Global Movers and Shakers
Recent Appointments / Promotions Worldwide
August 2008
Asia
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lam | Novotel Beijing West Zhongguancun | General Manager | China |
| John Burger | Doubletree by Hilton Huiqiao/Kunshan | General Manager | China |
| Asif Bajwa | Renaissance Kowloon Hotel, Hong Kong | Director of Food & Beverage | Hong Kong |
| Karina Davies | Fairmont Singapore | Director of Sales & Marketing | Singapore |
| Ali Mansi | Hyatt Regency Bishkek | Food & Beverage Manager | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Christine Hodder | The PuLi Hotel and Spa Shanghai | General Manager | China |
| Yvonne Mak | The PuLi Hotel and Spa Shanghai | Director of Sales & Marketing | China |
| Dane Clouston | The PuLi Hotel and Spa Shanghai | Executive Chef | China |
| Danny Sukomol | Santhiya Resort & Spa | General Manager | Thailand |
| Jeffry Febrianto | Zitahli Resort & Spa Kuda-Funafaru | Front Office Manager | Maldives |
| Tina Di Cicco | InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong | Director of Communications | Hong Kong |
| Graeme Laird | Lanson Place Hospitality Management | Senior Vice President | Hong Kong |
| Patricia Gallardo | Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts | Area Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Manager | Philippines |
| Nick Porter | Sheraton Xiamen Hotel | General Manager | China |
| Stefan Heintze | The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai | General Manager | China |
| Daniel Chao | Novotel Beijing Sanyuan | General Manager | China |
| Adele Lin | Novotel Beijing Sanyuan | Director of Sales & Marketing | China |
| Edmund Pak | InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong | Director of Revenue | Hong Kong |
| Lincoln James Davis | InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong | Director of Quality Management | Hong Kong |
| Amolaya Panchasarp | Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld | Director of Sales - Corporate | Thailand |
| Markus Kosch | Hilton Hefei | General Manager | China |
| George Henri Hazard | Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya | General Manager | Thailand |
| Audra Arul | Le Meridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort and Spa | Director of Sales and Marketing | China |
| Sahawat Kunnarat | Swissotel Le Concorde | Assistant Director of Sales - MICE | Thailand |
| Shanker Narayanan | Claridges, Surajkund | General Manager | India |
| Ram Nurani | Pan Pacific Singapore | Executive Assistant Manager | Singapore |
| Flemming Schulthess | Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel Shanghai | Executive Chef | China |
| Masahiro Taguchi | Le Meridien Angkor | Director of Sales and Marketing | Cambodia |
| Supranee Thammapranee | Swissotel Le Concorde | Assistant Director of Sales - Corporate Accounts | Thailand |
| Stephan Wagner | Kamalaya Koh Samui Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa | Spa Director | Thailand |
| Nicholas Yim | Sino Hotels | Executive Director | China |
| Kent Breeze | ANA Crowne Plaza Narita | General Manager | Japan |
| Fergus Stewart | ANA InterContinental Tokyo | General Manager | Japan |
| Eric Weinmann | The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo | General Manager | Japan |
| Ana Maria Da Costa Tavares | Six Senses Destination Spa Phuket | Managing Director | Thailand |
| Henry J.P. Gray | Six Senses Resorts and Spas | Managing Director | Thailand |
| John Philipson | Six Senses Resorts and Spas | Managing Direcotr | Maldives |
| Wasinee Tungboonsaensin (Tuk) | The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok | Director of Sales | Thailand |
| Cedric Tardivel | The Landmark Bangkok | Director of Sales - MICE | Thailand |
| Doris Xu | Crowne Plaza Paragon Xiamen | Director of Sales and Marketing | China |
| Rene Peter | Pangu Plaza Beijing | General Manager | China |
| Megan Tian | Kempinski Hotel Shenyang | Assistant Executive Manager | China |
| Eric Kee | Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing | General Manager | China |
| Bernard Teo | Fraser Suites CBD Beijing | General Manager | China |
| Andrew Guo | Crowne Plaza City Center Ningbo | General Manager | China |
