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People on the move, week of May 2, 2011

Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:

The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Florida has appointed Brigette Bienvenu as director of sales and marketing. Bienvenu most recently was director of sales and marketing at the Doubletree by Hilton Grand Biscayne Bay in Miami.

Tim Booth has been appointed general manager at Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. Booth has held various positions within Hilton Worldwide over the past 20 years.

Waterford Hotel Group in Waterford, Connecticut, has named Robin Ann Brown director of sales and catering of The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Massachusetts. Brown most recently served as senior sales manager for the Andover Inn in Andover, Massachusetts.

Paul Burke has been named chief operating officer for Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas. Most recently, Burke was executive vice president/principal of Noble Investment Group in Atlanta.

The Kennebunkport Resort Collection has named Bryan Dame executive chef at The Tides Beach Club in Kennebunkport, Maine. Dame most recently served as executive chef at The Lyme Inn in Lyme, New Hampshire.

Liam Doyle has been named general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, in Marana, Arizona. Doyle comes to the resort from The Shelbourne Dublin, where he directed a high-profile restoration of the property.

Omaha, Nebraska-based Prestige Resort & Destinations Ltd. has appointed Barbara Ewer regional director of sales. Ewer’s most recent position was with Travel and Transport in Omaha, where she worked as a meeting planner.

The Kennebunkport Resort Collection has named Jennifer Flock restaurant manager and wine director for The Tides Beach Club and Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine. Flock most recently served as general manager and corporate chef for Browne Trading Market in Portland, Maine.

Daniel Fueglister has been named general manager of Swissôtel Sydney. He most recently was at Swissôtel Le Plaza, Basel, Switzerland, as general manager.

The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, has promoted Todd Gillespie to vice president of sales. He most recently was director of sales.

Worldhotels has promoted Gregory Habeeb to regional vice president of hotel development for The Americas. Habeeb most recently served as Worldhotels’ senior director of hotel development, The Americas.

Kuwait-based Safir International Hotel Management has appointed Nabil Hammoud as the general manager of Safir Marina Hotel in Kuwait. Hammoud had been group director of operations for Safir Hotels & Resorts for the past three years.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts in Fairfax, Virginia, has promoted Edward Hoganson to the position of executive vice president of finance and business development. He had been senior vice president of finance and acquisitions.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts in Fairfax, Virginia, has promoted Ryan Hymel to the position of director of finance and business development. He joined the company in 2004 as a financial analyst and was promoted several times to his current position.

Markus Iseli has been appointed general manager at The Palace Luzern in Luzern, Switzerland. Iseli has held positions at several top luxury hotels around the world, including the InterContinental in Istanbul, the Four Seasons in the Seychelles and most recently at Shangri-La Hotel & Resort in Kuala Lumpur.

Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa in Saratoga Springs, New York, has appointed Chance Jorgensen as general manager. Jorgensen from the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park.

IHG has named Ricardo Lopez vice president of sales and marketing, Latin America and Caribbean, for IHG. Lopez has been at IHG since 2005, most recently as vice president of global strategy and corporate development. 

The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, has named Robert Mickey senior resort manager. He most recently served as director of housekeeping and transportation.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts in Fairfax, Virginia, has promoted Carolee Ettline Moore to the position of vice president of sales. She joined the company as a sales associate in 2000 and has received numerous promotions.

Joel Palleschi has been named director of sales and marketing for the Doubletree by Hilton Grand hotel Biscayne Bay in Miami. Palleschi had been a sales manager for the hotel.

Stephanie Snapkoski has been named director sales and marketing for Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia. Snapkoski most recently was the director of sales and marketing for Sandcastle Hotels & Resorts in Alexandria, Virginia.

San Diego-based Tapestry Resorts has named Lauren Teranishi general manager for Kona Reef Resort in Kona, Hawaii. Teranishi comes to the resort from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where she served as branch rental manager for five years.

The Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa has welcomed Jeffery Vosburgh as executive chef. Vosburgh most recently served as executive sous chef at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

Dallas-based La Quinta Inns & Suites has appointed Fran Wagner to the position of director of development for the mid-Atlantic region. Wagner joins La Quinta after holding franchise development positions at U.S. Franchise Systems and Wyndham Hotels.

The Kennebunkport Resort Collection has appointed Kevin Walsh as executive chef of Earth at Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine. Walsh most recently was chef de cuisine at Deuxave in Boston.

Ferry Warnke has been named general manager of Swissôtel Kolkata in Kolkata, India. He comes from Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore, where he was the executive assistant manager.

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