Appointments

Anuj Chaudhry has been appointed as General Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Airport

DoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Airport has announced the appointment of Anuj Chaudhry as General Manager, bringing over two decades of hospitality experience across leading brands and diverse markets. With a career spanning hotel operations, business performance and brand transformation, he joins at an important stage of its journey following its opening in January 2026.

Tobias Emmer has been appointed as General Manager at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia

Four Seasons Resort Langkawi announces the appointment of Tobias Emmer as General Manager. A seasoned hotelier with over two decades of global experience, Tobias steps into his new role with a clear intention: to preserve the lush oceanfront retreat as a place where guests can experience Malaysia at its most authentic, while gently guiding it into the future.

Divyansh Khanna has been appointed as Front Office Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore

Divyansh brings over a decade of experience in luxury hospitality to his new role as Front Office Manager. Having built his career across leading hospitality brands including The Postcard Hotel, Trident Nariman Point, and The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, Khanna has developed extensive expertise in front office operations, guest engagement, team leadership, and service delivery.

Randall Wilkie has been appointed as General Manager at The Strand Turks & Caicos

The Strand Turks & Caicos, part of The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. network, announces the recent appointment of Randall Wilkie as general manager of the luxury resort. An accomplished hospitality executive with more than 40 years of experience leading, advising and transforming world-class hotels and resorts across the Caribbean and United Kingdom, Wilkie brings deep strategic and operational expertise to this role.

Pete Sams has been named President at Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG)

Sams joins HVMG most recently from Highgate Hotels, where he served as president. Previously, Sams held multiple leadership roles within the KSL portfolio, including serving for more than six years as chief operating officer of Peregrine Hospitality and Davidson Hospitality Group. At Peregrine, he helped launch a dedicated, in-house management platform for KSL Capital that operated more than 45 distinguished hotels, including several premier destination resorts. As COO of Davidson, the company doubled in size during his tenure and won the prestigious J.D. Power Award for top guest satisfaction among third-party operators.

David Valencia has been appointed as General Manager at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City, the cornerstone of refined boutique hospitality in downtown Salt Lake, is proud to announce the appointment of David Valencia as General Manager. A seasoned hotelier with more than two decades of industry leadership—including 15 years cultivating IHG’s Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio—Valencia transitions into this role with a proven track record of operational excellence and a visionary approach to guest engagement.

Diego Padula has been appointed as General Manager at The Cape, A Thompson Hotel, by Hyatt

Padula, a native of Uruguay, has built an impressive career in the luxury and lifestyle sectors of the hospitality industry over the last two decades, spanning multiple countries and lauded brands like W, Mondrian, Le Meridien, and others with deep expertise in hotel openings, transformations, and high-performing operations. Most recently, Padula served as general manager for the Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa in Honduras from April 2024, where he led the resort through its post-opening phase. Under Padula’s leadership, the resort garnered significant international visibility and accolades — it was ranked among the top five best resorts in Central America two years in a row in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards; featured in National Geographic’s Best of the World Awards; and earned a place on Travel + Leisure’s World’s 500 Best Hotels list in 2025 and 2026, among others. As a result, Padula himself received special recognition from Honduras’ Minister of Tourism for his meaningful contributions in showcasing the incredible potential of Roatán and Honduras to international travelers. 

Bruce Johnson has been appointed as General Manager at The Abbey Resort & Avani Spa

The Abbey Resort, the only full-service resort on the shores of Lake Geneva, announces the appointment of Bruce Johnson as General Manager. In this role, Johnson oversees all resort operations, including guest services, food and beverage, sales and marketing, housekeeping, engineering and team development, while leading the continued evolution of one of the Midwest's premier lakeside destinations.