US hires, promotions: Auberge Resorts Collection hires chief executive

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

Chief executive officer
Extreme Hospitality
Sept. 3, 2024
New hire
Experience: Rubino, a co-founder of Extreme Hospitality, brings more than 30 years of experience in the hotel industry to his new role. He previously served as president and chief operating officer for GF Hotels & Resorts.

President and chief executive officer
Auberge Resorts Collection
Sept. 1, 2024
New hire
Experience: Clerc previously served as global president at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a position he held between 2016 and 2022. Before assuming responsibility for global operations at Four Seasons, Clerc served as president, EMEA, from 2014 until 2016, overseeing the company’s operations in the region.

Chief culinary director
Appellation
Aug. 27, 2024
New hire
Experience: Bellec most recently spent 20 years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, where he oversaw some of the most renowned luxury hospitality kitchens, most recently at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, The Beverly Wilshire, and the Four Seasons Toronto.

Vice president of lifestyle brands
Twenty Four Seven Hotels
Promotion
Experience: Abrams joined Twenty Four Seven as general manager to successfully open the 87-suite Steward, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel located in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to this promotion, he served as regional director of operations for the company with a key focus on food-and-beverage operations.

Executive vice president of business development
Twenty Four Seven Hotels
New hire
Experience: With nearly 30 years of hospitality experience, Hughes most recently served as managing director of JLL, a global leader in real estate services and investment, where he was responsible for hospitality transactions throughout Texas.

General manager
Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection
Aspen, Colorado
Aug. 29, 2024
New hire
Experience: Prior to his general manager appointment, Fracassa held general manager roles at Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Hotel Viking in Newport, Rhode Island. Along with several managing director roles with Noble House Hotels & Resorts, he was director of operations at Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, California.

General manager
AC Hotel Columbus Dublin
Dublin, Ohio
Aug. 21, 2024
New hire
Experience: Previously the regional director of food and beverage for Life House Hotel Group in Miami, Akyuz has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years. Throughout his professional career, he has also held director of operations and general manager positions at various premier hotels, resorts, restaurants and major service operations across the globe.

General manager
Hyatt House Seaboard Station
Raleigh, North Carolina
Aug. 20, 2024
New hire
Experience: Zinani joins the team with more than two decades of professional experience and nearly a lifetime of personal experience within the hospitality industry. As the opening general manager of Hyatt House Seaboard Station, Zinani continues his 13-year tenure at Concord Hospitality.

General manager
Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge
Boston, Massachusetts
Aug. 19, 2024
New hire
Experience: Huss brings deep experience to this new role, after serving as general manager and other operational leadership roles for top-tier hotel brands such as Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, from coast to coast. Most recently, Huss was at the helm at Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile as general manager.

General manager
Home2 Suites by Hilton Gainesville Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida
Aug. 19, 2024
New hire
Experience: Montenegro joins McNeill after serving as assistant general manager at the Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD and most recently at the Hilton Garden Inn Apopka City Center.

Associate director of sales
Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza
Nashville, Tennessee
Aug. 16, 2024
Promotion
Experience: She joined Loews Hotels in May 2018 as sales manager and achieved great success securing business throughout the healthcare, entertainment and local markets before accelerating within the sales department to support group bookings based in the Midwest and West Coast.

Senior catering sales manager
Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
Aug. 16, 2024
New hire
Experience: Mortakis most recently served as the associate director of catering and events at The Hermitage Hotel, where she was responsible for all catering sales. Prior to that, her tenure at Four Seasons Hotel Denver saw her rise through the ranks from reservations agent to group service manager, where she managed high-profile entertainment and sports groups.

Director of sales and marketing
Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown
Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug. 15, 2024
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Eckhardt served as the director of sales and marketing at Marriott City Center and was the regional director of operations and sales at Assurance Hospitality, where she oversaw eight hotels in Northern Utah and Las Vegas with a combined budget of $18 million.

Director of sales
Viceroy Snowmass
Snowmass Village, Colorado
Aug. 14, 2024
Promotion
Experience: De Besche joined the Viceroy Snowmass team in 2009 as a group sales manager, and has held the role of director of catering since 2010.

Director of restaurants
Ko'a Kea Resort on Po'ipu Beach
Kauai, Hawaii
Aug. 28, 2024
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Wohler served as the general manager at Tommy Bahama Restaurant on Maui where his strategic leadership and commitment to service led to $2 million increased sales and the creation of enhanced training systems and service models that boosted the company’s social media presence, guest satisfaction and team retention.

Director of food and beverage
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino
Incline Village, Nevada
Aug. 26, 2024
Returning hire
Experience: Stout returns to Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe after beginning his career at the property more than 20 years ago. Since his previous tenure at the property, he has gone on to hold leadership positions at several hotels around the country including Hyatt Regency San Francisco, W New Orleans, Hyatt Carmel Highlands, and others.

Food and beverage director
High Rail at Hyatt House Seaboard Station
Raleigh, North Carolina
Aug. 20, 2024
New hire
Experience: Powers has spent more than half his life working within the bar, restaurant, spirits and entertainment industries. A Carolina native, he has developed a passion for the area’s hospitality industry through his leadership of multiple well-respected bar programs, consistently contending in numerous regional and statewide cocktail competitions, and being a founding member of the Raleigh-Durham Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild, having served as president since 2020.

Director of front office
Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club, Autograph Collection
Miami Beach, Florida
Aug. 29, 2024
Promotion
Experience: Ramirez began his career with Cadillac Hotel in 2018 as an assistant housekeeping manager before being promoted to his most recent role, director of housekeeping.

Managing director
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
San Diego, California
Aug. 21, 2024
Returning hire
Experience: Greene returns to the Hard Rock team where he previously served as general manager from 2008-11. Most recently, he was executive vice president of luxury and lifestyle residences at Highgate Hotels, where he oversaw a diverse portfolio of high-end condo-hotels and branded residences, as well as new developments.

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