Hotel News Now twice a month features a roundup of new hires and promotions in the hotel industry for U.S.-based positions. To be included in the next roundup, email HNN’s Dan Kubacki.
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Benjamin Bahn, VP of field sales and marketing, Rosewood Hotel Group |
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Andrew Rubinacci, chief commercial officer, Omni Hotels & Resorts |
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Dan Surette, chief sales officer, Omni Hotels & Resorts |
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Phil Yi, VP of marketing and communications, Omni Hotels & Resorts |
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Dan Piotrowski, SVP of operations, Omni Hotels & Resorts |
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Devin Burns, VP of rooms and food and beverage, Omni Hotels & Resorts 13 November 2019 Promotion |
GMs |
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Martino DeStefano, GM of Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel; Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Nenad Praporski, GM, Fairmont Austin; Austin, Texas |
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Shane Nicolopoulos, GM of Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center; Portland, Oregon |
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Scott Lane, GM of Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland; Portland, Oregon |
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Sileshi Mengiste, managing director, The Estate Yountville; Yountville, California |
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Tiffany Owen, area general manager, Sage Hospitality |
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Wesley Clark, GM of Embassy Suites by Hilton South Bend at Notre Dame; South Bend, Indiana |
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Meghan Mongelluzzo, GM of Hampton Inn Pittsburgh Monroeville; Pittsburgh |
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Abe Liao, GM of Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington D.C.; Washington, D.C. |
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Israël Benyaïr, GM of Mayflower Inn & Spa, Auberge Resorts Collection; Washington, Connecticut |
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Grant Dipman, managing director, Canyon Ranch Tucson; Tucscon, Arizona |
Sales and Marketing |
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Elizabeth Friedel, marketing manager, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch; St. Louis, Missouri |
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Justin Evans, area director of sales and marketing, Portland, Hyatt Hotels Corporation |
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Bridget Denby, director of sales and marketing, The Renaissance Dallas Hotel; Dallas |
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Kerstin Sommer-Raza, area director of sales and marketing, Sage Hospitality 11 November 2019 New hire |
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Lilli Sheller, director of sales, Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach; New Smyrna Beach, Florida 8 November 2019 New hire |
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Cathy Doyle, director of sales, Hotel Vin; Grapevine, Texas 7 November 2019 New hire |
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Carlene Sharkey, restaurant GM, Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel; Virginia Beach, Virginia 19 November 2019 Promotion |
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David Harker, corporate executive chef, Omni Hotels & Resorts 13 November 2019 Promotion |
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Dawn Taylor-Cole, executive chef, The Clancy; San Francisco 12 November 2019 New hire |
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Jay Agustin, hotel manager Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel; Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Sara Sanders, marketing director, Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront; Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Nancy Caparelli, front office manager, Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront; Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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-Compiled by Dan Kubacki.