| Charley Xue | Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai | Director of Sales & Marketing | China |
| Abhishek Sharma | Soneva Gili by Six Senses | Food & Beverage Manager | Maldives |
| Jean-Paul Riby | Uma Paro Resort | General Manager | Bhutan |
| Luc Bollen | Hilton Petaling Jaya Hotel | General Manager | Malaysia |
| Roland Fitz | Fontana Leisure Parks | Executive Chef | Philippines |
| Neil Flanders | Sentosa Private Villa and Spa | General Manager | Indonesia |
| Peter Mainguy | Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore | General Manager | Singapore |
| Katie Malone | Langham Palace Mongkok | Director of Communications | China |
| Manfred Pieper | Conrad Bangkok | General Manager | Thailand |
| Melissa Tracey | Langham Palace Mongkok | Executive Assistant Manager - Rooms | China |
| Emmanuel Baroiller | La Residence Phou Vao Orient Express | Food and Beverage Manager | Laos |
| Alistair Cooray | Blue Ocean Resort | Resort Operations Manager | Vietnam |
| Tadashi Inose | The Andaman Lankawi | Japanese Chef | Malaysia |
UAE / Middle East
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franck Hesse | InterContinental Abu Dhabi InterContinental Al Ain |
Area Director of Sales & Marketing | UAE |
| Martin Kubler | Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai | Director of Operations | UAE |
| Mustapha Drief | Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai | Director of Food & Beverage | UAE |
| Tatiana Klimentieva | Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai | Director of Sales & Marketing | UAE |
| Rossini Monteras | Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai | Front Office Manager | UAE |
| Ahmad Hashwa | Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai | Director of Finance | UAE |
| Alexander Blair | Rosewood Corniche | Hotel Manager | Saudi Arabia |
| Hossein Garan | Marriott Executive Apartments Manama | General Manager | Bahrain |
| Marwan Haddad | Marriott Executive Apartments Manama | Director of Sales | Bahrain |
| Abdul Kader A. Hankir | Al Bustan Centre and Residence | General Manager | UAE |
| Darrell Sheaffer | The Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort | General Manager | UAE |
| Rogier van der Werf | Towers Rotana Hotel Dubai | Employee Development Manager | UAE |
| Detlef Winter | Al Bustan Rotana | General Manager | UAE |
| Shuja Zaidi | Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President - Projects, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| Fahad Al Wahaibi | Radisson SAS Residence, Dubai Marina | Director of Sales and Marketing | UAE |
| Rabih Melhem | Rotana Barsha Dubai | Executive Assistant Manager of Media | UAE |
| Jan Moenkedieck | Hilton Abu Dhabi | General Manager | UAE |
| Carsten Reiher | InterContinental Hotels Group Jordan - Palestine Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Dead Sea |
Director of Operations General Manager |
Jordan and Palestine |
Europe
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M. McManus | The Leading Hotels of the World | Vice Chairman of Leading Ventures | United Kingdom |
| Ted Teng | The Leading Hotels of the World | President and Chief Executive Officer | United Kingdom |
| Ric Leutwyler | Utell Hotels & Resorts | President | United Kingdom |
| Carl Smith | Novotel London West | Head of Human Resources | United Kingdom |
| Ed Hobson | Novotel London West | Director of Sales & Marketing | United Kingdom |
| Kenny Atkinson | White Room at Seaham Hall Hotel | Head Chef | United Kingdom |
| Patrick Mossu | Le Richemond | General Manager | Switzerland |
| Robert Bates | The Ellington | Executive Chef | United Kingdom |
Africa
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haitham Nassar | Ramses Hilton | General Manager | Egypt |
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | Hilton Hotels Coporation | Country Manager, Operations | Egypt |
North / South America
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Bearor | The Sagamore | Director of Training & Development | United States |
| Kevin Phenegar | The Sagamore | Food & Beverage Director | United States |
| Faisal Sardar | Gemini Hospitality Management New York | Director of Revenue Management | United States |
