Cosgrove, who after five years of working at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa Resort, officially began her new appointment on the first of December 2011. During her tenure at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, the hotel garnered a number of awards and accolades, including a coveted Michelin star for the resort's signature dining room, Sante. Prior to this post, Cosgrove spent a number ...

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand known for its award-winning restaurants and skilled culinary talents, has announced the appointment of Jean Michel Offe as vice-president, food & beverage. Most recently group director, food & beverage for Shangri-La Asia, Offe’s past experience includes a range of food & beverage and operation management related positions with Shangri-La Hotels and exe...

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand known for operating some of the world’s most storied hotel properties, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Fox as president. Fox, who will oversee Fairmont’s celebrated collection of world-class hotels and resorts, brings extensive experience in hotel operations, brand development, marketing and sales, and hotel transitions to her new role.With m...

Fairmont Mayakoba, the Riviera Maya resort recently named one of the “Top 50 Resorts in Mexico” by Condé Nast’s Traveler’s 2011 Readers Choice Awards, welcomes Sven-Erik Richter as Hotel Manager to its hotel management team. A veteran of the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand and other premier luxury hotels throughout the world, Richter brings over 14 years of experience in the hospitality industry....

Mark joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in his most recent position as Regional Vice President, Pacific Northwest Region & General Manager, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, in 2007. A seasoned hotelier, Mark spent 25 years with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, including roles as General Manager for the Hyatt Seattle, Hyatt Charlotte and Hyatt Regency Vancouver. From 1998 – 2000 he was Senior Vice President & C...

HOON NAMGOONG is appointed as Director, Food and Beverage, Fairmont Yangcheng Lake. Hoon brings over 14 years experience to this position. He joined our Company in 1997 at The Fairmont Royal York where he held a series of progressive positions, including Night Auditor; Front Desk Agent; Assistant F&B Manager – Banquets in 2002; Assistant F&B Manager - Benihana Japanese Steakhouse in 2004; and Act...

Most recently Dumas held the position of General Manager at the Marriott Residence Inn and Hilton Homewood Suites in Mont-Tremblant. Prior to taking on her GM role in Mont-Tremblant in 2009, Geneviève held various positions within Fairmont Hotels & Resorts such as Director of Operations and Interim General Manager at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, as well as the Interim General Manager, Direct...

Fairmont Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the appointment of Edie, a white Boxer/Labrador Retriever mix, as the hotel’s official Canine Ambassador. Edie – whose name is inspired by Andy Warhol and his “superstar” Edie Sedgwick – provides guests with a warm welcome in the lobby and is readily available to accompany them on walks around the hotel. Edie was born in March 2010, the same month th...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Reto Borer takes on the role of director, food & beverage, Fairmont Beijing. Borer brings extensive culinary expertise to his new role having worked in kitchens from Cairo to Australia. He joined Fairmont Beijing in 2010 as executive chef and he will continue to oversee the cu...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Denis Lartigue joins the kitchens of Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel as executive chef. Lartigue has held several senior culinary positions over the course of his career and has honed his skill in some of the world’s top hotel kitchens. Most recently, he was executive chef, th...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Sarah Dayboll has been appointed director, environmental affairs, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Dayboll has been instrumental in progressing Fairmont’s green agenda and most recently oversaw the company’s commitment to reduce its carbon emissions under the World Wildlife Fund’s C...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Norm Mastalir, who has been appointed to the role of managing director, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Mastalir started his career over 30 years ago with Fairmont and arrives in Western Canada from his most recent position as managing director, The Fairmont Southampton, Bermud...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Quebec appoints Genevieve Dumas to the role of general manager. She joined Fairmont in 1996 at Fairmont Tremblant and has since held a series of progressive positions including food & beverage manager, executive housekeeper and sales manager. Sh...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Farimont Dubai, welcomes Michael Moecking to the role of general manager. Moecking’s career has taken him through a series of positions at major hotel companies around the world. He has worked in Buenos Aires, Puerto Rico, Egypt and most recently Berlin, where he held the posi...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Matthew Sterne, who takes on the role of general manager, Fairmont Pittsburgh. Sterne started with the company as assistant director, human resources, Fairmont Tremblant then transferred to The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa followed by The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and ...

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Adrian Ellis, who arrives at Fairmont as general manager, Fairmont Baku, Azerbaijan. Ellis, who began his career in London, brings a wealth of experience to this position and was most recently the general manager at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest, Hungary.

Fairmont is pleased to announce several recent management and supervisory-level appointments at its properties worldwide. Leonard S. Czarnecki moves into the role of general manager, The Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Bermuda. Czarnecki joins this Bermuda icon from the Fairmont Pittsburgh, where he was acting general manager.

Henning A. Fries has been appointed regional vice president, U.A.E & general manager, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi. Fries hospitality career has taken him around the globe from Germany and Toronto to Hong Kong and Berlin. Fries recently rejoined Fairmont in the capacity of general manger, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr. A seasoned hotelier, Fries brings a wealth of experience to this position with a car...

Martin Van Kan joins the luxury hotel brand as general manager, Fairmont Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. With over 25 years of hospitality experience, Van Kan brings a wealth of knowledge to his new position and a worldly awareness having worked in a number of places including Seoul, Indonesia, Nepal and China. Van Kan is a graduate of the Hotel and Tourism School, Les Roches, in Switzerland. Van Kan held...

