Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
Alison Abbott was named director of spa at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in California.
AccorHotels appointed Goran Aleks in the dual role of vice president of operations for South China and general manager of Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16.
Centara Hotels & Resorts promoted Chris Bailey to chief operating officer. Most recently, Bailey was senior vice president of sales and marketing at Centara.
Jerry Barnes was appointed general manager at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
Mark Bauer was named general manager at One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Carlton Hotel Singapore appointed Mark Bulmer general manager. Most recently, Bulmer was general manager of Carlton City Hotel Singapore.
Sean Clancy was appointed managing director of Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego. Most recently, Clancy was managing director of Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
La Concha Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, named Hermes Croatto director of sales and marketing, and Alain Tiphaine general manager.
Daniel Dalton was named executive chef at Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, Florida.
Corinthia Hotel London named Thomas Fischer general manager. Most recently, Fischer was general manager at Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary.
Kevin Geanides was appointed general manager at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California.
Marc Gussing was appointed general manager at Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villa Resort & Spa in Thailand.
Fairmont St. Andrews, Scotland, appointed John Keating general manager. Most recently, Keating was director of operations for Palmerston Hotels & Resorts Europe.
Sandra Kerr was appointed resort manager at Ramada Resort Shoal Bay. Previously, Kerr was general manager of Mantra Kooindah Waters Residential Golf & Spa Resort (now Mercure) New South Wales, Australia.
Tracy Marks was named general manager of the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
Jean Pierre Mifsud was appointed general manager of the Grande Dame hotel in Budapest, Hungary. Previously, Mifsud was general manager at the Marina Hotel in Malta.
Marco Polo Hotels appointed Patrick Ngiam global director of sales. Most recently, Ngiam was a senior lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic’s school of business.
Ruby Ochoa was appointed director of sales and marketing at CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa in Mexico. Preciously, Ochoa was cluster director of sales for JW Marriott in Lima, Peru.
Militza Orama was named director of sales and marketing at Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown named Charles Overstreet director of catering. Most recently, Overstreet was a senior national sales and task force consultant for PHM Hospitality.
Warwick Hotel Denver appointed Joseph Owen food and beverage manager and Megan Tierney catering sales manager.
Jay Pastoral was appointed executive chef at La Casa del Zorro Resort and Spa in Borrego Springs, California. Most recently, Pastoral was sous chef at Palm Desert Country Club in California.
Franco Rienzo was appointed general manager of Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort & Spa in Mozambique.
Simon Rindlisbacher was appointed general manager of Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok. Previously, Rindlisbacher was general manager of Ramada Hotel and Suites Bangkok.
Nicholas Scarnati was appointed food and beverage director at The Langford Hotel in Miami.
The Landings St. Lucia appointed Kathy Taylor interim general manager.
21c Museum Hotel Lexington in Kentucky appointed Sarka Takovich general manager.
Montage Kapalua Bay in Hawaii appointed David Viviano executive chef. Previously, Viviano was “CheF&B” at St. Regis Aspen Resort & Spa in Colorado, where he oversaw all culinary operations at the property.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide promoted Mark Vondrasek to senior vice president of commercial services.
