Auckland And Hilton Lake Taupo | Marketing and Communications Manager | New Zealand |
David Pearson | InterContinental Fiji | Conference and Events Manager | Fiji Islands |
Denise Siviter | Tourism Bay of Plenty | Conference and Incentive Manager | New Zealand |
Grant Kerr | Jetstar | Head of New Zealand | New Zealand |
Jeff Trounce | Hardie Grant Media | Managing Director | Australia |
Justin Higgins | Stamford Grand Adelaide | General Manager | Australia |
Justin Montgomery | Travel the World | Managing Director – Joint | Australia |
Karl Evans | Captain Cook Cruises Fiji Islands | General Manager | Fiji Islands |
Kazuyo McDonald | Swiss-Belhotel International Limited | Group Director of Global Sales, Australia and Japan | Australia |
Kim Seccombe | Peppers Mineral Springs Retreat | Sales and Events Manager | Australia |
Kylie Walker | Crowne Plaza Queenstown | Sales and Marketing Manager | New Zealand |
Kym Carter | Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast | General Manager | Australia |
Laura McDougall | MCI Australia | Corporate Relations Manager | Australia |
Lisa Ellerton | Crowne Plaza Queenstown | Crowne Meetings Director | New Zealand |
Meredith Staib | Cover-More | General Manager Assistance Operations, Australia and Asia | Australia |
Mike Doyle | Topdeck | Regional Marketing Manager | Australia |
Nikki Woodward | China Southern Airlines | Sales Development Executive Queensland | Australia |
Peter Gee | Stamford Plaza Adelaide | General Manager | Australia |
Philippa Walker | Uniworld | Head of Marketing, Australia | Australia |
Rachel Cook | Conference Innovators | Managing Director | New Zealand |
Ralf Bruegger | Blue Mountains Resorts | Group General Manager | Australia |
Rebecca Wilson | Travel Counsellors | Marketing Executive | Australia |
Ross Copland | NZSki Ltd | Ski Area Manager, Coronet Peak Ski Area | New Zealand |
Ruth Mackenzie-White | Dunedin Venues | Event Manager | New Zealand |
Scott Murray | Hayman Island | General Manager | Australia |
Stephen Ast | The Boulders | General Manager | Australia |
Stephen Rodwell | The Hotel School Sydney | Lecturer | Australia |
Tony Carter | Amadeus IT Pacific | Managing Director | Australia |
Tracy Atherton | Hotel Hotel Canberra | General Manager | Australia |
Middle East & Africa
Agnes Hlavacs | Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai | Director of Revenue | United Arab Emirates |
Alan O’Dea | Mövenpick Hotels & Resort | Senior Vice President for Africa | Egypt |
Alex Mavridis | Sami Saad Holding | Chief Investment Officer | Egypt |
Andreas Bourdon | Steigenberger Aqua Magic | General Manager – Pre-Opening | Egypt |
Andrew Abram | Raffles Dubai | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Chadi Gedeon | Mövenpick Hotel Apartments The Square Dubai | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Chris Fourment | TIME Grand Plaza Hotel | Hotel Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Christoph Kiessling | Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel | Executive Chef | Egypt |
Dana Hlavnova | Jumeirah Rotana | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Guillaume Durand | Royal Livingstone | Hotel Manager | Zambia |
Husain Alsafi | Emirates Airlines | Country Manager, Algeria | Algeria |
Ian McKie | Gulf Hotel Bahrain and Gulf Hotels Group | General Manager and Area General Manager | Bahrain |
Janine Hutton | South African Tourism | Chief Marketing Officer | South Africa |
John McAree | Hilton Windhoek | General Manager | South Africa |
Joseph Kinuthia | Fairmont Mara Safari Club | Executive Chef | Kenya |
Kevin Brett | Jeddah Hilton and Qasr Al Sharq | Cluster General Manager | Saudi Arabia |
Konstantinos Kourotsidis | Radisson Blu Martinez | General Manager | Lebanon |
Lorraine Sinclair | Fairmont Dubai | Executive Chef | United Arab Emirates |
Martin Cramer | Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Moahmmed Aghoury | Sheraton Duabi Mall of the Emirates | Task Force | United Arab Emirates |
Mohamad Ibrahim Masri | Wego | Regional Managing Director | United Arab Emirates |
Moritz Klein | Anantara Hotels and Eastern Mangroves Hotel | Area General Manager, Abu Dhabi and General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Nadim el Chakhtoura | Eddé Sands Hotel & Wellness Resort | Director of Operations | Lebanon |
Nadine Yetisener | Jumeirah Group | Director of Recruitment | United Arab Emirates |
Ned Brown | Four Seasons Tanzania | Lodge Manager | Tanzania |
Olaya Nizar Weshah | Hyatt Regency Riyadh | General Manager | Saudi Arabia |
Rashed Saif Al Shabi | Etihad Airways | General Manager, Cyprus | United Arab Emirates |
Riad Haider | Emaar's Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels | Director of Food and Beverage | United Arab Emirates |
Roger Kacou | Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | Minister of Tourism | Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
