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On the move Robert Mercure was appointed general manager, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Mr. Mercure began his career in 1981 at Robert Mercure ITT Sheraton as a corporate management trainee. He later joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as executive assistant manager, food and beverage, at The Fairmont Royal York, and in 2003 was promoted to director of operations at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. Following another promotion, he was named to his most recent post as hotel manager of Fairmont Monte Carlo. Kor Hotel Group made three senior management appointments for its initial residential resort project in the Caribbean, Viceroy Anguilla Resort & Residences, in the Jan Tibaldi British West Indies, scheduled to open in 2008. Jan Tibaldi was named general manager. Most recently he was general manager for the 60-acre, fivestar One&Only Le Saint Géran. Jeff David Jeff David was appointed resort manager. Mr. David most recently served as resort manager at the Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts. Virgil Napier is the new Virgil Napier director of sales and marketing. Mr. Napier most recently served as director of sales for The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. Shangri-La Hotels named Barbara Pang senior vice president, sales and marketing. Ms. Pang will be responsible for the group’s overall sales and marketing including brand communications, sales and distribution, revenue management, e-business, and loyalty and partner marketing. Previously she held sales, marketing and management positions at Island Shangri-La and Kowloon Shangri-La hotels in Hong Kong. LXR Luxury Resorts appointed Vincent Mercurio general manager of the soon-to-open London West Hollywood (California), slated Vincent Mercurio to open in 2008. Mr. Mercurio recently served as general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas. Mark Andrew was named regional vice president, Pacific Northwest, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and general manager, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (Canada). Mr. Mark Andrew Andrew’s regional portfolio of hotels includes the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront, Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Fairmont Empress (Victoria), Fairmont Olympic Hotel (Seattle, Washington) and Fairmont Pacific Rim, scheduled to open in late 2009. Kerzner International Holdings Ltd., Paradise Island, The Bahamas, named Bonnie Biumi executive vice president, chief financial officer. She replaces the retiring John Allison, former executive vice president, chief financial officer. Fontainebleau Resorts LLC, of Las Vegas, appointed Howard C. Karawan chief operating officer. Mr. Karawan will oversee the company’s Howard C. Karawan operations, including the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Fontainebleau Miami Beach (Florida) and potential future destination resorts. Most recently Mr. Karawan was president of Kerzner International’s destination resorts business. HOTEL MELA City living Hotel Mela in New York City celebrated its grand opening on October 4 with a red-carpet event at the hotel and its restaurant. Located in the heart of Times Square on Hotel and University Club Row in Manhattan, Hotel Mela introduced the concept of At Home Sophistication. Guests at the grand opening experienced this concept, as well as the taste of “haute Vietnamese” cuisine at the hotel’s Saju Restaurant. Hotel Mela is the first new-build in Hotel and University Club Row in more than 20 years. The 230-room Hotel Mela, which opened on January 8, is the newest member of Tecton Hospitality’s boutique division, Desires Hotels. It joins the collection of award-winning properties in some of the world’s most desired destinations. From left, Richard Millard, chairman and chief executive officer, Desires Hotels; David Adelipour, owner, Hotel Mela, O&O Properties; Zohar Aghravi, owner, Avalim Design; Tony Zand, O&O Properties; Parvis Bambad, O&O Properties; Raul Leal, president and partner, Desires Hotels. www.LuxuryHotelier.com | November 2007 | Luxury Hotelier http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com

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Luxury Hotelier - November 2007 Contents Editor's Letter Publisher's Letter Inform: News and Notes Network: People Personalities: Traditional Innovator Insight: Smith Travel Research / The Bench Insight: Ypartnership Properties: A Front-Row Seat to Moscow Properties: Northern Star Inspire: Outdoor Showers Deliver: Wellness and Fitness Protocols: The Real Deal Insight: Cornell University Innovate: In-Room Technology Development: Global Project Pipeline Indulge: Coffee and Tea Insight: Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Connect: Regional Marketing Update: IH/M&RS Luxury Product Collection Dossier: Davide Bertilaccio of The Rocco Forte Collection’s Le Richemond

Luxury Hotelier - November 2007

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