Read the latest roundup of hotel industry hires and promotions in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Diego Guerreschi
Guerreschi has been appointed hotel manager of the 69-room Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury in Grand Baie, Mauritius. He arrives from a role of director of operations at the JW Marriott Cannes, and his career has seen stints at such celebrated hotels as Paris’ Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris and Le Bristol Paris, Oetker Collection.
Dan Clayton
Clayton has joined hotel firm Kempinski Hotels as vice president of food and beverage and hospitality. He arrives from a role of director of strategy and insights at the Dubai office of design-services firm Keane. He remains based in Dubai.
Joanne Taylor-Stagg
Taylor-Stagg has been named general manager at the 124-room Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, England, part of brand Exclusive Collection.
Terii Dunne
Dunne has joined Hilton as director of development, U.K. and Ireland. She comes to the US hotel giant from Best Western Hotels & Resorts, where she was director of business development, and she has had previous roles at hotel firms ranging from London Premier Hotels to Shiva Hotels Group.
Dimitrios Kotsifakos
Kotsifakos has been appointed general manager at the 227-room Ritz-Carlton, Amman in the capital of Jordan. He has been at Marriott International since Oct. 2013, firstly as director of F&B at the Westin Abu Dhabi, then at several other roles before, most recently, being general manager at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil.
Joe Evans
Evans has been promoted to sales director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, at hotel operator Aimbridge EMEA. His previous role, which he had for 30 months, was as director of business development.
Anne Legrand
Legrand has been named general manager of the 241-room London Marriott County Hall. She will also serve as area general manager, hotels, Central London, for Marriott International, which includes the London Marriott Hotel Kensington, London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale, London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch and London Marriott Hotel Regent’s Park.
Tim O’Sullivan
O’Sullivan has joined the 71-room Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa in Skipton, Yorkshire, as its general manager. For the previous six years he has been the Channel Islands-based general manager of the Sevenoaks, Kent-based firm Hand Picked Hotels, which has 21 hotels in its portfolio.
Fredrik Blomqvist
Blomqvist has been named as general manager of the upcoming Raffles Jeddah, due to open by the end of 2025. For the previous three years, he has been general manager of the Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, in Saudi Arabia.