LBA Hospitality appointed Thomas Agar as vice president of operations. Agar, who has more than more than 30 years of expertise in the hospitality industry, worked with the Marriott brand for 24 years and, until joining LBA, ran his own hospitality consulting firm.
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney appointed two senior managers: Simon Barnett was appointed hotel manager and Helen Radic was named director of marketing.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii named Thomas Bellec as executive chef. Bellec is an 18-year veteran of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and was most recently based in Beverly Hills at Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel.
Benchmark appointed Susan Benshoff as regional director of revenue management. Most recently she led a team of project managers responsible for the implementation of global revenue management and distribution initiatives for the Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Swire Hotels appointed Giovanni Beretta as vice president of Swire Hotels in the USA and GM of East, Miami. Beretta joins the hotel after most recently working at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York.
Mike Bonner has been appointed director of sales and marketing for Rosewood London by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. Most recently, Bonner served as vice president of global marketing for One&Only Resorts at the global head office in Dubai.
Journal Hotels named Stephen Brandman as chief executive officer. Brandman previously served in an integral role at the Hollywood Roosevelt when it launched under Thompson Hotels.
Supercity Aparthotels appointed Clair Coates as head of sales. Coates joins Supercity Aparthotels from her recent position as global sales manager at serviced apartment provider, Cheval Residences.
JW Marriott Chicago appointed Ken Craven as director of event planning and Justin Wilkinson as destination sales executive.
Jason Curtis was promoted to GM of Nantucket, Massachusetts’ Jared Coffin House and The Cottages at Nantucket Boat Basin.
The Vermont-based Kimpton Taconic Hotel appointed Vanessa Davis as executive chef of the hotel’s restaurant The Copper Grouse. Davis previously worked at The Essex Resort and Spa in Vermont and The Eagle Mountain House & Golf Club in New Hampshire.
Michael Deehan was appointed to director of human resources at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. He was most recently the market director of human resources for both the Seattle Marriott Redmond and the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. Additionally, David Fransua was named executive chef at the hotel.
Washington, D.C.-based Remington Hotels named Jale Hashimi as vice president and general manager within the operations luxury division.
Mexican-based Viceroy Zihuatanejo named Jorge Ildefonso as executive chef, with responsibility for all of the restaurants, bars and catering. Ildefonso’s previous experience includes serving as chef de cuisine at the Hotel Grand Luxxe, Nuevo Vallarta.
Caruso appointed Ali Kasikci as hospitality asset manager, office of the chairman for Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito, Caruso’s first resort property, opening in summer 2018. Over Kasikci’s hospitality career, he has served as regional managing director, North America, Mexico, Caribbean and Brazil at Belmond Hotels, overseeing management and strategic direction of eight luxury properties within the portfolio.
Mantra made multiple appointments: Matthew Knight was appointed GM of Mantra on Mary; Rebecca Noyes was appointed GM of Mantra Sierra Grand; Ian Herbst was appointed building manager at Mantra Circle on Cavill; Sean Watt was appointed GM of Peppers Kings Square Hotel, Perth; and Maurits De Graeff was appointed GM of the Mantra Macarthur Hotel, set to open in late August 2017.
Two Roads Hospitality appointed Landy Labadie as senior vice president of restaurants, bars, nightlife and events.
Banyan Tree Phuket appointed Manuel Lang as hotel manager. Previously, Lang acted as GM of the Putahracsa Hua Hin.
Lotte New York Palace named James J. Locker as the property’s associate director of catering. Locker joins The Palace following nearly ten years at The Waldorf Astoria.
Atlanta-based Hotel Equities named Joe Luck the regional vice president of business development for the firm. He joins Hotel Equities from Wyndham Group where he served as vice president of franchise development for the past 14 years.
Meliá Hotels International appointed Ernesto Luna as general manager of ME Miami. Luna previously acted as general manager for both ME Cancun and ME Cabo for the past 10 years.
Florida-based Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort & Spa appointed Andrew Neubauer as director of sales and marketing.
Stonebridge Companies named Trey O’Shields chief financial officer for Stonebridge Companies in Denver, Colorado. Additionally, Bryce Skeen was recently promoted from GM of Hampton Inn by Hilton Glenwood Springs, Colorado to GM of Residence Inn by Marriott Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Texas-based Hotel Granduca Austin named Alex Pelayo as food and beverage director. Previously, Pelayo served as food and beverage director for Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge.
The yet-to-open Baha Mar hotel in the Bahamas appointed Karin Salinas as vice president of marketing, overseeing communications, marketing and brand strategy for the integrated resort development of Baha Mar, set to open later in April.
The Ballantyne, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina, named Brian Schleicher as director of sales and marketing.
Giles Selves has been appointed area general manager overseeing Anantara Kalutara Resort, Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort and Avani Kalutara Resort. Most recently, he was general manager for Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas & Anantara Vacation Club Phuket in Thailand.
At Anantara Peace Haven TangalleResort, Ross Sanders has been appointed general manager. Sanders previously worked in Malaysia and Japan.
Langham Place, New York, Fifth Avenue named Nicole Yih as spa director for the soon-to-debut Chuan Body + Soul, New York spa and fitness facility.