Ruth Swamy | Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel Dubai | Business Development Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Samer Khanfar | Jumeirah Living World Trade Centre Residences | General Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Sami Nasser | Sofitel Hotel | Director, Middle East and Africa | United Arab Emirates |
Svetozar Kujic | TI’ME Hotels Management | Marketing and Communications Manager | United Arab Emirates |
Thomas Huth | Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel | Hotel Manager | Egypt |
Thomas Schoen | Starwood Hotels & Resort | Area Manager, Egypt | Egypt |
Tommy Ressopoulos | TI’ME Hotels Management | Vice President Sales and Marketing | United Arab Emirates |
Europe
Alan Matthew | Fairmont St. Andrews | Executive Chef | United Kingdom |
Andrew Batchelor | Landmark Hotel | Hotel Manager | United Kingdom |
Andrey Kalinovsky | Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company | President | Russia |
Barbara Muckermann | Cruise Lines International Association | Global Communications Advisor | Monaco |
Brice Kemper | Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc | Resident Manager | France |
Carly WhiteOak | Aviate | Group Sales and Marketing Manager | United Kingdom |
Catherine Rawanduzi | CBRE Hotels EMEA | Director and Head of Hotels, France | France |
Christian Renz | Rocco Forte Hotels | Global Sales Director | United Kingdom |
Daniela Wagner | The Pacific Asia Travel Association | Pacific Asia Travel Association – European Coordinator | United Kingdom |
David Armstrong | Congrex Travel AG | Managing Director | France |
David Lestelle | Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux & Spa | Spa Manager | France |
Diane Slater | Aviate | Senior Groups Coordinator | United Kingdom |
Didier Scaillet | Cruise Lines International Association | Vice President Business Development | Belgium |
Elena Verenchuk | Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv | Director of Sales | Ukraine |
Elie Younes | The Rezidor Hotel Group | Senior Vice President, Head of Group Development | Belgium |
Emil Minev | Shangri-La London | Executive Chef | United Kingdom |
Emmanuel Caux | Sofitel Hotel | Director, Europe | France |
Emmy Stoel | Hotel Okura Amsterdam | General Manager | Netherlands |
Ethem Aydemir | Radisson Blu Alushta | Executive Chef | Ukraine |
Frédéric Picard | L’Apogée Courchevel | General Manager | France |
Gilles Bonnier | Accor Hotels | Global Chief Asset and Investments Officer | France |
Jacky Tresch | Royal Savoy | Director of Sales and Marketing | Switzerland |
Jonathan Tregoiing | Airops Software Limited | General Manager | United Kingdom |
Jonathon Liu | Accor Hotels | Vice President Pricing and Revenue Management, United Kingdom and Ireland | United Kingdom |
Joseph Lee | Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv | Director of Food and Beverage | Ukraine |
Justin Bowman | Air Charter Service | Deputy Managing Director | United Kingdom |
Keith Barr | InterContinental Hotels Group | Chief Commercial Officer | United Kingdom |
Konstantin Yonchev | Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest | Director of Sales | Romanian |
Laurent Van Hoegaerden | Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc | Hotel Manager | France |
Marie-Laure Akdag | The Savoy | Regional Director of Sales and Marketing – Fairmont | United Kingdom |
Mark Roth | Hilton London Paddington | General Manager | United Kingdom |
Mathias Rohner | Klosters Walserhof | General Manager | Switzerland |
Matt Turner | onefinestay | Vice President Marketing | United Kingdom |
Mauro Governato | Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon | General Manager | Portugal |
Meredith Bevan | Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5 | General Manager | United Kingdom |
Michael Gutmeyr | Artemis Hotel, Saas-Fee | Executive Assistant Manager | Switzerland |
Michael Kober | Victoria-Jungfrau | Executive Chef | Switzerland |
Nicholas Wirth | Artemis Hotel, The Marmotte | Chief Financial Controller | France |
Olivier Harnisch | The Rezidor Hotel Group | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Belgium |
Pascal Leprou | Mövenpick Hotel Paris Neuilly | General Manager | France |
Paul Kernatsch | Schloss Fuschl Betriebe | Managing Director | Austria |
Paulina Sowa | Ironmongers’ Hall | Meetings and Events Sales Manager | United Kingdom |
Ralph Aruzza | Orient-Express Hotels | Chief Sales and Marketing Officer | United Kingdom |
Ray Kearney | The Lodge at Doonbeg | Director of Sales and Marketing | Ireland |
Rémi Bouysset | Hogg Robinson Group | Managing Director, France | France |
Robert Ashdown | Cruise Lines International Association | Secretary General Europe | Belgium |
Sally Beck | Lancaster London | Hotel Manager | United Kingdom |
Samuel Berne | Evian Resort | Director of Sales and Marketing | France |
Sebastian Mikosz | LOT Polish Airlines | Chief Executive Officer | Poland |
