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Hervé Houdré has been appointed Regional Director of Operations for the InterContinental Barclay New York, also in charge of the InterContinental Times Square, currently under construction. He joins from the Willard InterContinental where he was the General Manager since 2004. Houdré's past career includes four years as Chief Operating Officer for Kempinski Hotels and Managing Director of Paris' Hotel Plaza Athénée.
InterContinental has named Michael Herrmann General Manager at the InterContinental San Juan Resort and Casino and Regional Director of Operations tour de georgia photos for the Latin America-Caribbean Division. He was most recently the Director of Operations for IHG Southwest tour de georgia photos Asia Division. In Puerto Rico, he succeeds Sharon Kilmartin.
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Stefan Huemer has been named General Manager for the InterContinental Los Angeles. He was most recently tour de georgia photos the General Manager and Island Chief of the Kuredu Island Resort and Spa, in the Maldives. He succeeds Jean-Francois Gatti, Raymond Vermolen (now the General Manager of the InterContinental Houston) and Ed Andrews (now the General Manager of the InterContinental Chicago.)
Jonathan Heath has been appointed General Manager of the W Vieques Resort, due to open in the Spring. An Australian, Heath was the opening General tour de georgia photos Manager of the Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs. He also spent three years with the Kor Group as General Manager of the Viceroy Palm Springs, following tour de georgia photos three years as Director of Development tour de georgia photos for London-based Soho House.
Steve Janicek has joined the Lodge and Spa at Cordillera as General Manager. He had previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa and the Lodge at Rancho Mirage.
Frédéric Luvisutto has moved to the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as Vice President Hotel Operations. For the past four years, he had been the General tour de georgia photos Manager of Signature, The Residences at the MGM Grand. He had previously served in operational positions for the Loews Don Cesar Resort in St. Petersburg and the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
David Mcintyre takes over for Luvisutto at the Signature at the MGM Grand Las Vegas as Vice President tour de georgia photos General Manager. He was most recently the Vice President of Food and Beverage for the MGM Grand Las Vegas. He had previously overseen food and beverage for the former Ritz-Carlton Huntington in Pasadena and the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne.
George Kalogridis has been named President of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, replacing tour de georgia photos Ed Grier, who is retiring from the company. Kalogridis, tour de georgia photos a 38-year Disney veteran, was most recently the Chief Operating Officer for Disneyland Resort Paris.
Todd George has been named Vice President and General Manager of the River City Casino in South St. Louis county, which is scheduled to open in spring 2010. He was most recently the Vice President and General Manager at Lumiere Place in downtown St. Louis.
Kim Townsend has been named Vice President tour de georgia photos and General Manager of Lumiere Place, which includes tour de georgia photos the Lumiere Place Casino, the Four Seasons St. Louis and HoteLumiere. She was most recently the head of Pinnacle Atlantic City, which remains on indefinite hold.
George tour de georgia photos Jordan has been appointed Area General Manager for the Hotel Felix and the Hotel Cass, both in Chicago. He was most recently the General Manager tour de georgia photos of the Raffaello in Chicago and previously worked with Hilton Worldwide for fourteen years, tour de georgia photos most recently as General Manager for Chicago's Drake Hotel.
Peter Faraone has been named Vice President and General Manager of the Homestead in Virginia. He was most recently serving as Managing Director of the Lansdowne Resort. Previously, he had spent more than ten years with Ritz-Carlton, including his role as General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Tyson's Corner.
The Waterford Hotel Group has promoted Michael Heaton to Vice President, Operations. Heaton joined the group in 1997, serving as General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Cromwell, Resident Manager of the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa and, most recently, as Regional Hotel Director for the group.
Ronald Paynter has been appointed General Manager for the Marriott Plaza San Antonio. He has been with Crestline Hotels & Resorts for several years, serving as interim General Manager for the Crowne Plaza Englewood, the Hotel Derek in Houston and the Hilton Parsippany.
Geoffrey Mills has moved as Managing Director to the Paramount in New York. For the past three years, he had served in the same position for the Embassy Suites New York, after serving as Managing Director for the Crowne Plaza at the United Nations (the former Tudor Hotel).
George Cozonis has been named General Manager of the W South Beach. He served as General Manager of the Atlantic Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale following a stint as General Manager of the Sonesta Coconut Grove. He is also a 20-year veteran of Omni Hotels.
