A Roundup of US Hires, Promotions

Hotel News Now twice a month features a roundup of new hires and promotions for the U.S. hotel industry. To be included in the next roundup, email HNN’s Dan Kubacki.

In the Spotlight
-	Ken Barnes, chief information officer, Omni Hotels & Resorts 27 June 2016 New hire Barnes previously worked as SVP of global service of GuestTek Interactive in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Executives
-	Eric McCarthy, VP of hotel accounting, The Hotel Group 28 June 2016 New hire McCarthy brings more than 20 years of hotel financing experience to his new position. His prior position was with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
-	Don Haggerty, VP of renovations and construction, The Hotel Group 28 June 2016 New hire Haggerty previously worked with Crescent Management Company.
GMs
-	Bill Lee, GM of The Grove Resort & Spa; Orlando, Florida 29 June 2016 New hire Lee has held hospitality leadership positions with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Rock Resorts International.
-	Jen Ramirez, assistant GM, Kimpton Monaco Hotel Denver; Denver 27 June 2016 Promotion Ramirez first worked as a hostess at the property in 2002. She has since held the positions of housekeeping supervisor and director of housekeeping.
-	Sean Hadley, GM of AC Hotel San Jose Downtown; San Jose, California 20 June 2016 New hire Hadley’s previous position was assistant GM at Wild Palms Hotel in Sunnyvale, California.
-	John Markunas, GM of The Kimpton Hotel Zamora; St. Pete Beach, Florida 20 June 2016 New hire Markunas previously worked as hotel manager of Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
-	Andrew Eck, GM of The Kinzie Hotel; Chicago 20 June 2016 New hire Eck has held previous GM positions at Hyatt Place properties in Chicago and Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
-	Kathleen Flanary, GM of The Boston Boxer Hotel; Boston 17 June 2016 New hire Flanary’s prior career experience includes positions with Langham Hospitality Group and Marriott International.
-	Alex Spektor, GM of Innside New York; New York City 17 June 2016 New hire Spektor previously spent more than 10 years with Affinia Hotel Collection and worked in various positions, including GM roles at Affinia Gardens, Affinia Dumont and Affinia Manhattan.

Sales and Marketing
-	David DiSalvo, area director of sales and marketing, Marcus Hotels & Resorts 29 June 2016 New hire DiSalvo will oversee sales-and-marketing operations at three Marcus properties, including Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark and Heidel House Resort & Spa.
-	Tony Aslanian, director of sales and marketing, The Grove Resort & Spa; Orlando, Florida 29 June 2016 New hire Aslanian has held prior sales-and-marketing positions with Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Marriott International.
-	Ashley Mayo Gibson, senior sales manager, The Grove Resort & Spa; Orlando, Florida 29 June 2016 New hire Mayo Gibson previously worked as Florida association and government sales manager for the Florida Hotel and Conference Center.
-	Peter Gruenthal, senior sales manager, The Grove Resort & Spa; Orlando, Florida 29 June 2016 New hire Gruenthal was previously employed by Booking.com in a sales-management position.
-	Tonita Thomas, director of individual business travel sales, Hotel Nikko San Francisco; San Francisco 27 June 2016 New hire Thomas joins Hotel Nikko San Francisco after previously working as associate director of business travel at the Island Hotel Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California.
-	Kelli Hardeman Ellis, business transient sales manager, Hyatt Regency Lexington; Lexington, Kentucky 27 June 2016 New hire Prior to her new position, Ellis has worked for an Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau and has held positions at Hyatt and Delta Airlines.
-	Daniel Ben-Efraim, director of marketing, Loews Regency New York Hotel; New York City 23 June 2016 New hire Ben-Efraim’s previous position was director of sales and marketing at The London New York.
-	LiLinda Carta-Samuels, director of sales and marketing, AC Hotel San Jose Downtown; San Jose, California 20 June 2016 New hire Carta-Samuels previously worked as director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Place San Jose.
F&B
-	Randall Richardson, director of banquets for Union Square Events, Conrad New York, New York City 28 June 2016 New hire Richardson will manage the planning and execution of all events by Union Square Events, the hotel’s catering partner. His previous position was assistant director of banquets at CPS Events at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
-	Todd Rodemyer, director of food and beverage; Hunt Valley Inn, a Wyndham Grand; Baltimore 27 June 2016 New hire Rodemyer last worked as F&B director at the Wyndham Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center in Florham Park, New Jersey.
-	Marco Garcia, executive chef, The Westin Phoenix Downtown; Phoenix 16 June 2016 New hire Garcia spent more than 12 years with Marriott International at various properties, including five years as executive sous chef at Renaissance Phoenix Downtown.
-	Max Pilz, food & beverage operations manager, InterContinental San Francisco; San Francisco 15 June 2016 Promotion Pilz was promoted from the hotel’s assistant director of food and beverage. Pilz started his career in the hospitality industry 20 years ago with an apprenticeship at a Holiday Inn in Bautzen, Germany.
-	James Lintelmann, executive chef, Conrad Chicago; Chicago 15 June 2016 New hire Lintelmann will oversee Baptiste & Bottle and Noyane restaurants at Conrad Chicago.

Events
-	Angela DeVere, event manager, The Goldmoor Inn; Galena, Illinois 22 June 2016 New hire DeVere has more than 15 years of teaching, recruitment and sales experience, along with five years in event-planning management.

Compiled by Dan Kubacki.

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