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People on the move: Omni, Rosewood Vienna, Scandic Hotels

Omni Hotels & Resorts, Dallas, Texas, announced the senior leadership appointments of Brent Lessing to chief information and digital officer, and Natalie White to vice president of CRM and loyalty.

Since joining Omni Hotels & Resorts in 2019 as chief information officer, Lessing has led the Information Technology team, and made strides in improving the company’s core infrastructure to move to cloud-based technologies. In his new role as chief information and digital officer, Lessing’s responsibilities will expand to include CRM and loyalty, and developing the brand’s digital strategy to improve the guest experience.

“Throughout Brent’s time at Omni Hotels & Resorts, he has proven himself to be a critical driver of our next-generation IT strategy,” said Peter Strebel, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts. “I continue to be impressed with Brent’s strategic capabilities, adoption of the Omni culture, and I look forward to his continued leadership.”

New to Omni Hotels & Resorts and the Information Technology team, Natalie White has been appointed to vice president of CRM and loyalty. In this role, White will be responsible for refining and leading Omni’s loyalty and customer relationship management programs to drive engagement, focus on growing customer lifetime value, and increase revenues. Prior to joining Omni Hotels & Resorts, White worked as a consultant, where she was responsible for creating loyalty, digital, and eCommerce strategies.

“With Natalie’s depth of hospitality experience, and more than 20 years of accomplishments in building highly effective campaigns that drive revenues, I’m confident she will make a great addition to the team,” Strebel said.

Natalie White (Omni Hotels & Resorts), Charly Houegban (Loews Vanderbilt Hotel), Kellie Ann Cahill (Conrad New York Midtown) and Dushyant Singh (Andaz Scottsdale)

Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection and Wildwood Snowmass, Snowmass, Colorado, announced the appointment of Jeffery Burrell as complex general manager and Vince Vito as complex director of sales and marketing. Burrell joins from Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel in Eagle Pass, Texas, where he served as general manager. Vito previously held sales positions at Grand Hyatt Vail Resort, Vail, Colorado, and Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Kellie Ann Cahill has been named complex commercial director at Conrad New York Midtown, New York City. Prior to this, Cahill was the commercial director of New York Hilton Midtown, New York City.

Davidson Hospitality Group, Atlanta, Georgia, has appointed Rick Colangelo as executive vice president of its lifestyle operating vertical, Pivot. Colangelo most recently served as senior vice president of operations at Virgin Hotels, Miami, Florida.

Trez Capital, New York City, announced that Justin Driscoll has joined the firm as managing director of the real estate bridge financing program. Prior to joining Trez Capital, Driscoll was a senior originator in the real estate finance group of UBS Investment Bank in New York.

Lise Egenius has been appointed general manager of the 25hours hotel Indre By in Copenhagen, Denmark. She previously managed the Hotel Guldsmeden in Copenhagen.

Lars Friedriszik has been appointed general manager of the Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, Virginia. Since 2019, Friedriszik served as the general manager of the Courtyard & Residence Inn Richmond Downtown.

Kempinski Group, Geneva, Switzerland, has confirmed Isidoro Geretto’s as role as chief financial officer. He joined Kempinski in 2019 as vice president finance Middle East & Africa before serving as acting chief financial officer since 2020.

Sandpiper Hospitality, Richmond, Virginia, has promoted Trisha Grisko to vice president of sales and marketing. Grisko joined the Sandpiper Hospitality team in 2018 as a divisional sales manager. She previously spent five years at Hilton Hotels & Resorts, McLean, Virginia.

Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, announced the appointment of Charly Houegban to executive chef. He previously worked at the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs, California, and other notable hotel brands.

Colleen Huther has been appointed as general manager of Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver, Denver, Colorado, and Kimberley de Tessan has been appointed as the hotel’s director of sales and marketing. Huther was previously the general manager of Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara, California. de Tessan most recently was director of events for Grand Hyatt Denver.

Rosewood Vienna, Austria, announce the appointment of Alexander Lahmer as managing director. Most recently, Lahmer held the hotel manager position at Rosewood Hong Kong.

Remington Hotels, Dallas, Texas, announce the appointments of Eve Moore and Stephanie Bauer as divisional vice presidents of operations. Moore comes to Remington Hotels from Legacy Ventures Hospitality, Atlanta, Georgia, where she was vice president of hotel operations. Bauer most recently served as regional vice president of operations at Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Atlanta.

Atlanta, Georgia-based Valor Hospitality Partners has appointed Natasha Nagra to the brand-new role of resourcing and talent director, based at Valor’s UK head office. Her previous position was head of employer brand and talent at Kew Green Hotels, Richmond, Surrey, England.

Pacifica Hotels, Aliso Viejo, California, announce that Manny Nieves has joined the team as corporate beverage manager. Prior to Pacifica Hotels, Nieves worked for the 213 Group of Downtown Los Angeles at Seven Grand, California, as assistant general manager.

Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen at Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows, Scottsdale, Arizona, announced the appointment of Dushyant Singh to executive chef. Singh most recently served as the general manager at Fox Restaurant Concepts, Phoenix, Arizona.

Thompson Central Park New York announced the appointments Matt Slippoy as general manager and Amanda Reed as director of sales and marketing. Most recently, Slippoy served as the general manager of Westminster Hotel. Reed’s prior experience includes executive positions with Viceroy Hotel Group and Morgans Hotel Group.

Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown has appointed Eric Smith to the position of spa director. Smith was most recently spa director for Equinox Hotels, New York.

Teneo Hospitality Group, Eden Prairie, Minneapolis, has named Scott White as director of sales. Most recently, White was director of global sales at PRA, Inc., a destination management company with 29 offices across the U.S.

Scandic Hotels Groups, Switzerland, announced that Åsa Wirén has been appointed as new chief financial officer for the group. She was most recently at Bonnier Group, Stockholm, Sweden.

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