Sophie Volant | Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc and the Château Saint-Martin & Spa | Director of Sales and Marketing | France |
Stefan Soennichsen | St Martins Lane and Sanderson, London | Area General Manager | United Kingdom |
Stéphanie Le Quellec | Prince de Galles | Executive Chef | France |
Stuart Wareman | Marriott International | European Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships | United Kingdom |
Tomas Matesanz | Cruise Lines International Association | Communications Director | Belgium |
Ulf Kasten | Tiziano Hotel | Visp | Italy |
Wilhelm Luxem | Baur au Lac | Managing Director | Switzerland |
Yannick Alleno | LVMH Bernard Arnault’s Hotel Cheval Blanc | Executive Chef | France |
Americas
Aaron O'Connor | Clarion Hotel | Director of Food and Beverage | United States |
Alan Feuerman | Westin Cleveland Downtown | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
Alberto Arellano | Explora | Director of Sales and Marketing | Chile |
Alex Alt | Sabre Hospitality Solutions | President and General Manager | United States |
Alex Obertop | Capella Washington D.C. | General Manager | United States |
Alex Stratta | Scarpetta | Chef de Cuisine | United States |
Alison Genotte | The Westin Westminster | Catering Sales Manager | United States |
Alistair Forrest | Cobblers Cove | General Manager | Barbados |
Allan Brunner | Strand Development Company | Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
Amy Brown | The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau | Director of Northeast Regional Sales | United States |
Amy Kantorczyk | Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa | Director of Operations | United States |
Ana Gabriela Ramos | El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma | Director of E-Commerce | United States |
Anastasia Owens | CSM Lodging | Regional Director of Field Sales and Marketing | United States |
Andrew Casperson | Omni Fort Worth | Area Managing Director and General Manager | United States |
Andrew Labetti | Omni Berkshire Place | General Manager | United States |
Andrew Pena | Great Wolf Lodge | Director of Sales and Catering | United States |
Armel Santens | Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort | General Manager | United States |
Arwi Odense | Fairmont Battery Wharf | Executive Chef | United States |
Barry Wabler | Davidson Hotels & Resorts | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | United States |
Ben Dayag | L'Ermitage Beverly Hills | Executive Chef | United States |
Benjamin Bailly | Hollywood Roosevelt | Executive Chef | United States |
Beth Muehlethaler | Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch | Sales Manager | United States |
Bethany Reese | Hilton Palacio del Rio | Sales Manager | United States |
Blake Alleyn | Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center | Director of Catering | United States |
Bob Fett | Somerset on Grace Bay | Director of Sales and Marketing | Turks & Caicos Islands |
Bobby Billstone | Huntington Hotel Group | Regional Vice President | United States |
Bonnie Strome | Park Hyatt Toronto | General Manager | Canada |
Braedan Quigley | Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
Brett Smith | Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Sp | Executive Chef | United States |
Brian Long | Courtyard Houston Galleria | General Manager | United States |
Carol Barron | The Ascott Limited | Sales Representative | United States |
Catherine Greener | Xanterra Parks & Resorts | Vice President of Sustainability | United States |
Catherine Salerno | Hamilton Park Hotel | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
Charles Hawkins | Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills | Chef Concierge | United States |
Chintan Dadhich | Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort | Director of Operations | United States |
Chris Bebo | Hotel Lucia and The Governor Hotel | Regional General Manager | United States |
Chris Chiappa | SpringHill Suites by Marriott | General Manager | United States |
Chris Crary | 41 Ocean | Executive Chef | United States |
Christine Malay | Clarion Hotel | Catering Sales Manager | United States |
Christine Wilsek | Langham Chicago | Director of Human Resources | United States |
Christoph Moje | Oceana | General Manager | United States |
Claes Landberg | Yotel New York | General Manager | United States |
Claudio Bono | Aloft Miami Doral | General Manager | United States |
Colan Vance | San Ysidro Ranch | Director of Food and Beverage | United States |
Connie Richey | Huntley Hotel | Director of Food and Beverage | United States |
Constantine Dimas | Loews Hotels & Resorts | Senior Vice President of Asset Management | United States |
Cornelia Samara | Andaz Fifth Avenue | General Manager | United States |
Craig Leicester | Aloft Orlando Downtown | General Manager | United States |
Craig Smith |