Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
Roger Aberth has been named general manager of The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia hotel in Washington, D.C. Aberth most recently was general manager of The Westin Arlington Gateway and Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.
Khaled Al-Idrissi has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Al-Idrissi most recently was regional director of sales for the Middle East and North Africa for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.
Sayyora Asatova has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai. Asatova previously was director of international leisure sales at Atlantis, The Palm.
Kokua Hospitality, Chicago, has named Brian Bolf regional director of revenue management. Bolf previously was Kokua’s vice president of profit optimization.
Jon Burckin has been named director of business development for HRI Lodging, New Orleans. Burckin previously was the managing director of business development for Access Point Financial.
Kunal Chauhan has been appointed general manager of The Leela Palace Bangalore, India. Chauhan previously was resident manager at The Leela Palace New Delhi.
Matthew Chilton has been named general manager of Delano Las Vegas. Most recently, Chilton was vice president of hotel operations at Mandalay Bay.
Hyatt Regency San Francisco has named Stacey Edinger director of sales and marketing. Edinger was most recently director of sales and marketing for the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California.
The InterContinental New York Barclay has named Joseph Gaeta director of sales and marketing. Gaeta most recently was general manager of the Benjamin Hotel in New York City.
Melrose Georgetown Hotel in Washington, D.C., has appointed Jale Hashimi general manager. Hashimi previously served as general manager of Churchill Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C., and Embassy Suites Dulles Airport in Herndon, Virginia.
Red Roof Inn, Columbus, Ohio, has named Matthew Hostetler senior vice president of franchise sales and development. Previously Hostetler was senior vice president of franchise development for Engel & Völkers USA in New York City.
Kokua Hospitality, Chicago, has named James LoBosco regional vice president. LoBosco currently manages the Embassy Suites Baltimore – Inner Harbor and oversees the Aloft Washington National Harbor, both Kokua Hospitality hotels.
Glenda Maldonado has been named general manager of The James, New York (SoHo). Maldonado was most recently general manager of the Shoreham in New York City.
Stephan Meier has been appointed general manager of Embassy Suites Denver Downtown – Convention Center. Meier most recently was general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha.
Hilton Malta has appointed Matthew Mullan general manager. Mullan most recently was general manager of the Hilton Barbados Resort.
Kokua Hospitality, Chicago, has appointed Lea Rodriguez corporate director of sales. Rodriguez was formerly director of sales and marketing for the Chicago Allerton Hotel.
EJ Schanfarber has been named president and CEO at Alliance Hospitality Management in Raleigh, North Carolina. Schanfarber previously was president and CEO of Divi Resorts.
Mike Shaff has been named general manager of The James Royal Palm, Miami. Shaff was most recently vice president and general manager of Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Alex Spektor has been promoted to general manager of Affinia Manhattan. Spektor most recently was general manager of New York City’s Affinia Dumont.
Kokua Hospitality, Chicago, has appointed Clay Spencer senior vice president – operations. Spencer previously was general manager of the Chicago Allerton Hotel.
Carlson, Minneapolis, has appointed Matt Zaruba chief information security officer. Most recently, Zaruba was director, information security and disaster recovery, for Jack Henry & Associates.