Ian Wilson takes on the role of regional vice president, Asia Pacific. Wilson, who was most recently general manager at Fairmont Singapore, moves into the new role to provide greater support to Fairmont’s growing presence within China and South East Asia. Wilson has spent the past 24 years of his career with Fairmont, originally starting with the company at The Fairmont Banff Springs.

Philip Barnes has been appointed vice president & general manager, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver. Barnes brings over three decades worth of hospitality experience to his new role and returns to Vancouver from Dubai, where he held his most recent role as regional vice president, U.A.E & general manager, Fairmont Dubai

Marc Cassier has recently joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Executive Director, Conference Services & Catering following nine years with Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he was Director of Catering & Convention Services at the Westin Charlotte. Cassier, who undertook a number of regional responsibilities with Starwood, will be responsible for driving brand consistency in Conference and Caterin...

Patrick Duff, who has been named director, food & beverage, Fairmont Dubai. Duff has held a range of executive positions in the hospitality industry, which include executive chef roles at a variety of luxury hotels worldwide. Most recently, he served as executive chef, Fairmont Dubai.

Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, is pleased to welcome David Stern as director, food & beverage. Stern’s hospitality career has taken him around the globe where he has held numerous food & beverage positions with a number of luxury operators.

The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, has appointed Andrew Den Oudsten as hotel manager. Den Oudsten brings over a decade’s worth of experience to his new role. A native of Australia, Mr. den Oudsten began his career as a hotelier in 1996 and has worked in various hotels throughout Australia and Asia. Prior to joining the The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Mr. den Oudsten worked at the Jumeirah Beach ...

Wayne Kafcsak, who takes on the role of general manager, The Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Barbados. Kafcsak moves to the beautiful island of Barbados from his most recent role as general manager, Raffles Canouan Island.

Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club has named Niall Cowan general manager. Cowan began with Fairmont as beverage manager for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel and progressed within the company, with his most recent role being regional director, food & beverage, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

Matthew Smith is heading to Dubai in the new role of vice president, human resources, Europe, Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific. Smith has an extensive human resources and hospitality background having joined Fairmont in 1997. Since that time, he has held progressive positions throughout the Fairmont portfolio and in the company’s corporate office.

Prior to joining The Fairmont Washington, D.C., Calder was the director of group sales for The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta Canada from February of 2009. Previously, he was Fairmont’s regional sales manager for Canada’s western mountain region from June 2006 through January 2009. He began his hotel career at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in October 2004 as a tour and group sale...

The Fairmont San Jose appoints Carlo Nardi as general manager. Having held a series of general manager and director level positions within the travel and tourism industry, Nardi brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new role. Most recently, he was the hotel’s director of operations. The Fairmont San Jose appoints Carlo Nardi as general manager. Having held a series of general manager...

With a growing collection of luxury hotels that now includes more than 60 properties worldwide, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts made several management and supervisory-level appointments at its hotels. Christophe Piffaretti was named vice president, development, Europe, for the brand’s parent Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI). Christophe is responsible for the development in Europe of the th...

Craig Reaume lands as the new General Manager at The Fairmont Vancouver Airport and proudly returns to British Columbia. Transferring from Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York as the former Hotel Manager, Craig touches down at the only airport hotel to be recognized on Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 100 Gold List. He replaces General Manager Dan McGowan who now oversees The Fairmont Palliser in Calgary. With...

With a hotel career that’s taken Ian Pullan around the world and back, he’s landed in Vancouver, British Columbia as the new General Manager of The Fairmont Waterfront. Crossing the water from his General Manager’s post at The Fairmont Orchid, Mr. Pullan leaves the sunny Big Island of Hawaii for the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver. He takes over the reins from retired General Manager, Francis Park...

Miller, who began his career as a dishwasher at the Atlantis Beach Lodge in Florida, went on to gain experience at the front desk, in culinary and in night audit, and quickly worked his way to hotel GM in Texas at the age of 22. He was the GM of various Holiday Inns from 1979-1985 and later became president and COO of Appleton Inns in Bedford, N.H. From there, Miller has a long career with InterC...

Making his way to one of the brand’s most storied hotels is seasoned hotelier Kamal Naamani, who will lead the restoration and reopening of Shanghai’s iconic Fairmont Peace Hotel. Naamani boasts a record of extraordinary operating achievements. He seized the opportunity to be part of the 2001 pre-opening team for Fairmont Dubai, and with his distinctive management style and outstanding leadership...

The quintessential hotelier, Wilson brings a dynamic mix of experience and industry knowledge to this role and has been instrumental in introducing the Fairmont brand in Asia. Prior to launching the brand’s first hotel in the market, Fairmont Singapore, in late 2007, Wilson served as general manager at the landmark Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, where he successfully positioned the hotel as one ...

Jimmy Palmer brings 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles at five-diamond and five-star hotels and resorts around the world to his new position as Hotel Manager of The Fairmont San Francisco, the flagship property for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Most recently, Palmer served as the Corporate Director of Rooms for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in the Middle East, where unprecedented levels o...

Prior to this position, Mr. Czarnecki was hotel manager at The Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston where he directed the operation of one of the city's most prominent hotels. While is Boston, he was active in the city's hospitality community as part of the Massachusetts Lodging Committee's Education Committee. And, Mr. Czarnecki directed the efforts of the Fairmont Copley Plaza's environmental commit...

Healy brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the legendary resort and is responsible for assisting the managing director, along with overseeing day-to-day operations and service delivery. Prior to joining The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Healy served as director of operations for the AAA Five Diamond Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Wash., and in several supervisory posit...