Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
Mike Case has been appointed general manager of The Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado. Case most recently was general manager of the JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek.
Allwyn Drego has been appointed general manager of Montigo Resorts Nongsa in Nongsa, Indonesia. Drego most recently was general manager of the Vivanta Coral Reef in the Maldives.
Arabella El Barkouki has been named director of sales and marketing of Le Richemond, Geneva. El Barkouki was previously Dorchester Collection’s regional sales director for the United Kingdom.
Marc Fournier has been appointed general manager of The Mason Inn Conference Center & Hotel in Fairfax, Virginia. Fournier previously was general manager of the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village in Princeton, New Jersey.
Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington, has hired Todd Gillespie as director of sales and marketing. Gillespie previously led the group sales efforts at several properties in West Virginia including Waterfront Place Hotel, The Greenbrier, Stonewall Resort and Glade Springs Resort.
Hilton Anaheim has promoted Dane Gorup to director of food and beverage. Gorup previously was the hotel’s catering and events director.
Scott Hamilton has been appointed general manager of InterContinental Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand. Hamilton most recently was general manager of Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders.
Brandon Hendricks has been promoted area director of sales and marketing at The Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado. Hendricks previously was director of sales and marketing at the St. Regis Houston.
Rob Kennehan has been appointed general manager of the Embassy Suites Tampa Brandon in Tampa, Florida. Kennehan most recently was general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Silver Springs.
Minor Hotel Group, Bangkok, has appointed Robert Kunkler senior vice president, hotel operations. Kunkler previously was regional vice president for operations in Dubai for Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts.
Michael Starr has been named CEO of Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington. Starr comes from Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Nevada, where he managed three hotel-casinos as executive vice president and general manager.
Erich Steinbock has been appointed regional vice president Saudi Arabia at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and managing director of the Al-Faisaliah and Al-Khozama Hotels. Steinbock was formerly area director for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts in the United States.
Kosmopolito Hotels International, Hong Kong, has appointed Kevin Sun vice president of development. Prior, Sun was the managing director of Prolink Hotel Development Ltd.
Fareid Taheri has been appointed general manager and director, Taj Hotels The Americas, at Rydges Plaza Cairns in Cairns, Australia. Taheri most recently was regional food and beverage manager for Rydges Hotels and Resorts in Sydney, Australia.