Stuart BoweryStuart Bowery MI, general manager at Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, has been announced as the new chairman of the Master Innholders at yesterday’s AGM (Thursday 15 September). Bowery, who has been a Master Innholder since 2007, has taken over from Jonathan Raggett MI, managing director of Red Carnation Hotels, to lead the group of recognised hoteliers into its 39th year. Bowery will be supported by the Master Innholders Executive Committee and newly appointed vice chairman Danny Pecorelli MI, managing director of Exclusive Hotels and Venues. Bowery was appointed general manager of Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, in May 2011 and before that had spent most of his career within the Marriott International brand. He then joined the Master Innholders Executive Committee in 2012 and shortly after was named 2013 Hotelier of the Year by The Caterer.