Here is a roundup of people recently on the move:
NewcrestImage named Kellie Adams general manager and Monica Weagel director of sales at a dual-brand AC Hotel by Marriott and a Residence Inn by Marriott in Dallas. The property is expected to open in March 2017.
Asker Skaarup Bay was appointed executive chef at Mövenpick Siam Hotel Pattaya in Thailand.
Edgar Beas was appointed executive chef of Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most recently, Beas was chef de cuisine at Madera, at Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, California.
Alexandra Byrne was named general manager of Sofitel Washington, D.C., Lafayette Square.
Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, named John Carns general manager and John Tolbert president.
Willie Chin was appointed director of sales and marketing at Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa in Puerto Rico. Most recently, Chin was regional director of sales and marketing for IHG’s Caribbean hotels.
Highgate Partners named Rob Dann executive vice president of operations. Previously, Dann was chief operating officer of Campus Crest Group.
Geoff Davis was named partner and chief investment officer at León Mayer & Co., in charge of its hotel investment strategy. Prior to joining León Mayer & Co., Davis co-founded HREC Investment Advisors, where he was president and senior principal.
Jim Donovan was named director of sales and marketing for Westin Sarasota Hotel in Florida. Most recently, Donovan was regional director of sales and marketing at Driftwood Hospitality, overseeing a portfolio of 11 hotels that included Starwood and Hilton branded hotels.
Armando Espino was appointed director of human resources The Resort at Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Previously, Espino was human resources manager Las Ventanas al Paraiso of the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts collection.
Arbor Lodging Partners named James Ewer vice president of capital projects. Previously, Ewer was director of capital projects for Strategic Hotels & Resorts.
Oliver Goldsmith was named director of food and beverage at The Garland in Hollywood, California. Most recently, Goldsmith was area manager for LGO Hospitality in Pasadena, California.
Occidental Vacation Club named Milton Gonzalez managing director. Most recently, Gonzalez was executive vice president at the organization.
Hospitality Ventures Management Group named Garron Gore director of food and beverage innovation. Most recently, he led and opened four different restaurant concepts in the Buckhead area in Atlanta for Southern Property Hospitality.
Hilton Grant Hastings was appointed general manager at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam.
Josh Heidenreich was appointed area managing director and general manager at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas. Heidenreich will also oversee the operations of Omni’s New Orleans properties including, Omni Royal Orleans, Omni Royal Crescent Hotel and Omni Riverfront Hotel.
NVN Hotels appointed Jamie Hopwood regional director of operations and sales, Gina Schuster corporate director of human resources and Zachary Tharp vice president of sales.
Hard Rock International appointed Leong Wy Joon as senior vice president of hotel development in Asia and India.
Associated Luxury Hotels International named Daniel Ketelsen director of sales for the Mid-Atlantic region. Most recently, Ketelsen was director of convention sales of the Mid-Atlantic region for Visit Anaheim.
Loews Regency New York Hotel appointed Catherine Medrano executive chef. Most recently, she worked as the Executive Chef at The Hyatt Regency Jersey City On The Hudson.
Marco Polo Hotels appointed Kitty Liu regional director of sales, Shanghai. Previously, Liu was assistant director of sales – regional sales office for Park Hotel Group.
Eamon O’Brien was appointed director of sales and marketing at Omni Louisville Hotel in Kentucky. Most recently, O’Brien was director of sales and marketing at Louisville Marriott Downtown.
Ta’alolo Puni Pau was appointed director of recreation at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Most recently, Pau was recreation manager at Aulani Resort and Spa in Oahu, Hawaii.
Christof Pignet was promoted from hotel manager to general manager at Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.
Jonathan Raz was appointed director of food and beverage at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek.
Ramon Von Schükkmann was appointed director of sales and marketing at W South Beach in Miami.
Kempinski Hotel Ajman promoted Kai Schukowski from hotel manager to general manager.
Teneo Hospitality Group appointed David Strang director of sales in the northeast U.S.
Paul Sykes was appointed director of food and beverage at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Most recently, Sykes was food and beverage service manager at Banyan Tree Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Marco Truffelli was appointed general manager at Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte hotel in Sicily, Italy.
Sarah Vining was named area director of marketing for Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, and The Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Vining was director of marketing at The Embassy Row Hotel.