Kevin Blake Named Director of Food and Beverage for Lansdowne Resort
Lansdowne Resort | May 19, 2022
LEESBURG, VA --Kevin Blake, has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage for Lansdowne Resort located in Leesburg, Virginia. Blake is an accomplished chef, certified sommelier, and food and beverage executive with demonstrated success managing high level operations at world class destinations. Blake, a seasoned hospitality veteran, has over 30 years of experience joining most recently from Creighton Farms in Middleburg, VA. His extensive career includes back of the house experience as Chef with Congressional Country Club and front of the house as Director of Food and Beverage with Fairmont Hotels, Destination Hotels, Lansdowne ...
The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort in Doha, Qatar Appoints Ali Moussa as Director of Sales & Marketing
General Hotel Management | May 19, 2022
Singapore, 19 May 2022 – The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort in Doha, Qatar, which is the latest addition to the distinguished portfolio of General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM), today announced the appointment of Ali Moussa as Director of Sales & Marketing to lead its landmark opening scheduled in late 2022. Strategically located in the Katara Cultural Village, the beachfront property will offer 59 elegantly-appointed rooms and suites as well as 32 villas complemented by world-class culinary concepts. With more than a decade of senior sales and marketing experience opening luxury hotels in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Ali ...
Siyam World, Maldives Strengthens Team With Key Leadership Appointments
Siyam World | May 19, 2022
19 May 2022: Siyam World, Maldives welcomes two key appointments, Florian Niessing as Director of Food & Beverage and Maya Damayanti as Veyo Spa Manager. Florian Niessing joins Siyam World from his role as Director of F&B at The Wellem, Germany’s first Unbound by Hyatt hotel. Prior to his time here, he held esteemed positions as Hotel Manager at Staycity Hotel in Heidelberg, Bar and Beverage Manager at Le Meridien, Xiamen in China, and Cluster Director of F&B at Crown and Champa Resorts, one of the leading resort collections in the Maldives. Having nurtured a passion for food and beverage, Niessing worked around the w...
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Welcomes Richard Romane as General Manager
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown | May 19, 2022
PHOENIX (May 19, 2022) – Sheraton Phoenix Downtown is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Romane to the role of general manager of Arizona’s largest hotel located in the heart of downtown. As a seasoned hospitality professional and resort manager, Romane brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role at Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, which was recently reimagined from top-to-bottom as part of Sheraton’s worldwide transformation of its guest experience vision. Romane is responsible for overseeing daily operations, including the hotel’s two distinctive dining concepts, Sheraton Fitness, meetings and events, and guest pr...
Jon Cannon Appointed General Manager of Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok
Mövenpick | May 18, 2022
Having joined Accor in 2010 at Sydney Olympic Park, home to the first Pullman address in Australia, Jon took on various operational roles across the country before relocating to Thailand in 2015. Since then, Jon has held leadership positions in Phuket, Koh Samui and Bangkok. Jon is also Accor’s Planet 21 Champion for Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Within this role, Jon oversees projects related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) at over 140 hotels and resorts across five countries. Planet 21 is Accor’s Global CSR programme consisting of a series of ambitious objectives structured around four s...
Meyer Jabara Hotels Names Heidi Nielsen VP of Investments & Asset Management
Meyer Jabara Hotels | May 18, 2022
In this newly created position, Nielsen will oversee MJH investment underwriting and property acquisitions while enhancing capital relationships and supporting existing development partners [Danbury, Conn., May 18, 2022] — Justin Jabara, president of Meyer Jabara Hotels, is pleased to announce Heidi Nielsen as VP of Investments & Asset Management. For the last 15 years, Nielsen has served as Managing Director for a global consulting firm. In this new role, she will oversee the MJH portfolio of hotels and identify new investment opportunities in top markets. “Meyer Jabara Hotels continues to expand its development footprint,” ...
Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Names Peter Hoffman Senior Vice-President, Select Brands
Hospitality Ventures Management Group | May 17, 2022
ATLANTA, May 17, 2022—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced that it has named Peter Hoffman senior vice-president, select brands. In his new role, Hoffman will oversee and be responsible for the performance of the company’s existing portfolio of select-service brands. “Adding Peter to our team marks the culmination of an intensive and targeted effort that will augment the support provided to all of our key stakeholders, including our general managers, owners and brand partners,” said Robert S. Cole, president and chief executive offi...
New Castle Hotels & Resorts Appoints Pamela Suhr as New Director of Sales
New Castle Hotels & Resorts | May 17, 2022
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (May 17, 2022) – Guido Kerpel, COO of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, announces the hiring of Pamela A. Suhr as the company’s director of sales. Ms. Suhr is responsible for the sales initiatives of New Castle’s growing portfolio of 18 hotels. She is a seasoned hospitality professional with more than three decades of experience working with a diverse portfolio of leading branded and independent hotels from New York to California, Mexico and Canada. “New Castle Hotels & Resorts is thrilled that Pamela is joining our team,” said Guido Kerpel. “She is a prov...
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