| Philip Cham | Wyndham Garden Hotel - Chelsea Wyndham Garden Hotel - Financial District |
General Manager | United States |
| Nicole Barr | Wyndham Garden Hotel - Chelsea Wyndham Garden Hotel - Financial District |
Director of Sales | United States |
| Jeffrey Reich-Hale | The GEM Hotel Midtown West The GEM Hotel Soho The GEM Hotel Chelsea Comfort Inn Convention Centre Comfort Inn - Time Square South |
Area Sales Manager | United States |
| Pablo Veloso | Algodon Mansion | General Manager | Argentina |
| Joe Aguilera | Elysian Hotels & Resorts | Vice President of Sales | United States |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat | Executive Chef | United States |
| Jamie West | Ojai Valley Inn & Spa | Executive Chef | United States |
| Jon Makhmaltchi | Small Luxury Hotels of the World | Vice President, Worldwide Sales | United States |
| Taffeta Burr-Lewis | Aqua Hotels & Resorts | Senior Sales Manager | United States |
| Karishma Chowfin | Aqua Hotels & Resorts | Contract Sales Manager | United States |
| Charles Reece | Eaglewood Resort & Spa | General Manager | United States |
| Richard Cimilluca | The Palace at Somerset Park | Director of Sales & Marketing | United States |
| Charles Armstrong | NYLO Hotels LLC | Senior Vice President of Franchise Development | United States |
| Paula Christy | TravelCLICK | Vice President Corporate Client Sales for the Americas | United States |
| Richard Solomons | InterContinental Hotels Group | President - Americas Region | United States |
| Brent Haste | Benchmark Hospitality International | Director of Corporate Accounting | United States |
| Edward Hahn III | Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas | Business Travel Sales Manager | United States |
| Young Yoon | Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas | Director of Operations | United States |
| Michael Mustafa | St. Regis Monarch Beach California | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
| Charles ‘Chick’ Armstrong | NYLO Hotels | Senior Vice President of Franchise Development | United States |
| Richard Cimilluca | The Palace at Somerset Park | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
| Charles Reece | Eaglewood Resort and Spa | General Manager | United States |
| Mark Komine | Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President of Sales and Commercial Developement | United States |
| Larry Luteran | Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President of Group Sales and Industry Relations | United States |
| Coni Thornburg | Calistoga Ranch, An Auberge Resort | General Manager | United States |
Australia / The Pacific
| Name | Property | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Murphy | Novotel Barossa Valley Resort | General Manager | Australia |
| Amar Malde | Mercure Sydney on Broadway | Assistant Financial Controller | Australia |
| Paul Andarakis | Hamilton Islands | Director of Sales | Australia |
| Tori Smyth | Hamilton Islands | International Sales Manager | Australia |
| Sylvain Pasdeloup | Sofitel Brisbane | Director of Food & Beverage | Australia |
| Alistair Tuttle | Rydges Esplanade Resort | Food & Beverage Manager | Australia |
| John McDonnell | ACCOR Hotels | General Manager of Human Resources Australia | Australia |
| Nigel Harper | James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington | General Manager | New Zealand |
| Annette Pendergast | Hot Events Christchurch | Events Director | New Zealand |
| Michal Snitko | The Rutherford Hotel Nelson | Conference and Events Manager | New Zealand |
| Geoff Hogg | Conrad Treasury Brisbane | Managing Director | Australia |
| Christine Judd | The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau | Director of Sales | Australia |
| Daniel Faivre | Iririki Island Resort | General Manager | Vanuatu |
| Noriko Tanaka | Skycity Grand Hotel Auckland | Front Office Manager | New Zealand |
| Meripa Aiono | Skycity Grand Hotel Auckland | Executive Housekeeper | New Zealand |
| Jerome Tremoulet | The Hotel Windsor | Executive Chef | Australia |
| Jenny Cameron | Sofitel Brisbane | Director of Human Resources | Australia |
| Steven Ngo | Crown Limited | Sous Chef | Australia |
