Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
Rick Antestenis has been named general manager of the Courtyard Pittsburgh North/Cranberry Woods, set to open December in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Antestenis was most recently the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Marriott North.
Brendon Bashford has been named executive chef at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. Bashford previously was executive chef at the Fairmont Battery Wharf in Boston.
Stephen Beaumont has been appointed chief executive officer of The Resort at Paws Up in Greenough, Montana. Beaumont most recently was vice president of hospitality at Victor International.
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis has appointed Mark Becker general manager. Becker previously was general manager of Hyatt Regency Sarasota.
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek has appointed John Branciforte director of sales and marketing. Branciforte previously was director of sales and marketing for Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Leroy Browne has been appointed general manager of Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre. Browne previously was director of operations at the Hilton Barbados Resort.
Michael Chagnon has been named director of sales and marketing for Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. Chagnon was most recently director of sales and marketing for The Equinox in Manchester, Vermont.
Mike Ehmann has been appointed general manager of Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Most recently, Ehmann was general manager for Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.
Cathy Ennis has been appointed director of sales for South Seas Island Resort in Captiva Island, Florida. Ennis was most recently director of sales for the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Myers, Florida.
Wendy Ferrill has been appointed vice president of worldwide sales at Best Western International Inc. in Phoenix. Ferrill previously was Best Western’s managing director of worldwide sales.
Waterford Hotel Group, Waterford, Connecticut, has appointed Tina Fleming regional hotel director. Fleming most recently was general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Darryl Jett has been named general manager of W Dallas – Victory. Jett most recently was hotel manager for the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta.
Steve Matiatos has been named general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Cromwell, Connecticut. Matiatos most recently was general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn in Shelton, Connecticut.
The Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina has named Russ Mitchell director of sales and marketing. Mitchell previously was director of sales and marketing for The US Grant in San Diego.
Waterford Hotel Group, Waterford, Connecticut, has named Wendy Russell regional director of sales. Russell most recently served as regional task force sales manager for Waterford.
Todd Temperly has been named general manager of The Marquette in Minneapolis. Temperly most recently was hotel manager of The Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel in Chicago.
William Tirone has been named director of sales and marketing at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tirone most recently was assistant general manager at Hiltons of Branson and the Branson Convention Center in Branson, Missouri.