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US Hires, Promotions: HVMG Hires Chief Financial Officer

New General Managers in New York City and Honolulu
Hayato Nogaki (AC Hotel by Marriott Honolulu), Maggie Rosa (Hospitality Ventures Management Group), John Rolfs (Pendry Park City)
Hayato Nogaki (AC Hotel by Marriott Honolulu), Maggie Rosa (Hospitality Ventures Management Group), John Rolfs (Pendry Park City)

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

Executives

Linda Philp

Linda Philp (Hospitality Ventures Management Group)

Senior vice president and chief financial officer
Hospitality Ventures Management Group
May 6, 2024
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Philp was CFO of Universal Turbine Parts, LLC. Prior service-industry CFO roles include Lodgian, Inc. and The Krystal Company.

Androse Bell

Androse Bell (Hospitality Ventures Management Group)

Vice president of operations and general manager
Hospitality Ventures Management Group
April 30, 2024
Promotion
Experience: Bell recently rejoined HVMG as general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, having previously held multiple leadership roles at the Shores Resort and Spa from 2011 to 2015.

Jamison Conrey

Jamison Conrey (Hospitality Ventures Management Group)

Vice president of engineering, capital projects and risk management
Hospitality Ventures Management Group
April 30, 2024
Promotion
Experience: Conrey started working with HVMG in 2009 as director of engineering for the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores.

Maggie Rosa

Maggie Rosa (Hospitality Ventures Management Group)

Vice president of operations and general manager
Hospitality Ventures Management Group
April 30, 2024
Promotion
Experience: A 10-year HVMG veteran, Rosa most recently served as general manager of the Marriott Atlanta/Perimeter Center. Rosa originally joined HVMG as an area general manager based at the Hilton Houston Galleria.

Zack Gharib

President
Red Roof Inn
April 23, 2024
New hire
Experience: Gharib brings more than two decades of senior management experience in franchising, operations and brand management with companies such as Marriott, Vacasa, LaQuinta by Wyndham and Highgate Homes.

Fouad Malouf

Chief operating officer
Red Roof Inn
April 23, 2024
Promotion
Experience: Malouf brings more than four decades of continuous and increasing management responsibility to his new role. He most recently served as senior vice president for franchise operations.

General Managers

John Rolfs

John Rolfs (Pendry Park City)

General manager
Pendry Park City
Park City, Utah
May 3, 2024
New hire
Experience: Rolfs joins Pendry Hotels & Resorts with more than 28 years of experience in hospitality, including more than two decades with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, most recently as general manager of St. Regis Bal Harbour Hotel.

Sean Olmstead

Sean Olmstead (Dream Downtown)

General manager
Dream Downtown
New York City
May 2, 2024
New hire
Experience: Prior to his current role, Olmstead was the vice president and director of operations for PUBLIC, an Ian Schrager Hotel, and the general manager at L'Auberge de Sedona & Orchards Inn and the Standard High Line.

Peter Yeung

Peter Yeung (The Prince Kitano New York)

General manager
The Prince Kitano New York
New York City
May 1, 2024
New hire
Experience: Yeung has held managerial positions within some of the world's most renowned hospitality brands, including W Hotels and Westin. Yeung most recently served as general manager of The Spiral in New York City.

Hayato Nogaki

Hayato Nogaki (AC Hotel by Marriott Honolulu)

General manager
AC Hotel by Marriott Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
April 25, 2024
New hire
Experience: Nogaki most recently served as general manager for Omni Charlotte Hotel. Prior to that, he held management positions at Hotel Bennett, The Resort at Pelican Hill, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and more.

Daniel Texeira

Daniel Texeira (Romer House Waikiki)

General manager
Romer House Waikiki
Honolulu, Hawaii
April 25, 2024
New hire
Experience: Texeira joins Romer House Waikiki after leadership roles at 'Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach as director of operations and performance development manager for Marriott International Hawaii.

Sales and Marketing

Lorna Kirwan

Lorna Kirwan (The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort)

Director of sales and marketing
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort
Longboat Key, Florida
May 1, 2024
New hire
Experience: Prior to her current role, Kirwan served as the market leader at the St. Regis Bal Harbour and W Miami. Kirwan also has experience within luxury brands such as The Ritz-Carlton and Mandarin Oriental.

Rafael Montalvo

Rafael Montalvo (The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort)

Marketing director
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort
Longboat Key, Florida
May 1, 2024
New hire
Experience: Prior to his current role, Montalvo served as the director of marketing and communications at The St. Regis Venice, where he spearheaded a significant rebranding initiative for the hotel.

Food and Beverage

Charlotte Sorensen O'Donahue

Charlotte Sorensen O'Donahue (Emery, Autograph Collection)

Food and beverage director
Emery, Autograph Collection
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 25, 2024
New hire
Experience: Sorensen O'Donahue brings more than 20 years of experience within the hotel and hospitality industry, from managing multiple hotels within the Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants portfolio to overseeing several hotel openings and renovations.

Miscellaneous

Shelly Anne Myrie-Lindo

Shelly Anne Myrie-Lindo (The St. Regis Longboat Key)

Spa director
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort
Longboat Key, Florida
May 1, 2024
New hire
Experience: Myrie-Lindo served as the lead spa opening trainer for The Ritz-Carlton, Portland, spearheading its successful launch in October 2023, and previously fulfilled the same role as The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad in July 2022.

To be included in an upcoming Hotel News Now U.S. Hires and Promotions List, email Associate Editor Trevor Simpson here.

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