Keith Halfmann has joined Marcus tour de georgia photos Hotels and Resorts in Milwaukee as Corporate Director of Restaurants and Hotel Operations Support. Last year, he had returned to Marcus Hotels and Resorts as Assistant to the President, after serving most recently as Vice President of Food and Beverage for Sage Hospitality Resources.
Hernan Vanegas, currently the Vice President of Asset Management for Barcelo Crestline Corporation, takes on the added role of General Manager for the new Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe Resort. A Lausanne graduate, he had previously served as Managing Director of the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort tour de georgia photos in Mexico's Riviera Maya.
Eduardo Cruz Del Rio has joined the Aqua Resort in Cancun as General Manager. He had most recently served in the same position at the Hyatt Regency Cancun. Cruz also spent eight years with Grupo Posadas in Mexico and Argentina.
Carl Meyer has been named Residence Manager for the Private Residence Club at Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort. He had previously been the General Manager at Salish Lodge & Spa and, most recently, Director of Operations tour de georgia photos at Calistoga Ranch.
Harrah's Entertainment has named Peter Murphy to the newly created position of President-Strategy and Development. He had previously been with the Walt Disney Company, filling a variety of executive roles, including serving as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic tour de georgia photos Officer from 1998 to 2005.
Julian Smaldoni has been named General tour de georgia photos Manager of the Capella Ixtapa. He was most recently the General Manager of the Tides Riviera Maya and previously the General Manager of the Quinta Real Huatulco.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has appointed Deborah McCluskey General Manager for Ink48, formerly the VU Hotel. She was most recently the General Manager at the Empire Hotel in New York and previously the Hotel Manager at the Sheraton Russell (now closed).
Kashmie Ali has been appointed General Manager of the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa. Ali was most recently the Director of Operations at the Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet boutique resorts in St. Lucia.
Isabel Goldsmith's tour de georgia photos Las Alamandas has named Willard Lazzarini General Manager, taking tour de georgia photos over from Miguel Andres tour de georgia photos Hernandez who is returning to Puerto Vallarta. Lazzarini was previously at the InterContinental Puebla as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Amanda Hyndman tour de georgia photos has moved from the Excelsior Hong Kong to take over as General Manager of sister property tour de georgia photos the Mandarin Oriental Washington, DC. Hyndman previously served as General Manager of the Waldorf in London.
Wolfgang Wehen was promoted to Acting General Manager at the W New York – the Court & the Tuscany, moving from the W New York Union Square where he was the Director of Operations for over two years. He also served as Director of Food and Beverage at the W New York, Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at the Westin tour de georgia photos Diplomat and at Turnberry Isle.
Chris Forbes has moved as Director of Hotel Operations to the Almond Casuarina Beach Resort in Barbados. He was most recently serving at sister property the Almond Beach Village, where he was Director of Operations.
The Ian Schrager Company has named Russell Flicker Chief Investment Officer. Previous positions tour de georgia photos include Operating Partner of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors as well as Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization.
tour de georgia photos Alberto Lausell has moved to Sandy Lane on Barbados as Director of Engineering. He was most recently the Director of Engineering at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach and had previously served in similar tour de georgia photos posts at the Cancun Hilton and the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain.
Marie Maher has moved to the Renaissance Las Vegas as Director of Food and Beverage. For the past three years, she had overseen food and beverage tour de georgia photos at the Wynn Las Vegas. Previously, she had served as Director of Food and Beverage at the Bellagio.
Francois Grand is leaving SLS at Beverly Hills where he was the Director of Food and Beverage, tour de georgia photos to take a similar position at Los Angeles' prestigious Jonathan Club. Prior to joining SLS a year ago, he had been with China Grill Management, the Peninsula Beverly Hills and Four Seasons (in Houston and New York).
Markus Krebs has moved to the Raffles L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills as Director of Food and Beverage. For the past two years, he had been in the same position for the InterContinental Los Angeles (formerly the Park Hyatt Century City). He had previously overseen food and beverage for Shutters on the Beach.
tour de georgia photos The Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa has appointed David Powell Food and Beverage Director. Powell has been with Hyatt for eleven years, serving in various positions at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, the Hyatt Rosemont, the Hyatt Regency Dallas and the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.
John Washko has joined Dean And Deluca's Oakville Grocery in Napa Valley as General Ma