Aspen Skiing Company appointed Alinio Azevedo as chief operating officer for its hospitality division. Azevedo most recently served as the vice president for Loews Hotels and Resorts.
Anthony Beckerley was named director of food & beverage for Snow King Resort, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property in Jackson, Wyoming. Beckerley previously held the position of general manager for Yosemite Valley Lodge in Yosemite National Park, California.
Danny Benaderet was appointed director of sales and marketing for the yet-to-open Dream Hollywood in California. Benaderet joins Dream Hollywood from Loews Hollywood, where served as director of sales for the last three years.
The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami appointed Nikki Berry as hotel manager.
Santa Fe-based La Fonda on the Plaza appointed Rik Blyth general manager. Most recently, he served as GM at the Hyatt Regency Newport Resort and Spa in Newport, Rhode Island.
RAR Hospitality named Mike DiNucci as director of sales at DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix North.
Atlanta-based Hotel Equities named Jimmy Grover regional director of operations for the firm. Grover was previously GM of the Courtyard by Marriott McDonough.
Nashville’s Hutton Hotel named Laura Fieberg executive pastry chef, overseeing the pastry program at the Hutton Hotel and its 1808 Grille. Prior to joining the Hutton team, she worked at the Ritz-Carlton-St. Thomas as well as Ritz-Carlton-Atlanta, Felt Restaurant, Fox Studios and Lucques.
Dorsett Hospitality International appointed Morven Finlay as area human resources manager in London.
Krystel Irani was named director of operations, Raffles Dubai. Irani first joined Raffles Dubai as a front office manager in 2013 and was subsequently promoted to her most recent role of director of rooms in February 2015.
Journal Hotels named Don A. Jacinto as managing director.
Regent Hotels Group named Venessa Koo senior vice president of development and technical services. Most recently she was with AccorHotels as vice president of development – Southeast & Northeast Asia.
Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown appointed Dale Krogman as director of sales and marketing.
The California-based Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton appointed Matthew La Vine as GM. La Vine was most recently at The Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder, where he served as general manager.
Parkroyal Darling Harbour, Sydney named John McFadden executive chef. He previously spent ten years as group executive chef at Trippas White group.
Las Alcobas Napa Valley appointed Alain Negueloua GM. Most recently, Negueloua was GM of the Mandarin Oriental Boston.
Elias Pertoft was named managing director of Rosewood Luang Prabang, which will open later this year as the collection’s first ultra-luxury tent and villa encampment in Laos. Prior to joining Rosewood, Pertoft was general manager of Maikhao Dream Villa Resort and Spa in Thailand.
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, Singapore named Tane Picken as general manager and Bobby Krishnan as executive chef.
New York Hilton Midtown appointed Julien Pierlas as director of food and beverage. Pierlas joins the hotel’s F&B team from Manhattan’s renowned Waldorf Astoria New York where he previously held positions including senior restaurant manager, director of restaurants, and most recently, assistant director of food and beverage.
Dorchester Collection promoted Eugenio Pirri to chief people and culture officer. Pirri joined Dorchester Collection as vice president, people and organizational development in 2011.
Kennebunkport Resort Collection named Joseph A. Schafer executive chef of Earth at Hidden Pond. Previously, Schafer spent eight years at The Lodge at Glendorn, a Relais & Chateaux property in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he served as executive chef, co-general manager, and director of food and beverage.
Aman appointed Casey Wagner regional director of sales east coast USA. Wagner joins Aman from The Savoy Hotel in London following a 5-year tenure as director of Sales for The Americas.