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Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:

Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Phoenix at CityScape, scheduled to open in June in Phoenix, Arizona, has appointed Marty Bertone director of sales and marketing. Bertone most recently was director of sales and marketing at the Ravella resort in Henderson, Nevada.

Bernd Bohl has been named general manager of the Huntingdon Hotel & Suites in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Bohl previously was general manager of The Yorkland Hotel in Toronto.

Richard Boyer has been named executive chef at The American Club Resort in Kohler, Wisconsin. Most recently Boyer was executive chef at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.

Jack Breisacher has been named general manager of Swissôtel Chicago. Breisacher most recently was general manager of Swissôtel Beijing, Hong Kong Macau Centre. 

Karl Chase has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Chase was most recently director of sales and marketing and interim general manager of The Hotel ML in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

Robert Cheng has been named vice president, marketing, for The Peninsula Hotels, Hong Kong. Cheng most recently was director of marketing at The Peninsula Shanghai.

Mary Crowe has been appointed general manager of La Playa Carmel in Carmel, California. Crowe previously was general manager of the Villagio Inn and Spa in California’s Napa Valley.

Sven Fritzsche has been appointed general manager of Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz in Gozo San Lawrenz, Malta. Fritzsche previously was general manager of the Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace Ulanbaatar, Mongolia.

James Gancos has been appointed general manager at W Los Angeles. Gancos most recently was general manager of W Istanbul.

Raffles Hotel Singapore has appointed Andrea Greybanks director of sales and marketing. Greybanks previously was the regional director of sales, Middle East, for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Phoenix at CityScape, set to open in early June in Phoenix, Arizona, has named Jim Hollister general manager. Hollister most recently was general manager of FireSky Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Nantucket Hotel & Resort, set to open this summer on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, has appointed James “Jamie” Holmes general manager. Most recently, Holmes was general manager of the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in the Nevis West Indies.

Steve Janicek has been appointed general manager of Ritz-Carlton Denver. Most recently Janicek was general manager of The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in the Vail Valley.

Michael Kappel has been appointed director of sales and marketing at The Hotel Ivy, a Starwood Luxury Collection hotel in Minneapolis. Kappel most recently was director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Stephane Lacroix has been appointed director of food and beverage at Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles. Lacroix most recently was general manager of Gilt Restaurant at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

RGH Hospitality, Wilton, New Hampshire, has named Martin LeGay operations manager. Most recently, LeGay was executive chef and food and beverage director at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua, New Hampshire.

The Setai Fifth Avenue in New York City has appointed Francois-Olivier Luiggi general manager. Luiggi formerly was the property’s hotel manager.

Stacy Martin has been named general manager for The Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Martin was previously general manager of The Ellis Hotel in Atlanta.

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Thomas Monahan executive vice president, development, Asia Pacific. Monahan previously was executive vice president of international development at the Wyndham Hotel Group.

La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California, has named Andrew Mosblech director of food and beverage. Mosblech previously was general manager and wine director of Cucina Urbana in San Diego.

Dario Orsini has been appointed general manager of Sheraton Bali Kuta in Bali, Indonesia. Prior, Orsini was hotel manager at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali.

Gerard Prendergast has been named food and beverage director at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin. Prendergast most recently served as CEO of China Solution Group.

Torsten Schulze has been named general manager of the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Berlin, due to open in August. Schulze also will remain in his current position as general manager of the Steigenberger Hotel Berlin.

Tamara Williams has been named general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, Maryland. Williams most recently served as general manager of the Residence Inn Arlington Courthouse in Arlington, Virginia.

Simon Yip has been named vice president, sales, for The Peninsula Hotels, Hong Kong. Yip most recently was the company’s regional director of marketing for China.

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