US hotel hires, promotions: Highline Hospitality appoints VP of asset management

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

Bell has been appointed vice president of asset management at Highline Hospitality. Most recently, he served as vice president of franchise operations and owner relations at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he oversaw more than 120 full-service franchise hotels across the Americas.

Chavarria has been appointed director of acquisitions at Ten Five Hospitality. She joins Ten Five from Realberry, a real estate developer and investor, where she led hospitality investments and executed luxury hotel acquisitions and development projects across the country.

Miller has been promoted to vice president of operations at Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group. Her background includes serving as area director of operations, general manager, and director of sales and marketing, leading both operational execution and revenue strategy for assets featuring golf, spa, marina, and dynamic food and beverage programs.

De Vries has been appointed general manager of the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina in Kapolei, Hawaii. De Vries returns to Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina following his tenure as resort manager from 2021 to 2023. Most recently, he served as general manager of Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero.

Dietel has been appointed general manager of the Kimpton Claret Hotel in Denver. He joins the Kimpton Claret Hotel following a career with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, most recently serving as senior director of operations at Grand Hyatt Denver.

Gibson has been appointed general manager of The Wilde Resort & Spa in Sedona, Arizona. He most recently served as general manager at Element Sedona for nearly four years. Prior to that, he served as general manager of Hampton Sedona.

McWeeny was named general manager of the InterContinental Boston. He most recently served as general manager at Hotel Commonwealth and has held senior leadership roles at Boston Park Plaza, The Lenox Hotel, The Beverly Hills Hotel (Dorchester Collection), The Ritz-Carlton Boston Common, Hyatt, and other highly regarded independent properties.

Mercier has been appointed general manager of the Pendry Tampa in Tampa, Florida. Most recently, he served as managing director of The National Hotel Miami Beach, where he led the luxury boutique hotel’s operations while concurrently overseeing the pre-opening planning and development for a new hospitality project in Marrakech, Morocco.

Wickham was named general manager of The Washington Inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most recently, Wickham served as general manager and hotel director of the historic Prince Solms Inn, where he helped lead the renovation of the boutique property.

Bellamy has been appointed senior sales manager at The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. She has more than eight years of experience in planning events and meetings, including serving as an executive meeting manager at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.

Chen has been appointed director of group sales at Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Lahaina, Hawaii. She joins the hotel from Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills where she led both group and transient sales teams as director of group and transient sales.

Day was named director of sales and marketing at the Viewline Resort Snowmass, An Autograph Collection Hotel in Snowmass, Colorado. Most recently, she served as director of sales and marketing at The St. Regis Houston, where she drove an 18% year-over-year revenue increase through a strategic shift in the corporate segment, boosted group catering revenue by 88% year-over-year and fostered a top-ranked team culture with a 92% employee engagement score.

Frank has been appointed director of sales and marketing at The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Most recently with Aimbridge Hospitality, she led the commercial repositioning of a Curio Collection hotel during a critical transition, rebuilding team culture and restoring group pace and revenue performance while aligning ownership objectives with execution.

Mayea has been appointed as director of sales at Unframed, Autograph Collection in Miami Beach, Florida. Most recently, Mayea served as a sales specialist at MI Above Property Sales, supporting luxury, premium and CRH hotels nationwide.

Catubig was named director of food and beverage at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa in Huntington Beach, California. He most recently served as director of food and beverage at The VIV Hotel in Anaheim, where he stabilized the division following a management transition, implemented operational efficiencies and delivered positive revenue growth across all outlets.

Hill has been appointed as director of food and beverage at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin. Most recently, he served in leadership roles with First Hospitality, including director of food and beverage and executive chef at Social American Tavern in Milwaukee, where he oversaw full-scale operations and led culinary strategy across multiple properties.

Hope has been appointed as executive chef at the Sonesta Redondo Beach & Marina in Redondo Beach, California. He most recently served as chef de cuisine at The Maybourne Beverly Hills, a Forbes five-star, two-Michelin-Key property, where he supported a $22 million multi-outlet culinary program.

Johnston has been appointed executive chef and director of food and beverage at the Moxy and AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. He most recently served as executive chef at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C., and previously held the role of executive director of food, beverage and culinary at The Watergate Hotel.

Neumann was named executive chef of Auro at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley in Calistoga, California. Neumann trained under Joël Robuchon — the chef Gault&Millau named "Chef of the Century" and the most Michelin-decorated chef in history, with 31 stars at his peak — at the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo.

Rustrum has been appointed as executive chef at the Thompson Houston. She brings more than 15 years of culinary experience to the role.

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