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Summit brings luxury to life The American Express Publishing Corporation presented its sixth annual Luxury Summit April 29 to May 1 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. More than 300 key decision makers, marketers and influencers gathered to exchange ideas and research about upscale branding, consumer culture and industry trends. From left, David Burke, vice president, sales and marketing, The Breakers; John Hayes, chief marketing officer, American Express; Burt Tansky, president and chief executive officer, The Neiman Marcus Group; and Ed Kelly, president and chief executive officer, American Express Publishing Corporation. Ian Schrager, chairman and chief executive officer of Ian Schrager Company, and Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure magazine. On the move Global hotel legend Natale Rusconi will step down on Dec. 31 from his role as managing director of Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy, and vice president of Orient-Express Natale Rusconi Hotels. Mr. Rusconi assumed his current role at Hotel Cipriani in 1977, after service at properties including London’s Savoy Hotel, the Hotel Gritti Palace in Venice and the Grand Hotel in Rome. Maurizio Saccani, managing director of the company’s Hotel Splendido, Villa San Michele and Hotel Caruso, has expanded his responsibilities to include Hotel Cipriani in his new role as managing director, Italy. Hermann W. Elger was named general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico. He joined The RitzCarlton Hotel Company in 1993, Hermann W. Elger and prior to this role he served four years as hotel manager at the Cancun property. Also at the company, Alberto Pirozzini was appointed managing director of The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, a Ritz-Carlton managed club on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Apo Demirtas joined Jumeirah Group as chief sales and marketing officer. Mr. Demirtas is based in the company’s corporate office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Apo Demirtas and previously held the role of vice president market strategy for the Americas at InterContinental Hotels Group. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts appointed Shane Krige general manager of The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Following a $400-million renovation, he will oversee the hotel segment of the new development, which will include guestrooms and condo-hotel units. Prior to this position, Mr. Krige held posts at The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas; London’s Grosvenor House and Ritz-Carlton properties in Washington, D.C. Philippe Leboeuf joined Maybourne Hotel Group as general manager of Claridge’s in London. Most recently he was vice president of operations for Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, Philippe Leboeuf and he previously served as executive vice president of Louvre Hotels and Group Des Hotels Concorde. Mr. Leboeuf is a past board director for Leading Hotels of the World. Capella Hotels and Resorts named Henning Reichel general manager of Schloss Velden, the first resort of the Capella Hotels and Resorts Collection in Velden, Henning Reichel Austria. Previously, Mr. Reichel served as resident manager of the Brenner’s ParkHotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, Germany. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts appointed Pablo Graf managing director of Rosewood Mayakobá, located in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Mr. Graf has held multiple management Pablo Graf positions and opened the Park Hyatt Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Hyatt Regency Warsaw (Poland), Grand Hyatt Delhi (India) and Hyatt Regency Hua Hin (Thailand). Ingrid Jarrett joined the Cove Lakeside Resort on Okanagan Lake in Westbank, British Columbia, Canada, as general manager. She previously held positions at several Ingrid Jarrett Fairmont Hotels and Resorts properties and the Laurel Point Inn in Victoria, British Columbia. 1 2 Shane Krige www.LuxuryHotelier.com | September 2007 | Luxury Hotelier http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com

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