Ingrid Eras-MagdalenaBelmond, a global collection of 45 hotel, rail and river cruise experiences in some of the world’s most inspiring and enriching destinations, has announced the appointment of Ingrid Eras-Magdalena as Vice President, Global Human Resources. Based at Belmond’s head office in London Bridge Ingrid will be responsible for the direction and delivery of the Company’s global HR strategy. Ingrid’s background includes 20 years’ human resources experience in the hospitality industry. She joins Belmond from Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where she has served as Vice President, People Development & Staffing for the Europe, Africa and Middle East division since 2006. During Starwood’s acquisition of Le Méridien, Ingrid successfully led the global HR due diligence and integration of the Méridien global operations team into the Starwood family. Ingrid is from Belgium and her areas of expertise include: HR strategy and alignment, transition management, quality improvement, staffing and recruitment, project management, policy development, training and people development, as well as mentoring and coaching. One of her most recent successes is the coaching of 900 senior leaders on Emotional Intelligence. Ingrid will join Belmond on 22 September 2014.