San Francisco based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants today announced several new hires to its development team, which will provide a solid foundation to move quickly on acquisition and management opportunities across the country. Former Wyndham executive Jesse Stein has joined Kimpton as senior director of development and acquisitions for the Western U.S., a new position based in the company’s San ...

Schultz, a key player of the opening team, will provide an invaluable mix of Midwest knowledge and industry experience spanning more than 12 years. Schultz will oversee all sales and marketing activities, including group and leisure sales, catering, and public relations. Most recently, Schultz served as the director of sales and marketing at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis. Previous positi...

No stranger to Kimpton, Moubayed most recently held the general manager position for more than five years at Kimpton’s award-winning Hotel Monaco Chicago. Moubayed has been extremely influential in Kimpton’s EarthCare program, and has also spearheaded the Green Seal certification for all of Kimpton’s Chicago properties. A Toronto native, Moubayed’s hotel career began with Wyndham Hotels and Res...

As director of sales and marketing, Junca is responsible for introducing the hotel’s highly flexible and sophisticated meeting and event space to clients, groups and social event planners who have need for creative and memorable venues. Previously, Junca was responsible for sales and marketing at Twelve Hotels & Residences, managing activity at two of the brand’s Atlanta properties. Junca is acti...

Fischer will work to integrate Hotel Palomar Atlanta, Kimpton’s first hotel in the market, to become a part of the bustling Midtown Atlanta community. He will also oversee all daily operations of Hotel Palomar Atlanta, bringing to life Kimpton’s most iconic guest experiences, from the “Guppy Love” program that provides guests with a goldfish companion upon request, to the hosted evening Wine Hour...

In his role, Scherer will be responsible for overseeing the hotel’s transformation to a friendly Kimpton hotel, rich in character and brimming with warmth. He will manage the day-to-day operations behind implementing some of Kimpton’s most iconic guest experiences, including “Guppy Love” – goldfish companions upon request, hosted evening wine hour, fluffy leopard and zebra print robes and welcomi...

Ben brings a wealth of hospitality knowledge to his new position, including over 4 years of experience at hotels in the Washington Metropolitan region. Most recently, Timashenka served as the general manager for the Westin Baltimore Washington Airport located in Lithicum, Md. Prior to that, Timashenka held the post of general manager for the Sheraton Crystal City located in Arlington, Va. His p...