Kaminsky previously served as Hotel Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Denver in Colorado, USA, a post he held for two years.
TJ Joulak appointed General Manager for India’s first W Hotel in Goa
TJ has opened 4 Starwood hotels over the past 15 years, Sheraton Hotel & Towers Tunis, W Doha in Qatar, W Istanbul in Turkey, and W Bali in Indonesia, and most recently he has been running the W Taipei since 2014.
Marc Emmanuel appointed General Manager of Pan Pacific Hanoi
Marc Emmanuel is neither stranger to Vietnam nor to the property, having been based there previously (as the Sofitel Plaza Hanoi) for five years as its Executive Assistant Manager.
Ross Buchanan appointed as General Manager, Swissôtel Sydney
Buchanan joined FRHI Hotels & Resorts in February 2011 as Director of Revenue & Marketing at Swissôtel Sydney where he was promoted to Executive Assistant Manager/Director of Sales & Marketing in February 2013.
Sigi Bierbaumer named new General Manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya
Prior to joining Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya, Bierbaumer was the pre-opening (task force) general manager of Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka.
Dirk Burghartz named Regional Vice President for Four Seasons
Burghartz will continue to manage Four Seasons in Dallas while also taking on regional responsibilities over multiple Four Seasons hotels and resorts.
Stefan Schär appointed General Manager of the Jaz Stuttgart
Stefan Schär has more than 25 years of experience in the hotel business, most recently as Deputy Director for an international hotel company.
Akshay Bahl named new General Manager at The Hollywood Roosevelt
Bahl has spent working in various positions at Commune Hotels and Resorts, most recently as the General Manager of Openings and Transitions for Thompson Playa Del Carmen, Thompson Beach House and Monterey Tides.
Rachel Blake appointed GM of Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle-North/Lynnwood
Most recently, Blake served in the Director of Operations role at the expansive, 850-room Doubletree Seattle Airport, where she was responsible for all the aspects of the day-to-day operations.
Craig Bruce appointed General Manager at Yas Island Rotana and Centro Yas Island
Craig has a wealth of experience gained from diverse international postings from his home country South Africa to UK, Bostwana and UAE.











