Centara Hotels & Resorts named Kamal Chaoui group director of operations – premium resorts responsible for Centara Grand Resorts, Austin Robinson group director of operations responsible for East Thailand and Vietnam, and Harry Thaliwal group director of operations, responsible for South Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bali and the COSI portfolio.
John DePiro was named general manager at Fort Lauderdale Marriott North in Florida. Most recently, DePiro was area general manager at Hilton Melbourne Beach and DoubleTree Suites Melbourne Beach Oceanfront in Florida.
David Hicks was named director of operations at DoubleTree by Hilton in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most recently, Hicks was assistant general manager/director of food and beverage at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock.
Philipp Knuepfer was named hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. Most recently, Knuepfer was hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei.
Aparium Hotel Group appointed Angela Kuzma corporate director of food and beverage.
Scott Mason was appointed general manager at Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa in Arizona, set to open mid-year 2016. Previously, Mason was general manager at Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center and general manager for Park Hyatt Beaver Creek in Colorado.
Bangkok & City Hotels named Robert Maurer-Loeffler group director of operations. Most recently, Maurer-Loeffler was general manager at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld.
Manish Puri was appointed general manager of Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain in China.
Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront appointed Leonard Ventura executive chef. Most recently, Ventura was executive chef at American Airline Center in Dallas.
Oliver Williams was appointed general manager at Ellenborough Park in the Cotswolds in the UK. Previously, Williams was hotel manager at Lime Wood in Hampshire in the UK.