Hotel & Motel Management - August 2008 - (Page 140) 140 People on The Move H&MM August 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition Patrick Cook was named director of sales and marketing for the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare. Bruce Curry was appointed director, sales & marketing, for The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle. J. Brunini MGM MIRAGE A. CurtisMcIntyre HYATT I. Goh MGM MIRAGE D. Jenner RESORTQUEST T. Weiss LA QUINTA J. Zidell HYATT M. Andrade HOTEL MONTELEONE K. Barbera HOTEL MONTELEONE EXECUTIVES Rosewood Hotels & Resorts promoted Alex Alt to VP of development & strategy. Scott Anderson is the new president of Kohler Co.’s hospitality and real estate group. announced the hiring of David Jenner as senior VP of finance. Marriott International named Stephanie Coleman Linnartz senior VP of global sales. America’s Best Franchising named David MacKenzie director of business development for Asia. Thomas Martin is the new director of brand integration and communication for Denihan Hospitality Group. Drew Salapka to the position of director of revenue management. Shamin Hotels hired Megan Davis as director of sales and catering for the Holiday Inn Tri-Cities and the Hampton Inn Colonial Heights, Richmond, Va. La Quinta (Calif.) Resort & Club appointed Michael Donahue executive director of sales and marketing. Judy Dufour was appointed director of sales and marketing for the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and the Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Downtown. Trump Hotel Collection appointed Michael Schubach chief information officer. Global Hyatt Corp. appointed Harmit Singh to the position of CFO. Coral Hospitality appointed Rick Warmouth corporate director of revenue management. La Quinta named Temple Weiss executive VP and CFO. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts appointed Jeff Zidell VP of Gold Passport. M. Donahue LA QUINTA J. Ferraro MARRIOTT Diamond Resorts International appointed Brad H. Benson to VP of marketing, Western region. Park Hyatt Washington appointed Walter Brindell as GM of Park Hyatt Washington and area VP of Park Hyatt hotels in North America, including properties in Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto and Beaver Creek, Colo. MGM Mirage promoted Joe Brunini to the newly created position of president of MGM Mirage marketing-customer development. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts named Amy Curtis-McIntyre to the newly created position of senior VP of brand communication. KSL Resorts tapped Ed Eynon as VP of human resources. Budgetel Franchise System named Teri Fox to the newly created position of VP for franchise operations. MGM Mirage Hospitality appointed Ivan Goh senior VP of hotel operations. ResortQuest Hawaii The Loews Don CeSar Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla., appointed Cristina McCabe travel industry sales manager. Sean McDonough is the new group sales manager for Washington, D.C.’s Fairmont Hotel. Rosen Hotels & Resorts named Leslie Menichini VP of sales and marketing for Rosen Hotels & Resorts convention hotels. Denihan Hospitality Group named Patricia MichaudMoerlins corporate director of talent acquisition. Jim Mrha was appointed MGM Mirage’s hospitality senior VP and CFO. Douglas O’Neill was promoted to VP of human resources and talent management by Denihan Hospitality Group. Boston’s Copley Square Hotel hired Jennifer Dzialo as business travel sales manager. Joan Ferraro was hired as director of sales and marketing for the Boston Marriott Quincy Hotel. Eric Floyd was appointed director of sales, Western region for Concorde Hotels & Resorts. SALES Marvin Andrade returns to the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans as sales manager over the West Coast region. Kristen Bilello Barbera is the new Southeast sales manager for the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. Douglas Barger was named director of group sales for the Raleigh (N.C.) Marriott City Center. Michele Bevevino has been named director of sales and marketing for the Raleigh (N.C.) Marriott City Center. The Marriott Hartford (Conn.) Downtown appointed Robin McHill the new director of corporate accounts. The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala., promoted Cathy Sherbet to Wynfrey Occasions sales manager. The St. Regis New York appointed Benjamin Sinclair director of sales and marketing. Shane Skubis joined InterContinental Hotels Group as the new regional director of franchise sales for the Southern California/Nevada territory for mainstream franchise sales. Tecla Tawonezvi is the new national transient sales manager at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville. Coral Hospitality appointed David Gleim regional director of sales. Jeff Hess was appointed area director of sales and marketing for White Lodging’s Midway Hotel Center in Chicago. Benchmark Hospitality International promoted Greg Parsons to the position of VP. MGM Mirage Hospitality appointed Michael Reininger executive VP–design and construction. Hotel Equities named Columbia Hospitality added Molly Hoyne as new group sales manager. John Johnson joined InterContinental Hotels Group as regional director— midscale franchise sales & development—Florida. Michael Kemp joined The Driskill in Austin, Texas, as director of sales and marketing. John Kiszla was named the new director of sales and marketing for InterContinental Los Angeles Century City. The new catering and conference sales manager at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville is Benjamin Bope. Regent Hotels & Resorts named Christopher Cestari director of global sales. Hollywood (Calif.) Heights Hotel appointed Kathleen Cook director of sales and marketing. Parc 55 Hotel San Francisco promoted Glen Varda to director of sales. Victoria Verpoorte was promoted to director, sales & marketing, at British Columbia’s Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Compiled by Elaine Simon, esimon@questex.com J. Mrha MGM MIRAGE G. Parsons BENCHMARK M. Reininger MGM MIRAGE H. Singh GLOBAL HYATT http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition
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