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.
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David Ward, COO, OTO Development 27 April 2016 Promotion Ward was promoted from OTO Development’s West Coast VP of operations. Ward also has held several leadership roles with Extended Stay America. |
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George Fleck, SVP of brands and marketing, Loews Hotels 18 May 2016 New hire Fleck’s previous position was VP of global brand management at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. |
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John Cottrill, COO, Loews Hotels |
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David Jurcak, managing director of Texas Hill Country golf resort, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa; Austin, Texas |
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John Johnstone, VP of food and beverage, The Broadmoor; Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Meghan Earnshaw, director of operations, Fairmont Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh 9 May 2016 New hire Earnshaw previously worked at Fairmont Chicago as director of front office and later as director of rooms. |
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Robert Gerber, chief restructuring officer, Caesars Entertainment 6 May 2016 New hire Gerber retired as a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in January 2016 and presided over the Southern District of New York. |
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Sally Alward, GM of the Element Basalt – Aspen; Basalt, Colorado 17 May 2016 New hire Alward has held sales positions at properties in Vail, Colorado; Beaver Creek, Colorado; and North Conway, New Hampshire. |
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Patrick Cabido, GM of Kelley House; Edgartown, Massachusetts 17 May 2016 New hire Cabido has held a number of hospitality positions since he emigrated from Sweden to the U.S. in the late 1990s, including F&B director of Soho House NY in 2013. In 2011 he founded his own consultancy firm, Three Crown Hospitality, and oversaw the Haven Montauk in Montauk, New York. |
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Christophe Thomas, GM of SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills; Los Angeles 16 May 2016 New hire Thomas joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2008 as GM of the W New York Union Square and most recently was GM of The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in San Francisco. |
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Glenn Spanier, GM of the Sheraton Suites Galleria, Atlanta; Atlanta 16 May 2016 New hire Spanier’s previous position was GM of the DoubleTree Palm Beach Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. |
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Michael Dunbar, GM of the 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati; Cincinnati 12 May 2016 New hire Dunbar’s prior position was GM of Dream Midtown in New York City. He also has past experience with Starwood’s W brand and opened W properties in New York and California. |
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Hugh Chandler, GM of the Sonesta ES Suites; Columbia, Maryland 12 May 2016 New hire Chandler’s previous position was GM of AC Hotels by Marriott in Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Anne Janis, director of sales and marketing, Hotel Granduca Houston; Houston 17 May 2016 New hire Janis joins Hotel Granduca Houston after 14 years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in various positions. |
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Angela Pospichal-Heublein, individual business transient sales manager, The Commons Hotel; Minneapolis |
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Deborah Pillatsch, director of sales and marketing, Westin Portland Harborview; Portland, Maine |
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Marshall Jones, director of sales and marketing, Fairmont San Jose; San Jose, California |
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Jennifer Cole, area director of sales, Provenance Hotels |
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Caroline Kolaja, executive pastry chef, Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago; Chicago 16 May 2016 New hire Kolaja will oversee the dessert and pastry program at the property along with banquets and catering, in-room dining at the hotel’s restaurant. |
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Jeff Gillis, director of food and beverage, Bardessono Hotel & Spa; Yountville, California 11 May 2016 New hire Gillis’ most recent position was director of restaurant operations at Hotel Maya – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Long Beach, California. |
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Nicholas Church, executive chef, Chaminade Resort & Spa; Santa Cruz, California 11 May 2016 Promotion Church has spent nearly 20 years with Chaminade Resort & Spa, working first as a line cook and then eventually as executive sous chef. |
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Alberico Nunziata, executive chef, The Beverly Hilton; Beverly Hills, California 10 May 2016 New hire Nunziata’s previous position was executive chef at the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, California. |
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Troy Roth, director of food and beverage, Omni Royal Orleans; New Orleans 6 May 2016 New hire Roth came to the Omni Royal Orleans from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, where he was also director of food and beverage. |
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Kirsten Ponza, director of food and beverage, Chaminade Resort & Spa; Santa Cruz, California 6 May 2016 Promotion Ponza was promoted from the position of executive chef at Chaminade Resort & Spa, a position she held since 2013. |
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Gabriele Originario, director of beverage and food, W San Francisco; San Francisco 5 May 2016 New hire Originario previously worked as director of operations at Emporio Rulli’s bakery and La Mar restaurant, both located in San Francisco. |
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Ted Hill, executive chef, Hyatt Regency Austin; Austin, Texas 5 May 2016 New hire Hill’s previous position was executive sous chef at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Cedar Creek, Texas. |
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Brian Anderson, director of food and beverage, Westin Portland Harborview; Portland, Maine 5 May 2016 Promotion Anderson was promoted from the hotel’s executive chef but will continue to work in that capacity while assuming additional administrative and front-of-house duties. |
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Susan Phillips, director of spa, Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa; Tucson, Arizona 6 May 2016 New hire Phillips has held prior director of spa positions at several Auberge properties and brings 17 years of industry experience to her new position. |
Compiled by Dan Kubacki.