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US Hires, Promotions: Montage Names New Senior Vice President of Operations

Sonesta Hires Chief Development Officer
Sharilyn Toko, Liam Doyle, Mary Bennett
Sharilyn Toko, Liam Doyle, Mary Bennett
By the HNN editorial staff
April 8, 2021 | 12:56 P.M.

Read the latest roundup of U.S.-based new hires and promotions in the hotel industry.

Executives

Mark Purcell

Mark Purcell

Senior vice president, development, North and Central America
Accor
April 1, 2021
Promotion
Experience: Purcell joined Accor in 2017 after 12 years at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Liam Doyle

Liam Doyle

Senior vice president, operations
Montage International
March 31, 2021
New hire
Experience: Doyle joins Montage International from Marriott International, where most recently he served as area vice president of the western region’s collection of luxury brands.

Brian Quinn

Brian Quinn

Chief development officer
Sonesta International Hotels Corp.
March 30, 2021
New hire
Experience: Quinn joins Sonesta after having held senior sales and development management roles at many of the hotel industry’s top brands and management companies.

Michelle Marlowe

Senior vice president of accounting

Michelle Marlowe

Island Hospitality Management
March 30, 2021
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining Island Hospitality Management, Marlowe served 10 years as controller of Chatham Lodging Trust.

Mary Bennett

Vice president of marketing and digital strategy

Mary Bennett

Omni Hotels & Resorts
March 29, 2021
New hire
Experience: Bennett most recently served as vice president, brand, marketing and digital at Marriott International.

Syed Ali

Vice president of food and beverage, entertainment operations

Syed Ali

Hotel Equities
March 25, 2021
New hire
Experience: Ali previously directed food and beverage for the largest luxury hotel in South Florida, Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

General Managers

Robb Walker

Robb Walker

Managing director
Wild Dunes Resort, a Destination by Hyatt hotel
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
March 31, 2021
New hire
Experience: Walker most recently served as the chief operating officer of Catalina Island Company in Avalon, California.

Brendan Abraham

Brendan Abraham

General manager
Bellyard, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 2021
New hire
Experience: Abraham most recently served as dual general manager of a Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites, as well as acting as the task force general manager for a DoubleTree.

Anthony Berkau

Anthony Berkau

General manager
Willows Lodge, Gemstone Collection
Woodinville, Washington
March 25, 2021
Promotion
Experience: Berkau previously held the position of lodge manager for Willows Lodge. Prior to this he served as the property’s director of food and beverage.

Sharilyn Toko

Sharilyn Toko

General manager
Caribe Hilton
San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 18, 2021
New hire
Experience: Toko previously held the dual role of general manager of the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Juan Hotel & Casino and The Condado Plaza Hilton.

Devin Baker

General manager

Devin Baker

Aloft Tallahassee Downtown
Tallahassee, Florida
March 16, 2021
Promotion
Experience: Baker most recently served as Aloft Tallahassee’s director of food and beverage, a position he had held since 2015.

Sales and Marketing

Tara Warshaw

Tara Warsaw

Director of sales and marketing
Bellyard, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 2021
New hire
Experience: Warshaw previously led sales and communication tactics as the director of sales and marketing at Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead and Mandarin Oriental Atlanta.

Donna Horii

Donna Horii

National group sales manager
The Charter at Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek, Colorado
March 22, 2021
New hire
Experience: Horii most recently served as business development manager for the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

Food and Beverage

Jason Francis

Jason Francis

Corporate director of food and beverage
Dream Hotel Group
March 15, 2021
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Francis worked for the Hillstone Restaurant Group.

Brandon Duley

Executive chef
Clayton Members Club & Hotel
Denver, Colorado
March 3, 2021
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Duley was chef de cuisine of Ardor at The West Hollywood Edition Hotel.

Lukas Pesek

Director of food and beverage
Clayton Members Club & Hotel
Denver, Colorado
March 3, 2021
New hire
Experience: Pesek previously worked as the director of restaurants at Aria Resort and Casino; director of food and beverage for Aria & Vdara Resort and Casino; and vice president of food and beverage at Excalibur Hotel & Casino.

To be included in the next roundup, email HNN’s Dan Kubacki.